We enjoyed Band of Brothers and have re-watched it several times, but I am not sure about this one. The reviews have not been great, and there are aspects I have seen discussed, that are making me think skipping it might be wise.
~Marti On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 9:55:00 AM UTC-6 Kevin M. wrote: > > > 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/adf5de30-c8ac-4036-ab89-eb7491b86418n%40googlegroups.com.
