Watched season 1 of Interview with the Vampire and the first half of Untamed.
We struggled a bit with IwtV and very nearly tapped out after 3 eps, as we were just finding it a bit meandering. We stuck with it for some reason though and in the very next episode Claudia was introduced and almost immediately things seemed to find a good balance. By the season’s conclusion we were quite into it and very nearly rolled straight into season two. Ultimately we decided to hold it back, to return to it at another time but I’ll be looking forward to seeing where it goes.
We’re liking Untamed quite a bit. It has a strong cast with Eric Bana and Sam Neill being the most prominent names and I really like Lily Santiago as Bana’s fresh-faced partner. The landscapes at Yosemite are pretty breathtaking and beautifully captured and just makes for a backdrop to the proceedings that continues to catch the eye. I think I’ve called one of the ‘mysteries’ from pretty early on in episode 1 but not because it was blatantly obvious and hasn’t ruined it for the missus or myself. Should have this wrapped up this evening.
@graymamba So glad to hear you stuck with Interview with the Vampire! I felt similarly to you in the first season in that I enjoyed it, but wasn't super impressed by it. The show definitely takes a turn for the better as soon as Claudia is introduced, but even then I finished the season with more of a "maybe I'll get back to the second season if I have time"-attitude. Glad I ended up doing so however, because the second season is genuinely one of my favourite seasons of television I've seen! Just everything from the writing (especially the dialogue), to the cast, to the production design is pitch perfect in it. A big improvement on an already solid first season, and should've been showered in acclaim if there had been any justice! Please do let me know when you get to it! Would love to hear your thoughts.
@Tjuz I've tried to find a picture of it online, as my box set is currently in storage (along with most of my DVDs) but this was the best I could find:
EDIT: As you can see, it is a resting Norwegian Blue, completely lifelike
@Tjuz ahh that sounds awesome, we’ll definitely not forget about returning to it with a recommendation like that… and I’ll be sure to tag you with my thoughts once we do 👍
@FuriousMachine Ha! That looks like a great boxset. I'm not much of a collector myself (hence the lack of inflatable parrots in my storage), but these are the types of boxsets that would make me want to impulsively buy them. It's fun! And as it's a completely lifelike Norwegian Blue, I hope it's sufficient at following commands to terrify your enemies.
@Tjuz Yeah, it's a great set. The main motivator was that it collects pretty much everything Monty Python, but with silly swag like that added in it was impossible to pass up. I try to get the parrot to follow commands, but it seems to be resting all the time and doesn't really respond. It's almost as if it had... ceased to be
In gaming/TV crossover news, Noah Hawley ("Fargo", "Alien: Earth") and Rob Mac (previously Rob McElhenney; "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", "Mythic Quest", Wrexham FC) are developing a Far Cry series for FX, with Rob Mac eyed to star in the first season. Like the games, it will be an anthology series, with different settings for each season.
I will definitely be following the development of this, as I've enjoyed pretty much everything those two gents have created on their own and having them collaborate on this is quite exciting.
@FuriousMachine Time to hold a funeral for the parrot. Beloved companion with years of service. R.I.P. 💔
Surprised to see Noah Hawley involved with a Far Cry adaptation of all things. In my eyes, he's more of a showrunners who likes the weird over the action spectacle you'd expect from something like that. Seems like an odd match, but in Hawley I trust! If anyone could get me interested in that project, it'd be him.
I lost track of how soon the final series of Stranger Things is to starting so I've re-subbed to Netflix today. I might have to do some crazy level bingeing as I want to rewatch the first four seasons to refresh my memory on everything.
Also looking forward to checking out the third season of The Diplomat.
@Tjuz The shopkeeper insists it's just resting and keeps going on about the lovely plumage. Weird fellow
And, yeah, Hawley and Mac both raise my interest level for a Far Cry series by orders of magnitude, for sure. I must say, I struggle to find any "identity" in the property other than the game mechanics, so it will be interesting to see what through line, if any, they consider Far Cry having that is worth adapting. Only time will tell, I guess.
@FuriousMachine Yeah, it feels like the only real identifying factor the Far Cry games ever had were memorable villains with the third and fourth entry. Even that feels like it's gotten lost since then though. I would only be able to tell you who the villains are in the fifth because I played some of it, but not because I found them particularly interesting characters. I haven't played the sixth, but I can only tell you it's GIancarlo Esposito since he was so heavily marketed! Vaas and Pagan Min were inescapble in the gaming landscape for a while there. You'd hear about them everywhere, so I suppose priority #1 would be to recapture that same zeitgeist where everyone is just totally head over heels with the villain of the show. Should be a juicy role for any actor if they manage to pull it off!
I finished Season One of Samurai Jack and it was great. I don't know what religion Jack is supposed to be following, but I suspect that there may be some aspect of 'Zen' or Ancient Japanese Religion to the way he conducts himself, tying in with one of the books I'm reading at the moment. Anyway the cinematic action sequences in the first season were all breath-taking, especially those of the first three episodes, and I noticed on YouTube that someone has even tried a Samurai Jack build in ELDEN RING.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Tjuz I found Faith had some potential, but it was ultimately squandered by being kind of slight (like all the antagonists in 5 - I would say I felt more antagonistic towards the cult as a whole rather than any of the individual villains... and the real villains were the ones who wrote that ending )
Vaas and Pagan Min seem like a bigger presence - I haven't played those two games (yet), but I still know who they are. So, yeah, I too think the show's success may rest on its villains.
@FuriousMachine I totally agree that Faith had potential! I don't think her whole psychedelic shtick was particularly integrated well sadly. The game really would just essentially kidnap you to force you into a segment with her, which more often than not annoyed me and my co-op partner. I have to say I never actually got to the end of the game, so I can't echo your sentiments there!
I’ve been binging Smallville. It’s sort of awful in the best possible way. I grew up on that era of WB/CW shows because they all seemed to hit E4 when I was a kid, Gilmore Girls and such, but Smallville was impenetrable as it was like a million seasons long. It’s utter schlock but quite enjoyable. Also possibly sets a record in terms of repugnant cast members, even some of the guest stars I’m like wow, their Wikipedia page makes for some interesting reading. Have to say that Tom Welling is actually pretty good though, Clark Kent is an incredibly difficult role as you have to hit the balance between Boy Scout and inner turmoil without being utterly bland. He manages it in my opinion.
@MightyDemon82 we just started it over, as I don’t think that I could handle the wait. We finished season 1 this afternoon and are now on ep3 of S2. We’ll take a break after season 2 is done and watch something else for a couple of weeks and then return to do 3, 4 and 5 starting mid(ish) December.
@MightyDemon82@graymamba I was a bit late remembering when the new season was going to start so only resubbed Tuesday. I wanted to rewatch and I have managed to binge a lot. I'm a few episodes into season 4 so think I should be ready for the new season by this Tues I reckon. @MightyDemon82 I thought the were doing an episode a week up to new year or something like that. I take it they put the first 4 in one go then?
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