Kevin M. (RPCV)
On Sun, Jan 28, 2024 at 1:44 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > I enjoyed it enough to continue, but (as the WaPo review noted) there's a > huge problem when half of the shots are white guys wearing masks in > identical uniforms flying identical planes: "Which one is that?" "Who just > got shot at?" > I couldn’t help thinking of “Black Sheep Squadron”, and how despite using stock footage of pilots in identical Corsairs, I could always tell who was who. I once heard the late Charles Nelson Reilly talk about how today’s generation of actors all sound the same and look the same, and he contended the reason was they didn’t start out in the theater, where they were able to find their own voice. Not sure how true that is, but this series does seem very homogeneous if not bland. > In addition, Barry Keoghan (who's a good actor) gives audiences possibly > the worst "New York" accent in the history of Brits and the Irish playing > Americans. Guess the producers couldn't find enough American actors since > there are just so darn few of them. (And, yes, Austin Butler's vocal coach > should seek a new line of employment.) > > --Dave Sikula > > On Friday, January 26, 2024 at 9:24:56 PM UTC-8 Kevin M. wrote: > >> Let’s tell a WWII drama where all the guys dress alike, then give the two >> lead characters the same names. That won’t be pointlessly confusing at all. >> >> What is Tom Hanks putting in his coffee? >> >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/a7506df0-effe-4719-a2cc-0dba3d8bdb59n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/a7506df0-effe-4719-a2cc-0dba3d8bdb59n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Dd46V2X_EB_CHY%2BFVdZJFjL7ponp_TxFp8eXkcY4UrTQ%40mail.gmail.com.
