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WordsAreSomething t1_iy73nmm wrote

Reply to comment by mountainhighgoat in 1899 was terrible. vent topic. spoiler heavy by blacktuxedobrownshoe

Tons of great writers have had bad shows. Alan Ball had Here and Now, David Miltch had John from Cincinnati. Mike White is a credited writer on the Emoji Movie. That doesn't mean their past work was a fluke or that they can't make other great things

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ArthurSaga0 t1_iy75kmx wrote

I agree. The director Baran Bodar and his wife made a hit German movie in 2014 that was great, made a 2017 movie called ‘Sleepless’ with Jamie Fox that was TERRIBLE- and then made Dark, which is great. It would be a damn shame if Netflix decided they were a fluke after their first big Hollywood film failed and never greenlit dark!

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Archamasse t1_iy7jsa7 wrote

I quite like Sleepless. Scoot McNairy was an unexpectedly good villain.

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kideternal t1_iy82x79 wrote

FWIW, I originally thought the same about John From Cincinnati, but upon closer inspection finally "got" what he was doing and fell in love with the show. Truly amazing original stuff. While Deadwood was "life with the devil in your midst", John is the opposite. Plus there's a deep love for the Zen of surfing; gliding effortlessly over noisy dramatic turmoil of dysfunctional family life.

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mountainhighgoat t1_iy76zdj wrote

I’ve also seen two of their movies tho. Dark remains a fluke in their filmography. 1899 was at least better than their movies.

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