tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post5426268430583146224..comments2024-03-19T04:38:47.420-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Westworld: The Winter LineBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-40457636851341332812020-03-31T00:38:38.467-04:002020-03-31T00:38:38.467-04:00I don't equate humanity not being screwed with...I don't equate humanity not being screwed with a good ending. Unless You ment the real world still being here (and virus free) when Westworld ends. :)Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-35660023132990076472020-03-30T15:48:01.938-04:002020-03-30T15:48:01.938-04:00I too am hoping humanity isn't screwed when th...I too am hoping humanity isn't screwed when this is over. But considering the trajectory the show has been going in for two seasons now, I imagine it's going to be an uphill battle to get there.<br /><br />Patryk, it seems like Nolan and Joy have an ending in sight. So that's good. As I saw with Mr. Robot and Watchmen recently, having a clear vision of how your show is going to end early on can help a lot. That's the thing that I think really hurt Lost; they were halfway through the show before the network gave them an end-date to properly build toward. I also think a lot of viewers don't understand that the nature of storytelling, in TV and other mediums, means that "making stuff up as you go" is often an unavoidable part of the process.<br /><br />I think True Blood and Dexter are easier to rewatch because each season is pretty much it's own individual story. I recently went back and watched the first two seasons of Dexter, and it's just as fun as I remember it being the first time.<br /><br />BrianN, I also don't think GoT's ending is nearly as bad as everyone else does, but it is certainly bad when you consider the quality we had all come to expect from that show. And you make an excellent point about Weiss and Benioff. I still give them credit for their work on those first 4-6 seasons. I guess I just don't understand people who can love a show for years but then make outrageous claims like it's "the worst" or "they'll never watch it again" because the ending is lame. I was never a fan of the last act of A New Hope, but I still consider that one of the best and most watchable movies ever. I'm not really a fan of what shows like Supernatural or The Simpsons have become, but my love and fond memories of both of those shows haven't really diminished, even if I no longer watch them.<br /><br />Of course, I am a person who is very easy to please. So I can see why I might be in the minority here.Logan Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927158558530539708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-78369209861761514292020-03-30T09:14:42.492-04:002020-03-30T09:14:42.492-04:00Yeah D&D did well when they had the books to a...Yeah D&D did well when they had the books to adapt, but I'm also sick of series endings that make me want to forget I watched a show instead of making me itch to go back and re-watch it.<br /><br />Game of Thrones has (for me) joined Lost, Dexter, House, How I Met Your Mother, True Blood, the aforementioned Heroes and mamy many other shows on that no re-watch list.<br /><br />At least we'll always have the Good Place to rewatch. Seriously everyone needs to see that. To get back on-topic: let's hope Westworld will end on a high note when it's time for it to end.Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82777882762346464022020-03-30T06:16:06.532-04:002020-03-30T06:16:06.532-04:00What is obvious from the end of GoT (which i still...What is obvious from the end of GoT (which i still contend isnt nearly as bad as everyone says it was...Dani was always egomaniacal) is that they are amazing showrunners; but not storytellers. Lay things out for them and they will bring that vision to life like a masterpiece...<br />The overtaxing the system reminded me of the Rick&Morty episode where they did the same thing.<br />Im still hoping that there is some hope for humanity, that the goodness inside will overcome the corporate overlords who currently control it...that when push comes to shove (just like in the real world right now), that humanity once more springs forth from humans.BrianNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-88837115264082895522020-03-30T01:41:54.444-04:002020-03-30T01:41:54.444-04:00Patryk, it's funny you say that. I've been...Patryk, it's funny you say that. I've been going back and watching clips from Heroes recently. That show had SO much potential. It's a shame it went off the rails after that first season, which I still think is pretty stellar.<br /><br />And while I do still insist on giving Weiss and Benioff credit for their handling of the first six seasons of the show, I do also agree that they were ultimately disappointing as showrunners. Those last two seasons just did not cut it.<br /><br />Ah well. That's enough creator bashing from the critic, haha.Logan Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927158558530539708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-17151977385131944122020-03-30T00:45:55.237-04:002020-03-30T00:45:55.237-04:00I meant season 1 of Heroes of course. Season 2 eve...I meant season 1 of Heroes of course. Season 2 even without the strike was abysmal already.Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-88045134682249534612020-03-30T00:45:01.279-04:002020-03-30T00:45:01.279-04:00D.B Weiss and David Benioff are the worst dissapoi...D.B Weiss and David Benioff are the worst dissapointments for me since Tim Kring and his nonsensical plots in Heroes post season 2. But pulling a Nedry from Jurassic Park is the kind of thing they would do after the GoT flop so it's funny. :)Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.com