Maninhartsford

Maninhartsford t1_iuiu1fu wrote

Reply to Anyone remember that show The Tomorrow People? by UppedSolution77

Yeah, they really didn't know where to take it. It was based on an old 70s show from England that was riding on Doctor Who's coattails, but for some reason even though Doctor Who was incredibly popular, again at the time, the CW decided to make their version this weird blend of Alias and X Men and the story just never got going.

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Maninhartsford t1_iu1lmxd wrote

Reply to When people say Buffy the Vampire Slater is a good show are they being sarcastic? by BitCharacter1951

Buffy is a great fantasy adventure show with witty dialogue, characters worth rooting for, and a heavy dose of camp. It helped change people's perspectives on serialization in television, and featured one of the first lesbian main characters. What it is NOT, is prestige television. They were comfortable having bad cgi because the other option was putting people in giant monster suits. If you can't stand the occasional bad episode or cheesy moment, you probably won't care for it because it's more interested in wild storylines and bizarre character moments than it is in being "high quality."

Basically, turn off your critic hat and you'll be surprised how much it does well. But no, it's not the fucking Sopranos, it's Buffy The Vampire Slayer, they're not aiming for high art.

By the way, I remember the episode you're talking about and that snake is probably one of the worst effects in the whole series. They typically have pretty decent sfx makeup for their monsters and, like a lot of late 90s shows, underestimated how quickly cgi would get dated

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Maninhartsford t1_ithxzwz wrote

Reply to comment by BatXDude in I watched Twin Peaks for the first time, feel like a fool by neuroflix

A lot of the parody elements have been lost to time due to the fading popularity of 80s primetime soaps and TV movies. I got really into old tv movies at the start of the pandemic and when I rewatched twin peaks I felt like I got a lot more of the humor. For example, in the pilot, they fade into their first commercial on Laura's mother crying, and after the break, she's still crying. That's STRAIGHT out of a tearjerker TV flick.

I definitely feel like he was doing a bit of the same thing in season 3, but with modern prestige television. (Spoiler) the arm wrestling scene is like a bizarro version of something from breaking bad

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Maninhartsford t1_it3abbf wrote

Reply to Streaming site playlists seems like such an obvious missed opportunity... by Partyboy317

There's a fun YouTube channel called Rinse Repeat that does this, puts together nostalgic kids show blocks with original commercials too. Of course it's limited by what shows won't get pulled from YouTube, but that sort of ads to the fun as it's like the b sides. But yeah, if disney+ launched a one Saturday morning section or HBO max started in with cartoon cartoons, that would be awesome.

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