cynic74

cynic74 t1_j4f02by wrote

Mindy is the Executive Producer and voices Velma. If you don't think she had a part in writing or rewriting any of the scripts you've got to be high. Actors who are EP's and are the lead don't just show up and read the lines, they are heavily invested in the project and there is no way she didn't have any input at all in the writing of the show.

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cynic74 t1_j2dfta2 wrote

Yes, definitely that was the appeal. An everyman going up bad guys instead of buffed out Arnolds and Stallones. If I recall I think he made big money for it back then because he was coming off the hit tv show Moonlighting but the studio was unsure about having a comedy guy be an action hero. You should check out the really good making of it on the Netflix show "The Movies That Made Us" Die Hard episode and there is also a cool book out about the making of all the films.

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cynic74 t1_j21uwc3 wrote

I completely agree. It started off interesting at first, but then after the Jack Ryan on the run and the nuclear device plot sort of ended it got dull and boring. I did like it when that Navy Seal threw Krasinski out of the helicopter in a real stunt. That was cool. But ultimately although it mirrors current affairs a bit, it was a pretty lackluster story and the worst season out of the three.

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cynic74 t1_j21uaqm wrote

Season 3 started off well with a decent run-of-the-mill nuclear device plot, but after that plot ended the last few episodes were really dull and uninspired. Not to mention, besides Greer and November, I really could care less about any of the other characters (even Krasinski this time gave us a very bland performance compared to other seasons). So definitely the worst season storywise out of them all for me.

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