tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795354962718403859.post4569098625973949891..comments2024-01-24T14:52:10.421-05:00Comments on Where is Inter-dimensional Dave?: Almost Human - Simon Says, "Please Watch."Interdimensional Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02859157830795670649noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795354962718403859.post-44845965721337780242014-01-16T20:19:45.969-05:002014-01-16T20:19:45.969-05:00Podcast episode 10 for Simon Says at about the 12:...Podcast episode 10 for Simon Says at about the 12:30 mark.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043207251205347321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795354962718403859.post-30314462819340493132014-01-16T16:05:22.628-05:002014-01-16T16:05:22.628-05:00Rant acknowledged!
Well done rant-meister. I fee...Rant acknowledged!<br /><br />Well done rant-meister. I feel your pain. The "left hanging part" is killing me. So much potential, so little results. And if you follow that line of logic you could construe they are wasting the exceptional performances of Michael Ealy not to mention Karl Urban. Come to think of it, Mackenzie Crook's, Rudy Lom is such a sad and pathetic figure. I feel he is being wasted also. I loved it when he lit when he became roomies with Dorian. <br /><br />So are the writers/producers cowards? Are they afraid of going too deep in fear of disenfranchising the audience. C'mon, we're Fringe veterans! You can throw anything at us now. Look at what Sleepy Hollow is doing. (Shudder.) <br /><br />Maybe my expectations were too high. maybe they are happy being that "zany" cop caper of the week show. Ugh, I can't accept that. I'll write them an episode! Call me JJ!<br /><br />Getting pregame jitter for the Pats, Me.Interdimensional Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02859157830795670649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795354962718403859.post-55216358331793858442014-01-14T15:39:52.573-05:002014-01-14T15:39:52.573-05:00Did I get a mention? Thanks to the "nose woe...Did I get a mention? Thanks to the "nose woes" I haven't been able to tune in. Which episode?Interdimensional Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02859157830795670649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795354962718403859.post-15614329585151216042014-01-13T17:13:40.693-05:002014-01-13T17:13:40.693-05:00Almost forgot, nice shout-out to your blog in The ...Almost forgot, nice shout-out to your blog in The Almost Human Podcast this week :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043207251205347321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795354962718403859.post-34914234847454430192014-01-13T17:12:59.913-05:002014-01-13T17:12:59.913-05:00So far into Almost Human's run I have been hop...So far into Almost Human's run I have been hopeful that the series will delve into some of the meaty issues that it raises. Humanity, mortality, racism, identity, etc. Sometimes these themes are explored, but more often they are left hanging. I find myself disappointed that the show is not willing to dive deeper, not to mention return to the mythology hinted at in the pilot. Is there going to be a progression toward something richer or are we watching the zaney futuristic caper of the week show? Frankly this episode just had me downright mad. I don't think I need to enumerate all the reasons that Dorian's behavioral left turn was ridiculous both in terms of explaination or inappropriateness given the conflicting goal of creating tension/jeopardy in the episode. What is the point of creating a futuristic world if you're going to tell the same old mad bomber story with all its' tropes? The bomb shield and printed roses were cute, but not enough to bring anything new to this tired procedural one off tale. I'm going to stop my rant here. New episode tonight, hopefully something more interesting. <br /><br />Grouchy in Boston, LynneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043207251205347321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795354962718403859.post-12500548631722053062014-01-11T10:59:09.375-05:002014-01-11T10:59:09.375-05:00Appreciate the frankness of your response, Dave! F...Appreciate the frankness of your response, Dave! First, I agree wholeheartedly about taking snippets of real life to tell the overall story, instead of using the entire chunk as the story itself. What the writers intentions were/are, I have no idea at all and shouldn't need to care because THEIR job is to create the story, and OUR job is to understand it whatever way we do. Not everyone would agree with me on that, but as an illustrator my job is to create an image, and the viewer's job is to interpret it as THEY see fit. That is how I see it. So if we see the story as a rehash, it is the writers who have failed. Unfortunately.<br /><br />As for you being criticized on Facebook... lol... Doesn't everyone get criticized? Sorry, I don't mean to trivialize it. I find it silly to be criticized for not watching it live... What difference does that make, as a viewer? Personally I prefer it, I can skip the commercials. :-D<br /><br />Second, I haven't watched Person of Interest, not because I don't want to, but I have a limit of how many tv shows I watch. That said, I've heard a lot of good things about that show, I may give it a watch down the road. Maybe when I've finished the X-Files.