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So, the pilot has been out for a week and the series proper starts this weekend. What are peoples thoughts?
So far the casting seems good, not big names as is AMC's style, but two of the three leads (Lee Pace, Kerry Bishe) especially seem to have a magnetic onscreen presence. Both are common archetypes (genius rebel, cutthroat entrepreneur), but don't seem stale. The episode, like most pilots was a great intro to the series, but was slightly disjointed or quick to lay out the premise of the show.
The 80's and the PC revolution is a great setting for the series. Coding, IP theft and transformative technology are hot button issues and if they can tap into the cultural zeitgeist of the 80's, so fast living and the pioneering spirit, or sub cultural phenomena, like the rise of computer games, cyberpunk and phreaking culture, much like Madmen did with it's time period, I think they could have a huge winner.
However, it's not just enough to have good writing, or a neat idea, it also needs to be immersive, so I hope the writers have given the story a chance to breathe and exist in that time period, with episodic content as well, not just be central plotline driven.
The pilot is intriguing, very intriguing, without having blown me away. The first episodes main theme seems to be risk, I like that and it hints at a driven but highly self conflicted and even self destructive main character. AMC's most popular three series have either flirted with this, or downright embraced it and built the show around it, its captivating if done right and can avoid being cliched, hopefully then this is a good sign for the future. The show is either going to be a big hit, or miss. Personally, fingers crossed for the former because it is a great time period and AMC are at a crossroads and need a winner.
So far the casting seems good, not big names as is AMC's style, but two of the three leads (Lee Pace, Kerry Bishe) especially seem to have a magnetic onscreen presence. Both are common archetypes (genius rebel, cutthroat entrepreneur), but don't seem stale. The episode, like most pilots was a great intro to the series, but was slightly disjointed or quick to lay out the premise of the show.
The 80's and the PC revolution is a great setting for the series. Coding, IP theft and transformative technology are hot button issues and if they can tap into the cultural zeitgeist of the 80's, so fast living and the pioneering spirit, or sub cultural phenomena, like the rise of computer games, cyberpunk and phreaking culture, much like Madmen did with it's time period, I think they could have a huge winner.
However, it's not just enough to have good writing, or a neat idea, it also needs to be immersive, so I hope the writers have given the story a chance to breathe and exist in that time period, with episodic content as well, not just be central plotline driven.
The pilot is intriguing, very intriguing, without having blown me away. The first episodes main theme seems to be risk, I like that and it hints at a driven but highly self conflicted and even self destructive main character. AMC's most popular three series have either flirted with this, or downright embraced it and built the show around it, its captivating if done right and can avoid being cliched, hopefully then this is a good sign for the future. The show is either going to be a big hit, or miss. Personally, fingers crossed for the former because it is a great time period and AMC are at a crossroads and need a winner.
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