On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 1:43 AM, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote:
> Speaking for myself, as soon as I heard Oswalt was involved, I rescinded > my pledge. > > Dave Sikula > > I thought he took an otherwise bland character on "Justified" and gave it a life it didn't deserve. I like that he uses social media to openly challenge the click-bait sites like Salon and Buzzfeed. I don't find his comedy all that comedic. I'm much less enthusiastic about the casting of Felicia Day, who is the Zsa Zsa Gabor of the internet -- famous for being famous and not really possessing any real talents. I'm not opposed to Patton being TV's Frank Jr, but I do question all the new hires and new casting when the originals are all still available. It seems like Joel is only destined to be the face of the kickstarter campaign... that Shout (Shout!) wants to capitalize off his name to reboot the series, not continue it. What made the series pop was the clever writing and the cast performances. It appears all the writers and performers are being recast. When talent left the original series, replacements were found from within... where they had a tremendous talent pool to swim in. That talent pool still exists, but Shout (!) is choosing from the world of internet memes instead. I'm not saying it won't work, and it is probably brilliant for attracting new fans. I will certainly watch it, but I remain skeptical. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
