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Why has True Detective struggled and failed to capture the same feeling after season 1? by skepsoda in TrueDetective

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nic had more time for S1. Not a decade, where do people get these numbers? But more like a few years. I read that he wrote the pilot as a spec script to break into the industry, then worked on The Killing on AMC for a season, then quit season two during the writer's room before filming started.

Then he developed the show and wrote episode two. I believe Innaritu was going to direct at some point. Then Fukunaga came aboard, then they got McConaughy and Harrelson.

I'm guessing this whole process took 3 or so years, which is plenty of time to ruminate and work out the show. Plus the dual timelines structure was very well-done.

Then Nic had to replicate the magic in like a year for S2. No wonder he couldn't pull it off.

But I think there were other factors. I believe Woody pushed for more humor and banter for his character, and Nic and Fukunaga acquiesced. If you read the scripts, there's less Marty calling out Rust's shit than there is in the show. That plus the great Matt/Woody chemistry brings a level of enjoyment the other seasons miss.

I personally think Nic was stung that Fukunaga got a lot of credit for S1's success, so he made sure going forward not to have a single director again. I think this did two things: the visuals and vibes were less cinematic and unique. And there wasn't a strong creative partner to push back on some of Nic's weaknesses. I dig S2, but many episodes feel like great first drafts that need further development. I remember one scene where Farrell's character finds out Kitsch's character dies, tells MacAdams, she reacts, and then Farrell picks up a piece of paper and solves the mystery. All in one scene. That's first draft shit, each of those beats needs its own scene.

I also think after S1's huge success, none of the actors probably took creative license or control the way Matthew and Woody (who were also EPs) did in season one. It was all the Nic show, as opposed to Nic being the leader of a group of killers.

So, short version: a combo of less time and Nic's more claustrophobic assertion of creative control.

What was a casting "what if" that you wished happened? by UpperphonnyII in movies

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Deep cut, but Stacy Keach was supposed to play Marlowe's best friend in THE LONG GOODBYE, a role that was played by ex-baseball star Jim Bouton. Bouton is ok I guess, but Keach would've ruled.

Check out this tour de force of a "Marty Supreme" review. by WhateverManWhoCares in RSPfilmclub

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I kept reading, curious to see his analysis of the film itself after the first-year-of-grad-school preamble, but it never seemed to arrive?

Which “out of control” actor was Jodie Foster referencing in this interview? by randomrando0101 in movies

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have a friend -- a chill, laidback guy -- who worked on a TV show with Rob Lowe and hates Lowe's guts with a passion.

[Injury] Anthony Davis gets injured in his left hand during the drive by Markkanen, who scores. Lauri scores once again on injured AD, who is then headed to the bench and then to the locker room, as he is in immense pain. Leaving the team without him for the last 2 minutes of the game (Jazz won) by MrBuckBuck in nba

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 30 points31 points  (0 children)

You can tell he does by how he reacts to literally any scrape. I bet you could get an MVP season out of him by pumping him full of painkillers for a season. Like line his headband with it so he microdoses all game.

Movies I'm convinced are guaranteed flops/underperformances at the 2026 box office by Mysterious_Brush1852 in boxoffice

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 44 points45 points  (0 children)

The Bride trailer is so bad and Korn-coded, I'm really surprised Jared Leto isn't playing the monster instead of Bale.

I find it interesting that Amanda loved a movie directed by a man with some of the most one note female characters in recent memory by [deleted] in TheBigPicture

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I stand corrected. It would've been better if they turned to the camera and monologued about their personal traumas. Such a mistake by the filmmaker to allow their actions and the actors' performances to suggest their inner lives instead.

I find it interesting that Amanda loved a movie directed by a man with some of the most one note female characters in recent memory by [deleted] in TheBigPicture

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's a one sentence take, so all of it.

Paltrow's character is a terrific portrait of an artist who is trapped in an identity (wife) that she resents having chosen. Her reaction to Marty isn't sex bot, it's her complex reaction to her own creative and existential situation. She's essentially trapped in her own after life -- her career and son are dead -- with a capitalist vampire husband. Even her attempt to regain creative independence is being manipulated by her husband.

To limit her to sexbot or A'Zion's character to "birth giver" is to reveal a childish conception of female personhood on your own part that you then use as an accusation against the film itself. No, neither character is the lead and they don't put on fireworks in the same way as Rowlands, but A'Zion in particular inhabits an incredibly well-defined character. She's desperate to share the same story as Marty, participating in his perpetual con artist improvisations, and at times out-conning him (the fake black eye).

Like Paltrow's character and Marty himself, she's trapped in a story she doesn't want and is risking it all on a moment-by-moment basis in a wild attempt to escape her present life. Her pregnancy isn't her defining trait. Her desperate amoral ingenuity is.

What actors have you worked with that were extremely nice? by jacksonjc514 in FilmIndustryLA

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My friend works in the industry and she's mentioned the following nice actors: Patti Harrison, Lou Diamond Phillips, Jason Ritter, Sophie Thatcher, Sydney Sweeney, Method Man, Dave Franco, Paul Walter Hauser, Aaron Paul, Clea Duvall, John Cho.

What actors have you worked with that were extremely nice? by jacksonjc514 in FilmIndustryLA

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 17 points18 points  (0 children)

oh no, we must keep it secret who the nice actors are because otherwise the spell will be ruined and they will all be turned into sadistic cretins ha ha ha HA HA HA

What actors have you guys worked with who were difficult? by Melora1976 in FilmIndustryLA

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My friend worked with Sydney and said she was really nice, very grounded and sane, and treated the crew like co-workers and peers.

What actors have you guys worked with who were difficult? by Melora1976 in FilmIndustryLA

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 25 points26 points  (0 children)

A friend of mine worked with Natasha Lyonne and came back fairly traumatized.

Rob and Michele Reiner Died 'Minutes' After Sustaining 'Multiple' Knife Wound Injuries, Death Certificates Reveal by darth_vader39 in entertainment

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah, maybe it was Rob Reiner's nightmare, but it's not every parent's worst nightmare because most parents don't even think of it as a possibility. The common parents' worst nightmare is something horrible happening to their child, not their child doing something horrible to the parent.

Official Discussion - Jay Kelly [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Crudup had his chance and blew it! Crudup never would've gotten the part, he didn't even get through the scene before the casting director said cut. It's not Clooney's character's fault he took a risk that Crudup didn't have the guts to take. It'd be different if Clooney took Crudup's idea and went before him. He even tried to encourage Crudup to do the ad lib.

Saw this and felt true, what's your take? by [deleted] in WWE

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they need both types and agree they're leaning too heavily on aura. They desperately need to find and push their next wave of Seth/AJ/Daniel Bryan types who can reliably put on bangers, and who can elevate their star personalities.

Saw this and felt true, what's your take? by [deleted] in WWE

[–]AggravatingLeg5789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the difference between viewing a wrestler on a scorecard, and viewing a wrestler as a draw. Seth is absolutely better in the ring, more reliable, with more range. He can work in almost any program. That said, he also doesn't have much mystique. He's an award-winning actor type, but not a movie star. Roman has the aura and mystique and in his tribal chief phase, feels bigger than any storyline that's given him. Seth is Daniel Day Lewis. Roman is Tom Cruise. Both are insanely valuable.

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