Appreciate the lengthy reply.
Quote from: BANE on Jan 13, 2014, 04:58:19 PM
Aaaaaand fun times gone.
No, that is not a genuine complaint I have about the show, I was merely alluding to a common remark people have made about the upper body nudity on the show. Which, in my opinion, is not frequent or excessive in any way, and nor am I shallow enough to allow such things to affect my opinion of a show. Etc, etc... with the legal-esque disclaimers.
Sorry mang was 2:45 am my tone detector goes offline about 11pm, Edit( also the nudity increases significantly in the second season, but its still a totally invalid complaint)
Quote from: BANE on Jan 13, 2014, 04:58:19 PM
My real problems with the show are probably due to the fact that this was billed to me as a comedy-drama rather than a drama with attempts at comedy here and there. So I was already expecting the wrong things, and so I was severely disappointed. Not once did I laugh. Not once did I smile. So I didn't enjoy it at all.
So your expectations weren't met, that doesn't make it bad show ahha, you didn't laugh once... you f**king daywalker, how didn't you laugh once...
Quote from: BANE on Jan 13, 2014, 04:58:19 PM
Now, on to the drama aspect of it. I'm certainly sure that it's a decent depiction of life for a twenty-something in New York struggling to find their way as a writer with an annoying moron, a beauty and a gypsy for friends. I don't doubt that it's accurate in that regard (I have no way of verifying this). But it's depressing as hell to see these useless characters constantly make decisions I'm completely baffled by.
Its a drama then, ill agree some / all of the characters are totally unlikeable but they are nuanced, just like real people, i can see myself and some people i know in the characters on the show, and yeah it makes me cringe and get angry, but thats a hallmark of great drama for me.
Quote from: BANE on Jan 13, 2014, 04:58:19 PM
I'll use an analogy with Eastbound and Down, which I know you like; alot of people find Stevie funny. I don't know about you, but I find him a very sad, pathetic character, and any humour I could have derived from him is replaced by an intense sadness and depression at how pathetic he is.
Again with Stevie he is sad pathetic, but only as sad an pathetic as Kenny is, that said he's pretty much Kennys only real friend and is loyal as f**k, i don't know if you watched through much of eastbound, he does have character progression, i like stevie his kinda endearing in a weird way.
Quote from: BANE on Jan 13, 2014, 04:58:19 PM
With Girls, Hannah depresses the absolute shit out of me, and I get angry when she constantly makes dumb choices in her love, social and work life. I get frustrated and I want to jump in and go "f**k's sake, do this, this and this". Obviously there's a personality clash, and this just ruins the show for me.
So I say sure, it's good drama. But the first season so utterly crushed me that I couldn't watch anything else.
Tell me, does it get any better in season 2 and 3 or is everyone exactly the same? Further, why do you like the show?
Again there is some character progression but if you can't deal with the frustration i'd say give it a miss.