<br /><br />Almost Human is one of the most perplexing shows I've ever watched: it has heart, but can be weak. It is thought-provoking, but can be stupid. The stories are complex, but very unfortunately can become unraveled over something that seems thoughtless. The show takes huge chances, and then pulls its punches. I can't think of another show that is so bumpy! :-)<br /><br />Dorian's character is one that could really be incredible, as a statement, on so many levels. I wonder what will happen with this show...<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946471448758902767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795354962718403859.post-33267786359693116792014-01-11T08:32:38.578-05:002014-01-11T08:32:38.578-05:00Ingrid, it's hard to imagine anyone more aware...Ingrid, it's hard to imagine anyone more aware that TV borrows from real life and works of fiction than me. That's how I made my bones with the TV series Fringe. l love searching out clues, homages and snippets of inspiration. It's just that Almost Human has taken to doling out huge doses of the aforementioned by the shovel full. I don't mind a reference here and there, but please, I wish they would forge their own direction. Take a few chances and come up with their own ideas.<br /><br />Person of Interest did that so well in their last episode. I would blog on it if I could find the time.<br /><br />I find Dorian confronts the issues of racism quite well. I'm just wondering if the writers intend on it or not. Sometimes I think they play it too safe. But, Dorian/Michael Ealy as an African American makes it a little hard to ignore.<br /><br />I was criticized on Facebook for not being patient and not watching the show live. Pfft! I watch the show live! The critic's point was that they are trying to establish a universe first and then evolve. Maybe so. Fringe did the same. I think since this isn't Wyman's and Abrams first show that the training wheels should come off.<br /><br />As for Dorian's "period" one reviewer did just that. He called it Dorian's PMS moment or something. Cheap.<br /><br />Do you watch Person of Interest? The topic of the angry/indifferent/benevolent god also came up this past week in the form of the AI machine. Loved it and they have some great ideas on the subject.<br /><br />Thanks Ingrid!Interdimensional Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02859157830795670649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795354962718403859.post-61554651514348816332014-01-10T10:47:48.870-05:002014-01-10T10:47:48.870-05:00(I should be doing this tomorrow, shame on me, but...(I should be doing this tomorrow, shame on me, but I watched last night and it's still fresh in my mind)<br /><br />This episode was especially horrific to me, for several reasons, one of which being that in many ways I actually liked it.<br /><br />The bomb-collar thing was awful. It truly brought up feelings of claustrophobia and powerlessness, even just watching. I wasn't aware of the real-life event, but I'm somehow not surprised... And Dave, for better or worse, fiction in every form has been borrowing from real-life events since it began, and I doubt it will end any time soon (as well as real-life borrowing from fiction).<br /><br />The internet thing was also awful, mostly because the majority of us actually do spend time on the internet and it makes me wonder... am I one of those horrid "followers"? Of course I've never followed a happening event like that, but how many times have we heard on the news that such-and-such event had a bajillion tweets, or people were whipping out their phones to post youtubes of an event - all that instead of helping? Encouraging instead of preventing? Indeed, after looking at the link, the episode is a rehash, but it is very relevant. What people will do for attention...<br /><br />I don't know if it is intentional, but I find Dorian brings the racism issues front and forward very often, and personally I think it is a good thing. In the "developed" world, racism has improved immensely (I think), as has sexism, but both still exist. I wish a show would bring forth some of the sexism issues that still exist - they are hidden in plain sight as well.<br /><br />Dorian's "low battery" mood swings confused me a bit - I was just grateful they didn't refer to Dorian as being on his period or something, which in real-life (in my neck of the woods) almost certainly would have happened.<br /><br />I still like Lab Dude, and adore his accent. I still don't like Kennex's love interest, not at all.<br /><br />As for the Writer's Room comments... lol! I would be very afraid too! Good grief can you imagine? Every week they go through ghastly historical events - "ok guys, how do we blow somebody up THIS week?" <br /><br />Well I should be working so I'm off. Oh and concerning the Angry/Indifferent God... that is a theme that will be returned to MANY times I think. It is - in my humble opinion - a subject on many people's minds these days and no one want to talk out loud about it because it's like ripping out the exposed and bloody nerve endings from under a rotten, putrid tooth. You just mustn't do it. It's an untouchable topic for so many.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946471448758902767noreply@blogger.com