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I tried the season 2 premiere of Agents Of Shield, and honestly I just couldn't get into it. If there's a way to (legally?) stream the first season then I might give it another shot, I think that it was just too confusing jumping right into season 2
Hmm I really liked Gotham's aesthetic and the noir aspect of the show, but the pilot did feel a bit rushed with all of the characters that we were introduced too, it might have worked better to make it a two hour premiere. And so far it feels like tonally it's all over the place. The parts with Gordon and Bullock felt more like a serious crime drama, as well as production aiming for dark and gritty, but then the dialogue and the acting had a tendency to get really campy with the comic book villains and nods to them.
Also I don't like the casting for Alfred at all :( Angry Cockney yelling at Bruce just isn't how I picture his character. And I don't get why he's opposed to Bruce seeing a psychiatrist, surely that's the first person to call when a kids parents have been shot to death in front of him? He feels like a British caricature at the moment quite honestly, like they're trying a bit too hard to have him say bloody every other sentence meh. Maybe I'm stuck on Michael Caine's interpretation, but I just picture Alfred as more of a distinguished older gentleman than the portrayal in Gotham. Ben McKenzie is my favourite part of the show so far (love him!), and I like Selena, Fish Mooney, and the Penguin...
I've seen most people saying that they liked the second episode more, but I think that I prefer the pilot myself, the villains in the second episode just felt a bit too cartoony Idk. I know that it's based on a comic book, but still I need it to be played as more real if I'm going to be taking the moments with Jim Gordon's character seriously. I'm going to give it five or six more episodes to grab me anyway, it's a show that I really want to like
And super-cute Peter Capaldi interview talking about Doctor Who and what a massive fan he used to be! Someone from the BBC made fun of him for writing a "very sad letter" in his attempts to take over the DW fanclub when he was younger lol, and he also talks about how they tried to instruct him on how to operate the Tardis when he first got the part, and he had to tell them "I know how to work this. You don't have to tell me, I know" He's sooo adorable in the clips when he gets embarrassed, I think that I may be starting to develop a crush *g*
(And I spoke too soon about LJ's icon issue being fixed for me, my comments are showing up with only my default icon again now)
Hmm I really liked Gotham's aesthetic and the noir aspect of the show, but the pilot did feel a bit rushed with all of the characters that we were introduced too, it might have worked better to make it a two hour premiere. And so far it feels like tonally it's all over the place. The parts with Gordon and Bullock felt more like a serious crime drama, as well as production aiming for dark and gritty, but then the dialogue and the acting had a tendency to get really campy with the comic book villains and nods to them.
Also I don't like the casting for Alfred at all :( Angry Cockney yelling at Bruce just isn't how I picture his character. And I don't get why he's opposed to Bruce seeing a psychiatrist, surely that's the first person to call when a kids parents have been shot to death in front of him? He feels like a British caricature at the moment quite honestly, like they're trying a bit too hard to have him say bloody every other sentence meh. Maybe I'm stuck on Michael Caine's interpretation, but I just picture Alfred as more of a distinguished older gentleman than the portrayal in Gotham. Ben McKenzie is my favourite part of the show so far (love him!), and I like Selena, Fish Mooney, and the Penguin...
I've seen most people saying that they liked the second episode more, but I think that I prefer the pilot myself, the villains in the second episode just felt a bit too cartoony Idk. I know that it's based on a comic book, but still I need it to be played as more real if I'm going to be taking the moments with Jim Gordon's character seriously. I'm going to give it five or six more episodes to grab me anyway, it's a show that I really want to like
And super-cute Peter Capaldi interview talking about Doctor Who and what a massive fan he used to be! Someone from the BBC made fun of him for writing a "very sad letter" in his attempts to take over the DW fanclub when he was younger lol, and he also talks about how they tried to instruct him on how to operate the Tardis when he first got the part, and he had to tell them "I know how to work this. You don't have to tell me, I know" He's sooo adorable in the clips when he gets embarrassed, I think that I may be starting to develop a crush *g*
The Graham Norton Show - S16x01 2/2 Denzel Washington, Gemma Arterton, Peter Capaldi and George Ezra from Tom Collins on Vimeo.
(And I spoke too soon about LJ's icon issue being fixed for me, my comments are showing up with only my default icon again now)
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Date: 2014-10-01 07:56 pm (UTC)