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RE: The whole show is about 3 on a scale of 10

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barryb

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In Reply to: RE: The whole show is about 3 on a scale of 10 posted by Victor Khomenko on September 30, 2013 at 11:45:29

That's an unusual take on it. To its many fans (myself included), it has superb, creative writing and excellent acting. It's certainly filmed very well. We all have our own preferences. Yours seem to be far from the norm (which I don't necessarily consider a good or bad thing).

Relative to the typical TV drama, it's certainly high quality. It's easy to nitpick or be hypercritical about any creative effort. I used to be consistently disappointed with Oscar winners and movies that got rave reviews because I viewed them with a more critical lens.

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"....it has superb, creative writing and excellent acting" - Road Warrior 06:06:40 10/01/13 (0)
You got that right bub. Some of the best thought out writing ever. Rarely, if ever, is the viewer left wondering, why the F did he/she do THAT??????
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"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
"Yours seem to be far from the norm" - the NORM is mediocrity peddled as superb art! - Eldragon 16:55:41 09/30/13 (1)
That's why so many rich celebrity and famous people - If I were the only audience there would be NONE!
nothing is more boring than the truth - bukowski
- Hey old commie, there's lots of mediocre (and worse) dramas on tv. Breaking Bad was neither^ - Road Warrior 11:04:52 10/01/13 (0)
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  "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
If that was the "norm" then I am glad I am far from it - Victor Khomenko 13:14:53 09/30/13 (4)
BTW, to sweeten the bitter pill a bit, even the truly good shows, like The Killing, also can lose their ways... its last season was painful to watch... but at least they got two good ones.

With BB its creators tried to outsmart everyone, and they fell flat on their faces.
- RE: If that was the "norm" then I am glad I am far from it - barryb 14:34:39 09/30/13 (1)
  I didn't think they tried to outsmart everyone, but to just make an intelligent (obviously opinions vary on this!) and interesting program. Creator Vince Gilligan seems like a pretty down to earth guy with a good sense of humor. I found it to be one of the most riveting and entertaining TV dramas ever.
  I'm not familiar with The Killing; I'll have to look into it.
  A show I'm enjoying now is the Netflix original series "House of Cards".
  
  Edits: 09/30/13
  - House of Cards is good - Victor Khomenko 14:53:03 09/30/13 (0)
    Of course it is based on the original British series, and brings arguably too much of a distinct American flavor to it, but if taken on its own merit, it is a good show.
- I thought that it was one of the best TV series I've seen. - sbrians 13:54:04 09/30/13 (1)
  What do you think of the Twilight Zone? I consider that to be the best American one. I can't compare to ones from other lands.
  - Haven't seen the TZ. - Victor Khomenko 14:54:01 09/30/13 (0)
    Sorry, I don't watch many TV shows.

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