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"Lovecraft Country" - new HBO series, from the minds of JJ Abrams, Jordan Peele, others
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JareBear: Remastered
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Another teaser is up
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Werewolf Jones
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So this starts tonight. What time is it airing? I'm waiting to watch it and I'm not in the US.
Classicrockfan
Banned
Will this be on hbo max the same day it debuts?
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
I'ma watch tonight. Then listen to Grace Randolph review it.
Reptars Revenge
Member
I really liked Perry Mason especially once it got into its groove so hopefully this is just as good
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
What's the audience score, though? That's always more important in my opinion
Jon Neu
Banned
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
Oh ok. Guess that makes sense since it just came out Friday.
TrainedRage
Banned
Im gonna give it a try. I will post my thoughts on the first episode in a bit...
EDIT: Just finished the first episode. There were quite a few lines about 'crackas' and how badly white people suck. Maybe 6 times. There was a scene that went on for a while that showed a bunch of segregation and juxtaposition of how different things were for whites and blacks. There was a cringe singing "party" scene. Aside from that there was a weird chase scene
I didn't really like.
It was very well produced and you could tell they have a HUGE budget. The city looks incredible for the 50's style. The atmosphere and setting are amazing to look at and feel very much like an important character. The lighting is wonderful and has such a cool look to it. The leads are pretty empathetic, I liked and cared about the journey they set out on. The last 20 min of the show painted a nice picture of where the show can go. They don't shy away from blood and gore and language.
Overall I liked it 7/10. I could do without the heavy handed segregation and ALL white people bad stuff. Obviously that was part of the times and should be part of the story however it some of it feels like cheap jabs written for a gotcha by a mad white woman. The lead is bad ass and his friend is fine as hell so that helps. Give it a go if you like horror/action/mystery. Not a bad debut. Im hoping that most of the rascist jabs were just part of the beginning exposition.
EDIT: Just finished the first episode. There were quite a few lines about 'crackas' and how badly white people suck. Maybe 6 times. There was a scene that went on for a while that showed a bunch of segregation and juxtaposition of how different things were for whites and blacks. There was a cringe singing "party" scene. Aside from that there was a weird chase scene
The 3 black main characters stop in a midwestern town to get some food and are reported to the police and ran out of town by people shooting and hollering at them. Essentially trying to kill them for just being in the town. It was very heavy handed and not needed IMO
It was very well produced and you could tell they have a HUGE budget. The city looks incredible for the 50's style. The atmosphere and setting are amazing to look at and feel very much like an important character. The lighting is wonderful and has such a cool look to it. The leads are pretty empathetic, I liked and cared about the journey they set out on. The last 20 min of the show painted a nice picture of where the show can go. They don't shy away from blood and gore and language.
Overall I liked it 7/10. I could do without the heavy handed segregation and ALL white people bad stuff. Obviously that was part of the times and should be part of the story however it some of it feels like cheap jabs written for a gotcha by a mad white woman. The lead is bad ass and his friend is fine as hell so that helps. Give it a go if you like horror/action/mystery. Not a bad debut. Im hoping that most of the rascist jabs were just part of the beginning exposition.
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Reptars Revenge
Member
That you won't have to worry about since he's just an Executive Producer, this is much closer to real horror unlike Get out/Us
Forsythia
Member
Good. I was still going to check it out, but that's good to hear at least.
whitesugar
Banned
Sounds like its more anti-white propaganda from these hacks.
Hard pass
Hard pass
thequestion
Member
The “monsters” are a metaphor for white men. Got it. Awesome.
and 3 others
Banned
Wait, is it really?
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
I really liked the show once they got on the road. I could have done without the first quarter of the episode with those musical numbers. I'm not into jazz or whatever that genre was, and I didn't think they were good performances. I had to keep skipping ahead in HBO Now.
At the conclusion, was that supposed to be an homage to
At the conclusion, was that supposed to be an homage to
Miskatonic University, or some library or other building from Lovecraft stories?
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kunonabi
Member
Yeah, pretty much. Doesnt help that the main characters arent at all compelling.
Newly Vacant
Member
‘Lovecraft Country’ Cast and Creator On Taking Back The Horror Genre
The cast and creator of "Lovecraft County" joined Variety’s anchor Audrey Cleo Yap to discuss the making of HBO’s new horror series.
variety.com
Racism is the real monster.
Labolas
Member
‘Lovecraft Country’ Cast and Creator On Taking Back The Horror Genre
The cast and creator of "Lovecraft County" joined Variety’s anchor Audrey Cleo Yap to discuss the making of HBO’s new horror series.
Racism is the real monster.
Going to give the show a shot since it has Lovecraft in the title, but if it goes in the "durrr.... racism is bad... durr." angle then it can go into the trash with the rest of these virtue signaling shows.
and 3 others
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What year is the show based?‘Lovecraft Country’ Cast and Creator On Taking Back The Horror Genre
The cast and creator of "Lovecraft County" joined Variety’s anchor Audrey Cleo Yap to discuss the making of HBO’s new horror series.
