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Author Topic: Lovecraft Country  (Read 3980 times)

Offline Sterling Moose

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Lovecraft Country
« on: September 30, 2020, 03:49:45 PM »
I've not seen any yet so thumbs up or thumbs down?
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Offline Pijlie

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2020, 05:35:14 PM »
It is excellent.
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When the sun shines out yer bum?

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Offline Little Odo

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2020, 07:32:35 AM »
I have got the series on record at the moment. Glad to hear it has the thumbs up.
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Offline Pijlie

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2020, 09:24:31 AM »
Just don't expect a standard horror series. It isn't. There are multiple layers: horror, mythos, racism and history to name a few.

Offline Hammers

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2020, 11:36:45 AM »
It has not turned out what I  expected, but I like it. The best series streaming right now.

Offline NickNascati

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2020, 02:14:02 PM »
I’ve seen seven episodes thus far.  Initially I was very enthused.  Now though I am at a loss to figure out where exactly the story is going.  The visual effects however are simply stunning.

Offline The Dozing Dragon

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2020, 03:11:32 PM »
Excellent series so far. Very gripping and hits hard.

Offline Bloggard

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2020, 07:35:16 PM »
the book is excellent.

Offline Sterling Moose

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2020, 08:11:33 PM »
I'm 3 episodes in and really enjoying it.  Hope it doesn't die after 1 season, the way of a lot of series do these days

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2020, 07:24:07 AM »
I'm 3 episodes in and really enjoying it.  Hope it doesn't die after 1 season, the way of a lot of series do these days

It is a rare thing when a TV-series successfully, from a quality perspective, continues beyond the scope of the novel it is based on. "The Handmaidens Tale" is a rare exception to that, although the last season started to feel like they scraped a dollop of butter over a too large a piece of toast.

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2020, 04:27:13 PM »
I've not seen any yet so thumbs up or thumbs down?
Thumbs up.

Offline thebinmann

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2020, 04:54:16 PM »
Watched the first episode, an interesting pastiche. It had hints of a lot of things I love, including Dusk to Dawn...

Looking forawrd to the rest.

Offline thebinmann

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2020, 07:56:34 AM »
Three episodes down and it is amazing!

You have to go with the style but if you do it is stunning, the best TV I have seen in ages.

I took OCS in France for 2 euros for 2 months the watch the Deadwood film, so this has all been bonus!

I love so many things about it, including the hints of The Shadow....

Offline Sarmor

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #13 on: December 16, 2020, 09:02:05 PM »
On their own, the episodes are pretty interesting (especially the first and sixth), but as a whole, IMHO the series is too chaotic.

Offline thebinmann

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Re: Lovecraft Country
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2020, 09:07:59 PM »
I thought that was the idea. In short stories the characters change but on tv that doesn't work as well.

 

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