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TV show The Following

Discussion in 'Sensorium' started by fastfritz, Jan 23, 2013.

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    Tried to watch The Following the other night. I had trouble keeping track of the story because of all the flashbacks. The cut, chop and dice with the story as well as the video made it hard to follow. Had to get up and wipe the blood off the screen several times to see the show. Wondered what others thought of the show.:confused::confused:
     
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    Loved it. I didn't find it hard to follow at all to be honest. Right up my alley for TV shows. I like Purefoy in movies, thinking he will be pull off an excellent serial killer role. I was surprised they killed off his lone surviving victim in the pilot. Pretty dark stuff though, they are pushing the limit of what can be shown on regular TV.
     
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    I quite liked it. As a concept, it's great. Serial killer who gets his anonymous cult-like followers to do his dirty-work for him. Great cast as well. Weird seeing Kevin Bacon on a TV show, but I felt the same way with Kiefer Sutherland when he started on 24, and by episode 2 or 3 he settled in so well I forgot he was ever in movies.

    The story was a bit thin in the pilot, but I definitely see potential for this series.

    As an aside - I was a bit shocked by how graphic the violence was for a major network. The Walking Dead can get away with it because it's cable, and Game of Thrones can because HBO is a pay network. But Fox? Yowsa. I realize the line between "network" and "cable" is largely meaningless these days. But still, I was taken aback.
     
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    Got it on DVR; haven't watched it yet. :)
     
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    I liked it at the beginning, now I think it's getting boring.
     
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    Hm. There were a few things that I think were just silly and detracted from the show.

    Spoilers if you care... and forgive me if I get some names wrong.

    Maggie escaping from Ryan. Rick is shot once already, somehow gets up to attack Ryan from behind which distracts him for less than a second to put Rick down for good, and suddenly she's vanished.

    Claire able to ditch an FBI team watching her. So that she can go and get into a car alone with someone she doesn't know who is almost certainly a serial killer. WTF? :confused:

    The whole gang of Emma, Jacob, Paul and Joey escaping from the farmhouse after being surrounded by local police, FBI and SWAT. Because a pair of SWAT agents let a couple of bad guys get the drop on them... Come on. I could buy the local police woman getting the drop on the FBI guy Mike to help Emma and Joey get away, but Ryan caught up to them, shoots the police woman and suddenly Emma and Joey are in the car and away it goes. WTF?
     
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    It's all very, very daft and very, very silly. Something about it is mildly entertaining though. Probably Purefoy.
     
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    I enjoy the performances of several of the actors. Bacon is really good too, and the kid from the X-Man movies (I can never remember that guy's name, though). It looks like they are going to deepen or broaden the role played by the FBI supervisor too. It's well-shot, pretty, and it tries to be fast-paced.

    But yeah, it's so implausible and increasingly so.
     
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