The Nevers. New TV series

[OSHIROmodels]

Yes you did 

[Cacique Caribe]

“Yes you did.    “

In your world. Or dreams.   

I can’t complain about what I haven’t seen or experienced yet.  But I can ask questions about it. Which is exactly what I did, hoping the replies would herald a refreshing new trend.

If you want to make something bigger out of the questions, knock yourself out.

Dan

[Cat]

I'm always game to watch some VSF and hope for a good entertainment value.

Heck, I've watched the Sharpe series several times over the years; it's great background viewing whilst trimming figures, no matter how un-Regency period the characters are.

[OSHIROmodels]

hoping the replies would herald a refreshing new trend.

Trend of what?

[Malamute]

Ok Gents time to calm it down. This is a civil and friendly board please desist from the snipings and argumentative behaviour.

[OSHIROmodels]

Will do 

[AdmiralAndy]

Is this going to be just another show of Victorians with 21st century “values” and “sensibilities”, aka just another darn costume party?

Dan

Not knowing anything more about it than what I've seen in this thread.

Then given the 'normal' views of that time where 'rascist', 'sexist' or even misogynistic (women getting the vote, by Gawd sah are you a madman) and class based, (I know my place) I would imagine it will be what you might view as a costume party, with perhaps only a moustache twirling villain being what might be considered a representation of Normal from that time.

Unless there able to do something like Lovecraft County where they have those things presented in a context of the storyline.


So possible it'll be realistic representation with some steampunk added on, but I'd be expecting what you call a Costume Party is probably more realistic.

[Cacique Caribe]

Admiral Andy

That’s what I was afraid of.  Just another costume party.  I was hoping that more effort would be put into period productions for a change.

Dan

[AdmiralAndy]

Admiral Andy

That’s what I was afraid of.  Just another costume party.  I was hoping that more effort would be put into period productions for a change.

Dan

When dealing with controversial aspects of historic social convention, It's difficult to say how to represent those aspects which are offensive in the context of our modern views and would it be difficult to watch if we did.

How would we feel if at the end of Zulu, if as Stanley Baker and Michael Caine were talking how they couldn't face this butchers yard again. There was an occasional crack of a gunshot (or even a bayonetting) in the background as a wounded Zulu was finished off and the body thrown like a sack of potato's into a shallow unmarked mass grave.

It's not something that this is the place to discuss, but how history is presented in the context of drama is a difficult one. Until we start to see how responsibly actual social record is presented by historians balancing the negatives and positives and that soaks into historic drama then I would suggest Costume Dramas will continue largely as the norm.

So if you can't enjoy an historically edited version of a fantasy world then best pass. You may find its something like Man in the High Castle or Enemy at the Door and be pleasantly surprised but as those tend to be the exceptions  I would adjust expectations accordingly, real history often takes the backseat to reel history after all.

[Cacique Caribe]

I would adjust expectations accordingly, real history often takes the backseat to reel history after all.

Yep.  My mistake is that I expect more from modern writers, instead of much, much less.

Dan