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Old 10-17-2022, 06:45 PM   #671
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I'm similarly disappointed with Amazon originals.Jack Ryan was a non-starter for me. Reacher was a bright spot, and their pickup of The Expanse despite inheriting a weak cast.The problem with Bosch was that Bosch was a loner - assembling a big cast around him who needed lots of screen time led to too much throwaway story material. (Some did genuinely come from the books, but WAY out of proportion to Bosch's own exploits). And how on earth could they make such a mess out of Goliath? There is however one truly standout show - Patriot - where a bunch of B actors come together for career performances in a quirky and original story.

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Sadly, I've found most of the Amazon offerings to be just that...kind of underwhelming. I mean, that one show, Carnival(e?) Row, had all kinds of potential and it fell flat as hell, all tropey, horribly predictable storylines, typecast characters, meh. All that money and talent and meh.

The WOT? Nah, not for me. They lost me before the end of the first episode. LOTR? Haven't tried it yet. used up my disappointment allotment for October already.

The Tom Clancy thing is passable, mostly. With the tall dude.

The Reacher--well..the best thing I can say about that is, at least he's not 5'6". I don't have some problem with less-tall men, although I'm a taller woman, but Reacher is not 5'6" or 5'8" or even 5" 10 or 6'; he's QUITE tall and it's a plot element that shouldn't/can't be overlooked. I like Cruise as much as the next person, I guess...not a wild fan, don't hate 'em, but...if he were larger, great and fine. But he's not. I felt that the actor they chose was more muscle-bound than the "real" Reacher, I guess, (which is a silly thing to say) but other than that, okay. Not Larry Olivier, though.

That latest thing with Chris Pratt, the Teams member? Man, we haven't been able to finish it yet. I'd say that left "compelling" outside the door.

Tin Star--couldn't make it past the 2nd episode, if memory serves and I really love that actor, Tim whats-its.

We don't really "do" comedies, so I could easily miss a lot of good stuff. one of my crew keeps bugging me to watch something but it's not my cuppa.

Bosch was GREAT for about 3 years. Then it got soapier and soapier, we were forced to suffer through that daughter character (I hate rooting for a character to die, die, die...). I haven't had enough enthusiasm to look it up on "freevee." I don't like commercials and if I'm paying, nope, don't want 'em.

I really wish, if they're going to spend like madmen and women, that they'd look for pick up and do right by some really GOOD book properties. Damn, there are a lot of them out there now. I can think of maybe...IDK, 5-10 different Indy-pubbed or new smaller trade-pubbed books, in Supernatural or Alternate History type genres that would be great.

And who would NOT want to see a FANTASTIC steampunk series, really?

Hitch
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