HardlineMike

HardlineMike t1_iuiwpsg wrote

Yeah, there are a few things to watch, and then you get to sit around holding your dick for 2 years waiting for more, only to have them fuck it up by recasting the main character or a new showrunner ruining everything.

You can get your entire fill of worthwhile content on the streaming platforms by subbing for one month every 2 years.

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HardlineMike t1_iui2csb wrote

People liked to poop on CW shows, but there isn't really anything to take its place either. The major networks are almost entirely sitcoms and procedurals. The other cable channels are a bunch of samey self-serious period dramas. The streaming platforms are the closest thing, but their offerings in genre TV have been all style no substance big budget stuff designed to keep VFX artists busy.

If you want a show that can tell a story, and last more than one season even if its not a blockbuster hit, you really don't have many places to go.

For all the shits we took on the CW, I think a couple years from now after a few more soulless Marvel shows on Disney+, people looking for scifi or superhero stuff are going to miss it.

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HardlineMike t1_itkx19p wrote

I agree, I didn't see the basis for comparison to Battle of Winterfell at all. It seemed like your standard "We filmed this during the day but we have to pretend its dawn or dusk" filter. In Battle of Winterfell even the fire was dark.

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