My wife wanted to give it a try so we watched the entire first episode. She fell asleep before the episode ended. I wished I had.
Kevin M. (RPCV) On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 8:54 AM Marti Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/adf5de30-c8ac-4036-ab89-eb7491b86418n%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/CAKgmY4DKUbP2rAt1eXvK-YeW7HzM-aArpz1f4vutaHpiqn3ufg%40mail.gmail.com.
