Television

Watching the finale of Station Eleven. The more I think on the show the more I love it. The power of the humanities, of literature, theater, and art, and the value and esteem they have after the world ends. It fills me with joy and sorrow at the same time. The world we could have only appears in the ruins of the world we have. It doesn't have to be that way, but the engine of modernity has a mind if it's own. We are slaves to the worst human advances and life needs to slow down for us to realize it could be better. I hope this message comes through the show beyond the surface plot, which is still quite good.
 
Hemotep said:
Watching the finale of Station Eleven. The more I think on the show the more I love it. The power of the humanities, of literature, theater, and art, and the value and esteem they have after the world ends. It fills me with joy and sorrow at the same time. The world we could have only appears in the ruins of the world we have. It doesn't have to be that way, but the engine of modernity has a mind if it's own. We are slaves to the worst human advances and life needs to slow down for us to realize it could be better. I hope this message comes through the show beyond the surface plot, which is still quite good.
Click to expand...
I am gonna have to give it a go. Lots of rave reveiws. I watched the preview and it seemed very liberal arts undergrad theater major; ACTING WILL SAVE THE WORLD type vibe. I think the fall of society would be much more, The Road or The Walking Dead than Shakespeare In The Park.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
I am gonna have to give it a go. Lots of rave reveiws. I watched the preview and it seemed very liberal arts undergrad theater major; ACTING WILL SAVE THE WORLD type vibe. I think the fall of society would be much more, The Road or The Walking Dead than Shakespeare In The Park.
Click to expand...
I agree, but it's not so much about saving the world. The world is gone. It's more what from it is worth remembering and how can we find a way to connect to each other once the social ties that bind us are gone. In a lot of ways it reminded me of The Leftovers. It's about finding ways to deal with the trauma of the end.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
I am gonna have to give it a go. Lots of rave reveiws. I watched the preview and it seemed very liberal arts undergrad theater major; ACTING WILL SAVE THE WORLD type vibe. I think the fall of society would be much more, The Road or The Walking Dead than Shakespeare In The Park.
Click to expand...
I had the same trepidations as well. I just finished ep 7 and have been liking it a lot
 
Hemotep said:
Watching the finale of Station Eleven. The more I think on the show the more I love it. The power of the humanities, of literature, theater, and art, and the value and esteem they have after the world ends. It fills me with joy and sorrow at the same time. The world we could have only appears in the ruins of the world we have. It doesn't have to be that way, but the engine of modernity has a mind if it's own. We are slaves to the worst human advances and life needs to slow down for us to realize it could be better. I hope this message comes through the show beyond the surface plot, which is still quite good.
Click to expand...

I loved the show.

I read the book and listened to the audiobook version...and I like the show a lot better.
 
Search Party final season thoughts

holy shit did I hate the way they ended this series. I watch shows like Search Party to get away from supernatural / zombie shit and they had to go and lean into it. So damn disappointed
 
Hemotep said:
Watching the finale of Station Eleven. The more I think on the show the more I love it. The power of the humanities, of literature, theater, and art, and the value and esteem they have after the world ends. It fills me with joy and sorrow at the same time. The world we could have only appears in the ruins of the world we have. It doesn't have to be that way, but the engine of modernity has a mind if it's own. We are slaves to the worst human advances and life needs to slow down for us to realize it could be better. I hope this message comes through the show beyond the surface plot, which is still quite good.
Click to expand...
I enjoyed the finale and overall really enjoyed what this show was doing. There’s a lot going on subtextually that I didn’t grasp all the time so I think I both want to re-watch it and read the book. But ultimately, some things worked better than others. Yet in general I’d have to recommend it cause it has so many qualities I really love - and overwhelming message that hits.

maybe I’m just missing something but the entire love story sorta arc between Clark and Miranda just never fully gelled for me - even though I think both characters added so much to the larger story going on. There was some emphasis put on their relationship which I just never bought. I don’t know why.

