theyusedthelamppost

theyusedthelamppost t1_j1v5rk7 wrote

Reply to comment by ro_hu in why are modern fantasy series so bad? by Hafeesco

>Also, I want to see a show about orcs, living and growing up in an orc village, that gets taken over by the evil overlord and they are forced to go fight humans in a human realm

Warcraft does exactly that. Unfortunately the movie suffers from the same type of problems that plague many productions, but it does some things well. Orc culture, particularly Durotan, is handled well. And outside the movies, there is plenty of other storytelling (books/games) that do it well. It's a shame that the movie didn't perform well enough to get sequels.

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theyusedthelamppost t1_j1uvp13 wrote

Reply to why are modern fantasy series so bad? by Hafeesco

The thing that set HotD/GoT apart is that they aren't archetypal fantasy. They were pure dramas that just happened to take place in a fantasy setting. Dragons are just biological creatures that happen to exist in their world but not ours. People using magic pop up rarely, but the show never dwells on it. The shows are mainly about medieval politics and characters sitting across the table talking to each other.

Whereas other fantasy properties rely on the idea of 'wizards waving their hands to make glowy clouds appear' being a core trait of some main characters. Those are the ones that seem to struggle. I almost feel like no one has really figured out how to make that mechanic really feel good on screen yet.

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theyusedthelamppost t1_iyeww03 wrote

Reply to Alyssa Milano reveals Who's The Boss revival script has been submitted by klutzysunshine

instead of rebooting one series at a time, why not just combine the salvageable pieces from each series and turn them into crossovers. Whichever actors are still in good shape can reprise their roles and reveal that they now know each other. This way they can pull in wider audiences (fans of each show). Also, this means we will take less time for each show to have its reboot so we can get past this era.

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theyusedthelamppost t1_iyeugvd wrote

Reply to A Place Beyond The Pines. by Snoo_23290

>I would have wanted the first 50 mins plot line just to carry on and honestly I think they could have made a more enjoyable film.

in that case, just watch Drive and imagine that Ryan Gosling's character got away and learned from his mistakes.

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theyusedthelamppost t1_iy3amp1 wrote

Reply to Best “going over the bosses head” moments onscreen? by buffordsclifford

Office Space has moments that fit the spirit of the question while Peter is making a good impression on the Bobs.

-When he's playing Tetris and the boss comes back to ask if he will do any work, but he says "come back later I'm busy"

-When the boss stops to talk in the hallway but Peter just slips right by

I'd suggest watching the movie if you haven't!

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theyusedthelamppost t1_iwvk4hh wrote

Reply to comment by MadeByTango in Nielsen Streaming Top 10: ‘House of the Dragon’ Crosses 1 Billion Minutes Viewed in Finale Week by MarvelsGrantMan136

> It’s not the same as viewers watched, which was helpful to understand the popularity of a show relevant to other shows in the same time slot

Indeed it was. The world was easier to understand back when all networks agreed to air their shows on a comparable format. But nowadays with Netflix doing full binge releases and other studios doing weekly releases at a variety of times (HBO Max 9pm EST, Amazon midnight, Disney+ 3am) the old metric doesn't work anymore.

If you want to measure streaming audience in "number of viewers" then let me ask you this: Say Netflix released 8 episodes at once with 8 hours of run time. How much watch time should an account need in that week to be considered a viewer?

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