Racism is the real monster.
So is this where we are now? A show handles horrific racism and the only possibly reason is that it's "anti-white"?
I'm not gonna presume that I know exactly how things were in the 50s, and if this show is representable, but I do recall watching TV shows in the 90s that dealt with racism as well, and here are some of the scenes I remember:
A black guy was beat up and knees bashed in with baseball bat because he had the audacity to join the sports team.
A father was lynched from a tree for moving to the wrong neighborhood.
A bunch of kids and teenagers were hosed down by the fire department for daring to want to use the same bus as whites.
Now, these shows I watched back then might have been hubris of course, but I always believed they were somewhat historical in nature. In any case, it's pretty clear that if they were made today, it would be labled woke anti-white propaganda. Am I wrong?
Sad times when dealing with racism is seen as worse than racism.
Sundown Towns was a real thing by the way. There's even a book about it, released 14 years ago, so a bit ahead of the woke brigade: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743294483/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I'm not gonna presume that I know exactly how things were in the 50s, and if this show is representable, but I do recall watching TV shows in the 90s that dealt with racism as well, and here are some of the scenes I remember:
A black guy was beat up and knees bashed in with baseball bat because he had the audacity to join the sports team.
A father was lynched from a tree for moving to the wrong neighborhood.
A bunch of kids and teenagers were hosed down by the fire department for daring to want to use the same bus as whites.
Now, these shows I watched back then might have been hubris of course, but I always believed they were somewhat historical in nature. In any case, it's pretty clear that if they were made today, it would be labled woke anti-white propaganda. Am I wrong?
Sad times when dealing with racism is seen as worse than racism.
Sundown Towns was a real thing by the way. There's even a book about it, released 14 years ago, so a bit ahead of the woke brigade: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743294483/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Pejo
Member
I'll give this show a chance, but JJ being at the helm doesn't leave a positive taste in my mouth. Locke & Key ended up being really good, though not really horror. I just hope there's some good horror bits to this show besides the "RACISM BAD" message that they seem to be beating you over the head with.
DKehoe
Member
I don’t think they said an exact year during the first episode but it seems to be during the 50s. The main character is a Korean War veteran.
TheKingOfPain
Member
I liked the pilot up to the cabin part, more or less, then the ending felt rushed and the season preview looked dreadful; I'm going to give it at least one more chance, right now it has the potential to turn into a dumpster fire.
12Goblins
Lil’ Gobbie
No, it's not. People saying that are just projecting their own racism
Newly Vacant
Member
Maybe the show is fine, and the season will be free of social justice, but the interviews with the cast and creators aren't painting it as a neutral show.
Ornlu
Banned
Werewolf Jones
Member
Watched the two episodes, it has potential but the disjointed narrative in the second episode brings it down a peg and feels amateur. There is clearly a lot to unpack that could amount to half a season of intrigue and instead it just glossed over it.
BertleTheTurtle
Member
Did he make Keanu?
Jurnee Smollett seems as crazy as her brother and still believes his ridiculous story.
Reptars Revenge
Member
Yeah episode 2 was eh. All the reviews said it was the worst when they saw the first 6. Episode 3 is back to form.
Insane Metal
Member
Watched only the pilot and didn't like it tbh. It was all serious and all of a sudden...................
IDK what I expected lol
IDK what I expected lol
El Pistolero
Banned
You will be shocked at how bad the second episode is...
Insane Metal
Member
Oh I'm not seeing it. Hah. That was enough for me.
Captain Zyrain
Member
So this show is weird as hell.
Finally caught up to episode 5..
Good lord.
It's got some super fucking cringe worthy shit mixed in with some very cool horror and social commentary stuff.
Guess I'll keep watching.
Finally caught up to episode 5..
Good lord.
It's got some super fucking cringe worthy shit mixed in with some very cool horror and social commentary stuff.
Guess I'll keep watching.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
Just finally binged all the episodes until now (ep 6)... I'm in love with the show! WOW! That first episode HOOKED you in! I don't know what others thought they were going to get in eps 2 and 3 but I liked them!
I'm more about lore than anything else... The twists and turns this show takes keeps me guessing! Jamie Chung is GORGEOUS as are Uncle George's wife and Leti. Ruby is a cutie, too!
I'm still wondering what the end game is... Even though I'm sure I know based on ep 2.
I'm more about lore than anything else... The twists and turns this show takes keeps me guessing! Jamie Chung is GORGEOUS as are Uncle George's wife and Leti. Ruby is a cutie, too!
I'm still wondering what the end game is... Even though I'm sure I know based on ep 2.
Revolutionary
Member
I saw the first episode. I thought it was mediocre at best. Very much felt like a bog-standard TV drama (those chase scenes were so cliche) with a twist of ham-fisted social commentary.
The female actress is extremely hot, though. Reminds me of Tisha Campbell in her prime.
The female actress is extremely hot, though. Reminds me of Tisha Campbell in her prime.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
This latest episode... Everything is on the line now!