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FarPoint

(13,966 posts) Sat Jul 20, 2024, 06:49 AM Jul 2024

I watched on Peacock..."Those About to Die"..

Last edited Sat Jul 20, 2024, 08:04 AM - Edit history (1)

I believe that one of my favorite movies, Gladiator was based upon this book....

Well...where is Ridley Scott when you need him? The script and writing of this Peacock series or story just put me to sleep.

It has good actors such as Iwan Rheon who played Ramsey Bolton in Game of Thrones, but oh my....flat story flow, no character development...

Anyone else see this series ?

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I watched on Peacock..."Those About to Die".. (Original Post) FarPoint Jul 2024 OP

We turned off... GiqueCee Jul 2024 #1

It's just like any badly written streamer nuxvomica Jul 2024 #2

GiqueCee

(2,221 posts)

1. We turned off...

Reply to FarPoint (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2024, 09:22 AM

Jul 2024

... episode 1 for exactly the reasons you just elucidated.

Maybe the script was written by an AI bot.

nuxvomica

(13,317 posts)

2. It's just like any badly written streamer

Reply to FarPoint (Original post)

Mon Jul 29, 2024, 02:17 AM

Jul 2024

I think by episode two they have the sort of scene I find most annoying: two characters sit down and info dump backstory, plot, motivations, anything the writers couldn't figure out how to reveal organically. In most series, this occurs on a living-room couch, or a couple of chairs in a community center, but here it happens on a bench in the middle of the arena during gladiator practice, making it seem oddly modern.

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