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Sense8 S2 coming May 5th 2017
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Reason why both of the series got Xmas specials. I was lost watching MP S2. I had to go reread plot points.
I will probably have to watch S1 over at this rate.
Road of Ease
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Well, first reviews were bad, so media coverage went down, but as more people watched the entire season many viewers changed their minds about the show's quality.
I believe a good trailer will get the hype going
It's very polarising, most people either love it or hate it.
Personally I love it and think it's the best thing the Wachowski's have done since The Matrix.
Escape Goat
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I thought it was fantastic. Very rewarding if you were able to stick with it to the end.
Road of Ease
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It takes some risky choices in that it doesn't rush to explain its sci-fi concepts, focusing on the characters and their confusion. It feels like a pilot SEASON, where at the end you feel like there's so much left to be explored and it didn't even scratch the surface.
Fortunately, it was a really fucking awesome pilot that drove me to watch the full season 3 times and has left me begging for more. So yes, I'd say give it a shot!
There's Christmas special, while we wait! So not all bad
http://tvline.com/2016/12/03/sense8-christmas-special-season-2-premiere-date/
http://tvline.com/2016/12/03/sense8-christmas-special-season-2-premiere-date/
There's some truly awful writing especially at the beginning and on its surface the character stories are very tropey but there are some great moments as well. The premise is just so good and the capitalizes on it enough times that I'm in to watch more of those moments and further exploration of what they can do with it. It's also a very positive show all things considered. It would have been very easy to make it dark and dreary but they avoided that.
If nothing else, the show is a marvel in how scenes were shot all over the world, months apart and still feel cohesive. It doesn't hurt that cast seemingly has great chemistry too. I'm kinda sad that they recast Capheus since he was such a great part of season 1 but hopefully the new actor can fit in.
There's some truly awful writing especially at the beginning and on its surface the character stories are very tropey but there are some great moments as well. The premise is just so good and the capitalizes on it enough times that I'm in to watch more of those moments and further exploration of what they can do with it. It's also a very positive show all things considered. It would have been very easy to make it dark and dreary but they avoided that.
If nothing else, the show is a marvel in how scenes were shot all over the world, months apart and still feel cohesive. It doesn't hurt that cast seemingly has great chemistry too. I'm kinda sad that they recast Capheus since he was such a great part of season 1 but hopefully the new actor can fit in.
It's essentially a superhero show in which the superpower is friendship.The ability to have a friend at your side at any time who will listen to you and help you out. It's such a beautiful, uplifting concept, coupled with some of the most genuinely likable and empathic characters. What an amazing show, I laughed out loud, cheered and cried throughout, it's they made the show knowing every single one of my emotional pressure points.It's hard not to think about the show when "What's Up?" starts playing at a bar
Yup, that scene is what defines the series for me. It works so much better after all the build up so I don't want to post the clip but if the show doesn't grab you after that, nothing will.
Road of Ease
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So true. I remember going to a club a few months after watching the 1st season and when the song started playing, people were freaking out and screaming the chorus before the vocals even began. And it wasn't about nostalgia, they were young people in their 20s or less. It was clearly because of Sense8.
It's surreal how the show took that song for itself.
Actually no... I waded through the first few episodes not really caring all that much and then bam the show hit me like a ton of bricks. Lots of emotional scenes, refreshingly contemporary and progressive in an age where we're veering back into crazy right wing madness. Watch the whole thing, please, and I hope it will affect you in the same way. Even if the first few episodes don't click with you, persevere.
You at least need to post the clip: https://youtu.be/TRJYCW_dCN4
This show basically sold me on the concept of becoming a part of a hive mind lol. That ever present sense of friendship and comradery and understanding is so...desirable to me.
I think you're right, now that I think back, I wasn't really hooked on the show until halfway through.
For me, it's when i hear "Hope There's Someone" - Avicii and I just think of Riley and smile
As someone who thought The Matrix was an okay movie instead of a 'OMG SO GOOD, IT'S A CLASSIC!' movie, I think this might be the best thing the Wachowski sisters have created. I really, really enjoyed it.
But it is true what some people have said. You either love it, or hate it.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
I really got into season 1 after a rough start. Really excited there's a S2 after the rumors the budgets got so out of hand they they almost shut it down.
Do we know if Naveen Andrews is back?
Can't seem to find out
Do we know if Naveen Andrews is back?
Can't seem to find out
The Last Wizard
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The wait has been crazy. In though.
Also sucks that Capheus' original actor backed out:/
Also sucks that Capheus' original actor backed out:/
Netflix shows usually go dark until they are about to be released. I don't see why he wouldn't be back though.
No shit! But I'm sure it's because it's globetrotting complex show to make.
tearsintherain
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Its really a show you have to watch for yourself to decide, while I have friends with similar tastes who liked it a lot I got super bored after 3 episodes and just couldn't keep going, and I watch stuff like Big Bang Theory, Odd Couple, Killjoys, etc regularly so its not like i have a high developed sense of TV taste or anything. I love sci fi too but the show really felt more about friendship and social issues than science/tech.
I'd watch ep 4. That's the where it hooks you are not.
MWS Natural
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Goosebumps...binge wached the series in 2 days with a friend, look forward to S2.
Road of Ease
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So the two-hour christmas special (which will count as two episodes of season 2) was shown at Brazil's Comic Con Experience to a few lucky people. Spoiler:
apparently there will be a new clusterfuck in this. Merry Christmas!
The Last Wizard
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Hoping they delve into more sci fi this season.
StudioTan
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That's kinda disappointing.
I think this is good ... it suffered a little of the netflix curse of "could have been much better with less episodes"
As some have said stick with it until episode 4, although I would say to stick with it a couple of more episodes, it clicked with me around ep 6 and I could finally enjoy it, but I wasn't crazy about it if Im being honest.
Seems pretty accurate. I hated it overall. Some of the storylines I did quite like, and there were a lot of pretty people.
Still, I watched the train wreck until the very end....
Road of Ease
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A trailer is coming tomorrow. Will probably be only of the Christmas Special, but it's still exciting.
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