janesonthego
Joined Jan 2019
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Love the characters, the writing, the show's values, the pace, the balance of soap and drama but EVERY SINGLE TIME something is happening, the person in charge of using music to create tension picks the most painful, extreme, irritating, music track (one which could not possibly appeal to a majority of viewers), and blasts it so loud it is physically painful, then i have to mute the show for 5 mins and rely on subtitles. Normally i could ignore rubbish music, but the dialogue is inaudible. It seems to be a growing trend in tv/ movies, but the Rookie takes this to a whole new level. Seriously, just fix it. Please.
Other than that, it would probably be my favourite cop show.
Other than that, it would probably be my favourite cop show.
Don't be put off if, like me, you found the 2019 Downton Movie a messy, disappointing farce: Julian Fellowes has redeemed himself with the Downton Abbey : A New Era movie just released (2022). The plotlines are once again credible, and in keeping with the character of the characters we came to know so well over the 6 well written and produced seasons Downton Abbey graced our TV screens.
Fascinating social history, perfect costumes and set design, subplots carried to their logical conclusions, and lots of loose ends neatly tied off.
(Can't say more about why this was so enjoyable without spoilers, but it really was perfect.)
Fascinating social history, perfect costumes and set design, subplots carried to their logical conclusions, and lots of loose ends neatly tied off.
(Can't say more about why this was so enjoyable without spoilers, but it really was perfect.)
In 2016 I had no access at all to Australia's not great anyway broadband, and my viewing options were severely limited. The only reason I tried Killjoys is cos the DVD case said "from the Producers of Orphan Black and the Creator of Lost Girl". Sure enough, Killjoys has a good balance of drama and humour, and values I don't find annoying.
Can't compare Killjoys to much other sci-fi. Forty years ago after wading through 1 and 1/2 volumes of The Foundation Trilogy I decided if women are not relevant then the price of club membership was too high. Never managed to stay awake long enough to see the whole of the first Star Wars Movie. Did the robot warn the boy in time?
Episode 1 of Killjoys is clunky, but it tries. The larger storyline takes a few episodes to set itself up. I don't need expensive sets, I am after character, values, and surprises. A likeable handful of characters, including a sentient spaceship, travel a sector of space known as The Quad. Killjoys get paid for completing warrants, which is to say they enforce the law by contract, they do not question the law. Not all grades of warrant require killing. The warrants chosen, enforcement methods and leisure time activities provide the character and values.
On the surprise front, the idea of a currency unit named Joy won me over instantly. Strip mined wastelands and the world described in Killjoys are dystopian but almost VR shots of the Australian economy if you take away the PR trimmings. The other "world-building" aspects are equally impressive.
For a show that doesn't bother at all to labour issues like race, class, gender, stolen generations, consent, family or the assumption of a social contract, it sure has a lot to say in passing. And on the way, we get to try and unravel some mysteries. It's a refreshingly different show, and both Thom Allison and Mayko Nguyen have sometimes delivered lines that left me chortling for days.
After 4 seasons I won't be devastated when the next season wraps everything up, but I've enjoyed the ride, several times now. This is not the greatest show ever made but still way better than 8 out of 10 shows on offer.
Can't compare Killjoys to much other sci-fi. Forty years ago after wading through 1 and 1/2 volumes of The Foundation Trilogy I decided if women are not relevant then the price of club membership was too high. Never managed to stay awake long enough to see the whole of the first Star Wars Movie. Did the robot warn the boy in time?
Episode 1 of Killjoys is clunky, but it tries. The larger storyline takes a few episodes to set itself up. I don't need expensive sets, I am after character, values, and surprises. A likeable handful of characters, including a sentient spaceship, travel a sector of space known as The Quad. Killjoys get paid for completing warrants, which is to say they enforce the law by contract, they do not question the law. Not all grades of warrant require killing. The warrants chosen, enforcement methods and leisure time activities provide the character and values.
On the surprise front, the idea of a currency unit named Joy won me over instantly. Strip mined wastelands and the world described in Killjoys are dystopian but almost VR shots of the Australian economy if you take away the PR trimmings. The other "world-building" aspects are equally impressive.
For a show that doesn't bother at all to labour issues like race, class, gender, stolen generations, consent, family or the assumption of a social contract, it sure has a lot to say in passing. And on the way, we get to try and unravel some mysteries. It's a refreshingly different show, and both Thom Allison and Mayko Nguyen have sometimes delivered lines that left me chortling for days.
After 4 seasons I won't be devastated when the next season wraps everything up, but I've enjoyed the ride, several times now. This is not the greatest show ever made but still way better than 8 out of 10 shows on offer.