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We're the same, we're also 3 in but finishing the 3rd took some effort, we were talking just an hour ago about how we will see it out but so far like yourself could take it or leave it.
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rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Everyone else has had their say on Inventing Anna so here's my take after just the first episode.
No problem with her accent. It seems standard mittel europa.
But there's plenty of jarring elements.
That reaction at the ultrasound seemed ridiculous. Fine to be upset at things but baby stopping her get her career back?
And what's going on with those writers at the magazine seemingly without anything to do?
Tbh it all seemed over stylised and reminded me of Sex in the City. Just without the sex
No problem with her accent. It seems standard mittel europa.
But there's plenty of jarring elements.
That reaction at the ultrasound seemed ridiculous. Fine to be upset at things but baby stopping her get her career back?
And what's going on with those writers at the magazine seemingly without anything to do?
Tbh it all seemed over stylised and reminded me of Sex in the City. Just without the sex
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Ah, so it's not just me. Phew. Just watched 4 and still don't really understand all the fuss. I will probably finish it at some point, but I kind of feel I'd get just as much out of just reading an article on the subject.
In other news.
Just finished the new season of Always Sunny, and am again disappointed. The Irish episodes were terrible. This might have been the worst season yet, and not the 'return to form' that had been led to believe.
Aladdin
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Yes. That's probably it.
It's very much like the a new york fluff soap/drama but dressed up as true crime like that gives it some kind if gravitas. The scenes with the mag writers stick out like a sore thumb as a linking device. I know they have to explain to us (the audience) new elements of the drama for them to unfold in flashback, but they are doing it in a very 'true detective' way. It's silly and irritating.
I'm not sure that actually spoils anything.
Aladdin
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You're nowhere near what it's like.
It develops as it progresses and you realise that behind the "fluff as you call it, are some more complex and genuine people. Not all...but enougb to take it to a different level..
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Oh whoops sorry, am I watching it wrong?
Aladdin
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T & P
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The scenes with the mag writers make more sense and become much more streamlined with the rest of the story as the series progresses. As are one or two other things you have queried early on.
Perfectly fine if you watch it in full (or at least 2/3 in) and still disagree with the widespread popular opinion that it’s pretty good, or if simply think it’s a stinker and unbearable. But if you really want to give it a try you might as well stick with it for a bit longer, given that everyone here who likes it keeps stating it gets better and better as the series progresses.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I'm on episode 6.
It's better from about half way through because there is drama and tension, the sex and the city / true detective stuff isn't really part of it. It's a dramatisation of an event in Morocco.
I still don't rate anything else up to this point as anything other than fluff tv.
T & P
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Fair enough. Wouldn’t expect everyone to like it and that’s fine, but I thought anyone undecided ought to reserve judgement until reaching at least the two thirds in. As you yourself agree it does get better past the halfway mark even if you still end up not liking it. I myself have lost count of the number of shows I like but didn’t like at first, and only persevered with because of popular opinion.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Nothing wrong with fluff TV by the way, I just don't think it's the hard hitting, gritty dramatisation people seem to be making it out to be.
I don't hate it, I'm just not gushing, but I am watching it. It's a bit like squid game, in that it's a decent enough watch, a bit flawed, but I don't understand why it's so universally loved to such a high degree.
Anyway, I've not actually finished yet so we will see. Morocco was certainly more gripping.
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
I heard the podcast about Anna, around a year ago (Fake Heiress) and jumped at the chance to watch this. This is very different from the podcast, which also was a dramatization/documentary, but mostly with her victims describing how she sucked them in. The actress's accent on the podcast was similar and I guess that's just how Anna talks. I thought the whole journalist thing was just a story telling device and I found it very jarring to begin with - but it turns out that part is actually true and yesterday I found the article the whole thing is based on...
ttps://www.thecut.com/article/how-anna-delvey-tricked-new-york.html
I'm really enjoying it, I have to say! It's not perfect but it's still a great story and it really hit a good pace once it got going.
Also, all the money Anna made from selling the story to Netflix has been used to pay some of her debts (so says the internet
). She left prison after about 2 years but is currently being detained in some immigration center in New York for overstaying her visa. (I don't know if this is explained at the end of the series, I finished episode 4 yesterday)
ttps://www.thecut.com/article/how-anna-delvey-tricked-new-york.html
I'm really enjoying it, I have to say! It's not perfect but it's still a great story and it really hit a good pace once it got going.