The Jeevan / Kirsten relationship though is the whole heartbeat of the show. And watching how much of their past informed their future and then their ultimate reconnection at the end was incredibly satisfying. It was so beautifully done. I didn’t expect to be that moved when they saw each other again but I was. I didn’t even expect it to happen, as I thought episode 9 was Jeevan’s story ending. So that was a great ending for their characters, and probably my biggest takeaway from the show.
tvham said:
Search Party final season thoughts

holy shit did I hate the way they ended this series. I watch shows like Search Party to get away from supernatural / zombie shit and they had to go and lean into it. So damn disappointed
Click to expand...
honestly yes I’m so uninterested in zombies and the supernatural shit that has been done to death in tv shows too. I was a little bummed that’s how they chose to end it cause it felt off from everything I loved about the show. However, from a character perspective I did enjoy how they reacted to it and everything. There’s even something funny just about how the show culminates into throwing everything out the window and becoming a straight up zombie horror comedy at the end. But at the end of the day I wouldn’t say it’s an incredibly satisfying ending for the series itself. It’s so different from what it was. Some of that worked. I liked what it was mining in regards to to social media / fake wellness, but I didn’t expect it to go so hard into just straight zombie horror. And some of it makes it feel like everything that came before was pointless.
 
Started watching Archive 81 on Netflix last night, and as it's snowing here and I am trying to avoid working all weekend, I'm watching more right now. I need more weird tv in my life and this might scratch that itch.
 
Bennnnn said:
I enjoyed the finale and overall really enjoyed what this show was doing. There’s a lot going on subtextually that I didn’t grasp all the time so I think I both want to re-watch it and read the book. But ultimately, some things worked better than others. Yet in general I’d have to recommend it cause it has so many qualities I really love - and overwhelming message that hits.

maybe I’m just missing something but the entire love story sorta arc between Clark and Miranda just never fully gelled for me - even though I think both characters added so much to the larger story going on. There was some emphasis put on their relationship which I just never bought. I don’t know why.

The Jeevan / Kirsten relationship though is the whole heartbeat of the show. And watching how much of their past informed their future and then their ultimate reconnection at the end was incredibly satisfying. It was so beautifully done. I didn’t expect to be that moved when they saw each other again but I was. I didn’t even expect it to happen, as I thought episode 9 was Jeevan’s story ending. So that was a great ending for their characters, and probably my biggest takeaway from the show.
Click to expand...
Was Clark and Miranda's relationship supposed to be a love story? I didn't really get that impression. It did seem like he was infatuated with her, but more in a sense that he felt her attitude about her art and Hollywood represented the true and genuine person that he wanted himself and others to be and therefore enjoyed his time with her more than anyone else in his life. Am I off base? Where did you get the impression of romance? I'm sure I missed it.
 
dhodo said:
Was Clark and Miranda's relationship supposed to be a love story? I didn't really get that impression. It did seem like he was infatuated with her, but more in a sense that he felt her attitude about her art and Hollywood represented the true and genuine person that he wanted himself and others to be and therefore enjoyed his time with her more than anyone else in his life. Am I off base? Where did you get the impression of romance? I'm sure I missed it.
Click to expand...
I had the same impression as you @dhodo
 
dhodo said:
Was Clark and Miranda's relationship supposed to be a love story? I didn't really get that impression. It did seem like he was infatuated with her, but more in a sense that he felt her attitude about her art and Hollywood represented the true and genuine person that he wanted himself and others to be and therefore enjoyed his time with her more than anyone else in his life. Am I off base? Where did you get the impression of romance? I'm sure I missed it.
Click to expand...
the reason I felt that way was how Miranda desperately wanted to get back to the states to see him. She says something about seeing “the man I love” or something like that. Her episode seemed to be showing their relationship - which wasn’t a good one, but I felt like I was supposed to feel her love for him and I didn’t really? Am I wrong here? I don’t really know.


Edit: I also realize I am getting the character names wrong for some reason. My brain is a mess. I mean Arthur and Miranda, not Clark and Miranda. Arthur is Gael Garcia Bernal. That’s what I mean. Their connection, their actual romantic relationship. Not Clark. For some reason I in my head I keep hearing Clark say his name Clark cause of the accent and it like pushed into my head that Clark was Gael. Oops
 
Bennnnn said:
the reason I felt that way was how Miranda desperately wanted to get back to the states to see him. She says something about seeing “the man I love” or something like that. Her episode seemed to be showing their relationship - which wasn’t a good one, but I felt like I was supposed to feel her love for him and I didn’t really? Am I wrong here? I don’t really know.
Click to expand...

I didn't get the feeling it was him. I think she was taking about Arthur. They had plans to go out, but he died and she got stuck abroad.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top