07-04-2024, 11:47 AM
Karl12,
I must admit, I was looking for something to grab me and tell me I should watch this series, but I guess I haven't found the "hook" yet.
I've been a bit gun-shy about wading into video series since 'The Wire'. I'd heard so many people just raving on and on about how fantastic it was so I started watching. I got (4) seasons and (50) episodes (out of 60 total) into it before I realized it was just one great big giant soap opera, and one I wasn't enjoying. I had a similar thing happen with Longmire; I got (4.5) seasons in (out of 6) and realized the saga was going to kill itself (i.e. come to a final conclusion which left no room for additional seasons or continuation). This, coupled with the fact that I took pretty strong exception to where the story-line had gone. Same thing happened with Walking Dead. Once the original graphic novel author, Robert Kirkman, left as Exec. Producer the show nosedived to inane fantasy that couldn't even agree with itself. Then, the network started taking all these "social liberties" with the story-line and started using the show as a platform to hammer home the whole woke agenda. That was enough. Pressed the "OFF" button.
I must admit, I was looking for something to grab me and tell me I should watch this series, but I guess I haven't found the "hook" yet.
I've been a bit gun-shy about wading into video series since 'The Wire'. I'd heard so many people just raving on and on about how fantastic it was so I started watching. I got (4) seasons and (50) episodes (out of 60 total) into it before I realized it was just one great big giant soap opera, and one I wasn't enjoying. I had a similar thing happen with Longmire; I got (4.5) seasons in (out of 6) and realized the saga was going to kill itself (i.e. come to a final conclusion which left no room for additional seasons or continuation). This, coupled with the fact that I took pretty strong exception to where the story-line had gone. Same thing happened with Walking Dead. Once the original graphic novel author, Robert Kirkman, left as Exec. Producer the show nosedived to inane fantasy that couldn't even agree with itself. Then, the network started taking all these "social liberties" with the story-line and started using the show as a platform to hammer home the whole woke agenda. That was enough. Pressed the "OFF" button.