Also, all the money Anna made from selling the story to Netflix has been used to pay some of her debts (so says the internet
). She left prison after about 2 years but is currently being detained in some immigration center in New York for overstaying her visa. (I don't know if this is explained at the end of the series, I finished episode 4 yesterday)
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girasol
Addicted to handstands!
I think one of the most interesting things about it is how many people she fooled and how gullible people are - it's all based on who you know and what you wear and really, just the air of confidence she had. So, good acting skills. Is Anna a sociopath? A genius? Both? Neither?
Is Anna a sociopath? A genius? Both? Neither?
Thora
Differently Ethical
Rich people LOVE money. The tech bro boyfriend who put her up in hotels for two years, all the bankers - they heard about the £££ trust fund and lost sight of everything else.I think one of the most interesting things about it is how many people she fooled and how gullible people are - it's all based on who you know and what you wear and really, just the air of confidence she had. So, good acting skills.
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
It's almost as if they asked for it through their shallowness and greed
I started listening to the Fake Heiress podcast again, in the first episode there's a conversation between Anna and her father which is also in Inventing Anna, but this time as the conversation between Alan Reed and his daughter.
edit: Interesting, Jessica Pressler (who wrote the article) is also the producer of Inventing Anna. Inventing Anna (TV Mini Series 2022) - IMDb
As someone said on IMDB "I'm enjoying hate watching it"
Rich people are really yucky.
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RedRedRose
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Just finished the first season of Broadchurch. Seems the second season has its doubters. Should I jump to the third season?
Aladdin
Well-Known Member
This is great.
Season 1 finished and it's realy good.
Ready for season 2 whenever it comes out
Wont say too much.
It's gripping from the first episode.
Reno
The In Kraut
I think you can as it's a new case, while season 2 dragged out the plot from the first season and turned into a courtroom drama. Season 2 was rather boring and 3 was a return to form.
skyscraper101
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Just binged Ozark. I liked it, a lot. Can’t wait for the Second half of season 4 to drop.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
That explains the rather abrupt ending
Reno
The In Kraut
I may wait till the second half of season 4 comes out and then watch the whole lot. It's taken this long...
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Finished Anna.
My opinion has not changed. It's OK, better than average crime drama city TV fluff, but in my opinion, nowhere near as great as everyone has been saying.
Also finished the first season of Fargo. I think I gave it a wide birth originally because it looked like a TV spin off with that cheeky bloke out of the office.
Great performances in general. . . . but. . . .
My opinion has not changed. It's OK, better than average crime drama city TV fluff, but in my opinion, nowhere near as great as everyone has been saying.
Also finished the first season of Fargo. I think I gave it a wide birth originally because it looked like a TV spin off with that cheeky bloke out of the office.
Great performances in general. . . . but. . . .
I preferred it at the begining when there was a touch of 'sympathy for Mr Vengeance' to it. It quite quickly turned so that Freeman was clearly a bad egg. Originally Billy Bob was even a bit of an anti hero.
. . . and what was the deal with Freeman in the lift? What was he thinking? What exactly was he perusing? What did he want? I I thought seeing Billy Bob was some scary shit for him and he would want to get out of there asap. Did I miss something? Not sure I liked the 'two weeks later' ending either.
Yes I realise I am waaaaaaay behind the times on this one.
. . . and what was the deal with Freeman in the lift? What was he thinking? What exactly was he perusing? What did he want? I I thought seeing Billy Bob was some scary shit for him and he would want to get out of there asap. Did I miss something? Not sure I liked the 'two weeks later' ending either.
Yes I realise I am waaaaaaay behind the times on this one.
HoratioCuthbert
Deep seated inconsequence
Watching the first few minutes of Tick Tick Boom not sure if I can stomach it. It's 2021 not 1960, turning thirty is fuck all these days min, get a grip. Ten years later and I may sympathise....
HoratioCuthbert
Deep seated inconsequence
oh it's 2022 so clearly dementia sets in at 39, fuck he's right
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
Just wait til you're 49, my child.
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HaveMyPassword123
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