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Post by needahacksaw on Jul 31, 2006 10:35:40 GMT -5
So, who else saw it?
I liked it a lot. Not quite the home run of TWW but a good one, nonetheless. I look forward to seeing what a "real episode" is like.
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Post by cking33 on Aug 3, 2006 21:49:06 GMT -5
I missed it. Apparently, it was up on Youtube, but they just got rid of it. Oh well. Still, seeing it opening night is going o be exciting. For those who have seen it, some say it was good, others have mixed feelings about it, but critics and others in the industry will be slow to panning it because it's only the first episode and it wasn't that bad, and it's Sorkin/Schlamme we're talking about here.
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Post by Jess on Aug 4, 2006 4:28:08 GMT -5
I loved it! I just re-watched it on my TV and wow, such a difference to seeing it in that tiny little window on YouTube. Wes' meltdown in particular is absolutely fantastic on the TV screen. I've seen fragments of it umpteen times in all those promos, I've read the pilot draft and I've watched it in its entirity at least twice now, and it still gets me every time. Judd Hirsch was an absolutely perfect choice, he really nailed that scene.
I was a little disappointed to see the Simon and Tom banter scenes go, as well as the Danny-yelling-for-his-car scene, though the latter obviously didn't make sense with the Martha Moyer character being written out - plus there's the issue of time.
I literally squealed when Jack and Jordan started pedeconferencing. Oh Sorkin, I have missed you.
It wasn't perfect - Amanda Peet would be my main concern, I'm still not convinced she can pull off the part of Jordan - but on the whole I really can't find much to be critical about. I'm just so thrilled about this show starting! *g*
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Post by needahacksaw on Aug 5, 2006 11:45:04 GMT -5
The set is stunning. I always thought the WW set was the prettiest one, well, ever. But so far this one is right up there.
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Post by lra4823 on Aug 8, 2006 15:50:34 GMT -5
I didn't realize that it was available on NEtflix until yesterday. I'd imagine I'll watch it sometime over the weekend.
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Post by lra4823 on Aug 12, 2006 13:23:53 GMT -5
I just watched it and wow. The show was really well written and had a great Sorkin pace to it. I only had two problems. Number one was off the review I posted earlier, that the lighting was bad. I know that it was intentional to try and get that behind-the-scenes feel, but I think they carried it just a little too far. The second was that I'm still not sold on Amanda Peet. The lines were there, but her timing just didn't feel right to me. That being said, I'm still REALLY looking forward to this show.
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Post by idontlikemondays on Aug 15, 2006 18:14:21 GMT -5
I've been watching it almost non-stop since it arrived at my house through Netflix. It's officially my new favorite show.(Arrested Development RIP)
I've always said that they needed a show about the backstage life of...a show.
It was awesome. Nuff' said.
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Post by username on Sept 3, 2006 0:03:36 GMT -5
Just saw it today, I loved it, I thought it was great. I thought everyone in it was fantastic, including Amanda Peet. The only one that I wasn't really feeling was Sarah Paulson, the one that plays Harriet. She just didn't seem to be as intense as she seemed in the script. When I read the script I thougt she was much sharper, more energetic, but the way she was playing it was more mellow, and laid back. I think it's that I had an image in my head of how the show was going to go and for the most part it went the way I had imagined it, except for that one little piece. It was still outstanding, it just sort of threw me.
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Post by braddick on Sept 20, 2006 0:37:11 GMT -5
I too have been looking forward to this one for several months and it didn't disappoint. The lighting, as mentioned above did seem a bit dark but getting past that and the obligatory "setting the stage" little back stories I give it my highest rating.
Watching it a second time today off of Tivo made me appreciate it just that much more.
Lots of little hidden references to Sports Night. Not just in the writing but style, of course, but also actors glances and body movement/language.
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