Army_Allen Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Can we have a discussion about this show? It may not be for everyone, but Anthony Hopkins is AMAZING in it and so are all the other actor(s)esses. The premise is stellar and I was hooked from episode one. With the 1st season finale coming up. What are your guys thoughts on the show so far and what are your predictions? Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Yeah, WW looks great! I've caught bits and pieces since it premiered, but hadn't seen a full episode. A few days ago I decided to start from the beginning on Comcast demand. Watched about half of episode 1. Then my six year old kid walked in. Had to switch channels because, well, you know. When I get a little free time I'm going to binge the hell out of WW and get caught up! Quote Link to comment
commando Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 i haven't watched it at all....but it reminds me of a movie from the 70's (maybe late 60's). is this show based on that movie? if so it does have an interesting back story. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Anthony Hopkins has been the same age for 30 years! Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Anthony Hopkins has been the same age for 30 years! One of the benefits of cannibalism! Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 i haven't watched it at all....but it reminds me of a movie from the 70's (maybe late 60's). is this show based on that movie? if so it does have an interesting back story. Yes. The 1973 movie was written and directed by Michael Crichton (author of Jurassic Park). This show is written by Jonathan Nolan (Chris' younger brother), and produced by J.J. Abrams, and takes the general concepts and underlying ideas of the film and expounds on them quite a bit with a ton of added mystery and intrigue and, obviously, 40 years worth of technological advances. Quote Link to comment
MLB 51 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Damn, now I'm hooked on another 10 episodes a year show. Thanks HBO. Quote Link to comment
Army_Allen Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Damn, now I'm hooked on another 10 episodes a year show. Thanks HBO. Right? and unlike GOT they can veer off a million different ways and have the show go a long while. Quote Link to comment
whateveritis1224 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Damn, now I'm hooked on another 10 episodes a year show. Thanks HBO. Right? and unlike GOT they can veer off a million different ways and have the show go a long while. They're taking their time with this one unlike with True Detective. Don't expect season 2 until 2018. Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Damn, now I'm hooked on another 10 episodes a year show. Thanks HBO. Right? and unlike GOT they can veer off a million different ways and have the show go a long while. They're taking their time with this one unlike with True Detective. Don't expect season 2 until 2018. Sweet. So it can stay towards the bottom of my list for a while. Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Finally got around to semi-binging WW and watched it all over the past 2 weeks. Amazing show, very well done. I always liked the old 70's movie but this series is much deeper and complex. Hope they get season 2 cranked out sooner rather than later but at least they sort of wrapped things up for season 1 so the wait won't be too excruciating. Off topic but, it used to seem like movies did the best job and series like these were a little 2nd rate. But that just isn't the case anymore. GoT, WestWorld, Breaking Bad, and many others just seem far superior to any movie anymore. Quote Link to comment
ZRod Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Finally got around to semi-binging WW and watched it all over the past 2 weeks. Amazing show, very well done. I always liked the old 70's movie but this series is much deeper and complex. Hope they get season 2 cranked out sooner rather than later but at least they sort of wrapped things up for season 1 so the wait won't be too excruciating. Off topic but, it used to seem like movies did the best job and series like these were a little 2nd rate. But that just isn't the case anymore. GoT, WestWorld, Breaking Bad, and many others just seem far superior to any movie anymore. Movies now are just about eye porn for the most part. That's why we have 20 something Transformer movies, and 80 other super hero movies. Honestly I watched Fences tonight and while I wasn't blown away it made me think a hell of a lot, and I loved it for that. Rant aside, miniseries and the like are where it's at. Story tellers aren't limited to a less than a 3 hour time block. They can focus more on character and plot development, and less on keeping the watcher's attention for multiple hours. It's truely a great thing. WW hasn't really hooked me yet, but neither has GOT after a decade (or so it seems), but I do like it so far after 2/3 of a season! Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 TV has become the new golden medium for storytelling. Mostly with the rise in funds to go around, but also coinciding with the deplugging trends leading to business models that aren't based entirely on, "Okay you get a season but you need to tell a story that could just end right there or keep going because we're not going to tell if you get another season after that", people are able to tell some incredible long-form stories through television now. It's freaking awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Anyone else watch the season premiere last night? Quote Link to comment
Big Red 40 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Interesting concepts and well written story lines. Good special effects and scenery. Anthony Hopkins good as usual. Evan Rachael Wood, and Thandie Newton ,play their roles well, and look very nice doing it too. lol Whats not to like? Quote Link to comment
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