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The Witcher |OT| Something More (Dec. 20th Netflix) - TAG SPOILERS WITH EPISODE
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Or reviewing the show fell on someone else in the company and he just piggybacked few episodes in from that access. If he was given task of reviewing it then he would, if he wouldn't have liked show surely review would have reflected that.
But sure, lets use that tweet to imply show totally blows because why not?
Damn that means the morning for me so i will watch tomorrow night.Thanks!
If he liked it, he would have said so. He's usually not that terse.
...huh. That's odd.
It was from Alan Sepinwall and he said that he watched 2 episodes and wouldn't be reviewing it.
He watched 2 episodes and decided he doesn't like it.
Personally I think that is bit jumping the gun as most series take good 3-4 episodes of their first season to find their stride.
But he decided that he doesn't like it, fine. I still wouldn't take out Magic 8 Ball and tarot cards and start reading too much into that.
The trailers, while not bad, have still left me skeptical. Lack of early reviews isn't helping, seems like Netflix typically has some at least a small window.
That said, definitely planning to watch it all even if mediocre and obviously if it's great all the better. Have been listening to The Last Wish audiobook this week which should be partially covered.
That said, definitely planning to watch it all even if mediocre and obviously if it's great all the better. Have been listening to The Last Wish audiobook this week which should be partially covered.
As someone pointed out earlier, Mindhunter S2 was embargoed until release day and that ended up being great. Plus, Netflix renewed this for a second season already. So there is still hope that this turns out pretty good.
I like the main trailer quite a bit, but yeah, the rest of them have been rather lacking.
Ok cool. I was aware of the impressions for the first five episodes, but wanted to check out some actual reviews.
Seems I'm in the same boat as others. I'm still skeptical about the show and I really don't feel like renewing Netflix if it's not good. I'd rather wait for something else to come along and just catch it then.
With Netflix's all-at-once model it makes sense to embargo until release. Then whenever someone sees a review they can go watch it literally right now. If people read ahead of time you may have drop offs. And with weekly releases it's important to hammer a start date into people's heads because ratings are important, so getting people hyped before is big. Netflix don't care if you watch day one or day seven.
I would rather early reviews but it makes sense.
I would rather early reviews but it makes sense.
Honestly surprised Sepinwall even gave it a shot. He doesn't review as many things since he moved to Rolling Stone and this didn't seem like his wheel house. Guess if enough main stream outlets say "the next Game of Thrones?" you have to at least give it a look to confirm that it's not an awards contender.
Can't fucking wait
I have an international flight 5 hours after the show is released, I'll download the episodes and watch them in the air.
I have an international flight 5 hours after the show is released, I'll download the episodes and watch them in the air.
Count me in as "hyped but terrified that it will be bad". Netflix renewing for a second season already just means they know a ton of people will watch it, not that it's good.
Oh no.. The Independent 2/5
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Seems weird they outright state it's based on books but then lean hard into trying to say it's actually a video game adaptation.
Really seems like a large portion of the dislike is from the seriousness, and I wonder how much of that is from thinking it's from a video game and thus can't take itself seriously.
He really liked GoT season 1.
Even with him reviewing less these days, his taste always aligned with mine more than most critics. I was hyped for this but this has me worried.
I'm already drastically reducing my expectations from these early leaks...Hope I wake up tomorrow and the reviews tell me i am wrong
I hope I wake up tomorrow and like it no matter what reviewers say.
Yeah, I've generally really enjoyed Sepinwall. Connected with his reviews when Hannibal was airing.
I'm not expecting Watchmen or Chernobyl. I'm hoping for something pulpy, fun, with strong characters. I've been, overall, a bit disappointed with The Mandalorian, even though it's mostly entertaining--it's really lacking, character-wise.
That review is complete cringe from the get-go. The reviewer wastes paragraphs comparing the show to Game of Thrones while also makes weird claims like GoT is low fantasy while Witcher is high fantasy (??). It seemed like he was pissed off for the fact that he did not know everything - the politics, why monsters exist, etc. Like, as if GoT answered everything in it's first season.
One thing he mentions which I find concerning is that Yennefer's actress is bad. It looked as much from the trailers but I'll live with it.
4/5 from common sense media
Unless word of mouth really overrides, I'm not at a point where I really care or have enough time to waste on shows that I have to hope are the rare instance where my hype and hope is correct and critical consensus amongst reviewers that align with my tastes are wrong(if the unfortunate happens with this series critically). If critics pan it, Or even give it lukewarm reviews, I'll follow the thread and see, but my backlog is big enough as it is.
Although this review by the NYT is pretty lukewarm, it actually makes me less worried since the main complaint is that the budget and cgi are lackluster, especially compared to GoT.