Trek has a good excuse where it's a ship you live on and work on for like...years. there's an in universe practicality there where people tend to wanna work and live in places with lighting condusive to existing as a person and less for how dramatic it looks on TV. Trek is allowed to do flat lighting
I've had a super hard time so far with it and have given up repeatedly and I love boring Sci fi. The characters are just super unlikable and one dimensional. The commander guy is unironic Zapp Brannigan
Steven Strait held the same strained facial expression for all 6 seasons and was overall just super flat, same with Chatham. Aghdashloo is a good actress overall but the writers absolutely were not writing her lines with her in mind, especially in the last two seasons. Tipper was only good during the story arc where they stole the Mormon ship and after IMO
They're pretty well-written and well-paced with interesting characters and worldbuilding, but they're not breaking any new ground or making you think tough questions. The first book is sort of a noir detective thriller, the rest are more like political/military thrillers, except #4 which is kind of a western. There's also a few short stories, and I've heard the audio book narrator is good.
I wasn't expecting a well thought out response, but I read every sentence.
There is something to be said for how 90’s Stark Trek kept its production costs low. Seems like you can also get away with a lot more artistically when you’re less expensive for a corporation
Or just have cool parents. Mine paid more attention to what I was getting out of what I watched. I watched hellraiser before I was 10 because I was super into special effect and sorta mid tier creepshow kinda gore stuff. But say, pro wrestling was looked down on and I didn't really disagree cause they thought it was maybe too trashy and stupid. It was the 90s and wrestling lost the camp aspect for thst time so I can follow. I was still allowed to watch whatever but shittier stuff got not supported and things with substance did regardless of the sex or gore as long as it wasn't like a Serbian film or porn or whatever. I also took a more active interest in film and by my early teens my parents went off my recommendations. They also played video games with me and for sure are bigger gamers than I am now thst they've retired. I think there's a bit too mu h focus on content and less thinking especially on the individual parent's part causenthey know their kids best or should to not focus so much on what content there is strictly but how it's done. I'd hate to lose my sex and blood in movies cause that shit can be really fucking fun and had a better childhood for having it growing up,
There's plenty of wholesome shmaltz out there if that's what you need. Otherwise what, we're supposed to make entertainment for adults but keep things rated pg? I'm not really sure what solution you would have here.
You gave a list of people who may not like certain entertainment for one reason or another. Aside from literally making everything family friendly in case an ace person might see a sex scene or whatever what would you suggest? These should either be adults or parents making informed decisions and since your own complaints seem to count the marketing of sex and violence as a problem as well, I'm not really sure what you want.
Not sure I believe this. The Big Bang Theory couldn’t have been that cheap, Jim Parsons was the highest paid tv actor in the world at one point, making like $1M per episode.
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Trek has a good excuse where it's a ship you live on and work on for like...years. there's an in universe practicality there where people tend to wanna work and live in places with lighting condusive to existing as a person and less for how dramatic it looks on TV. Trek is allowed to do flat lighting
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Babylon five you say?
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I've had a super hard time so far with it and have given up repeatedly and I love boring Sci fi. The characters are just super unlikable and one dimensional. The commander guy is unironic Zapp Brannigan
I can't say it really gets better but it is s cult classic that appeals to some
The Expanse could afford to do all the fancy sets and costumes and lighting because they hired the cheapest and worst actors in Hollywood
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I love the show, I’ve watched it three times. Doesn’t mean any of the acting was good.
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Steven Strait held the same strained facial expression for all 6 seasons and was overall just super flat, same with Chatham. Aghdashloo is a good actress overall but the writers absolutely were not writing her lines with her in mind, especially in the last two seasons. Tipper was only good during the story arc where they stole the Mormon ship and after IMO
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Are the books worth reading? Seems daunting to get into at first
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They're pretty well-written and well-paced with interesting characters and worldbuilding, but they're not breaking any new ground or making you think tough questions. The first book is sort of a noir detective thriller, the rest are more like political/military thrillers, except #4 which is kind of a western. There's also a few short stories, and I've heard the audio book narrator is good.
And the worst sound design team
Honestly having good actors in a sci-fi show has always been a red flag for me, second only to having fancy CGI.
I wasn't expecting a well thought out response, but I read every sentence.
There is something to be said for how 90’s Stark Trek kept its production costs low. Seems like you can also get away with a lot more artistically when you’re less expensive for a corporation
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Or just have cool parents. Mine paid more attention to what I was getting out of what I watched. I watched hellraiser before I was 10 because I was super into special effect and sorta mid tier creepshow kinda gore stuff. But say, pro wrestling was looked down on and I didn't really disagree cause they thought it was maybe too trashy and stupid. It was the 90s and wrestling lost the camp aspect for thst time so I can follow. I was still allowed to watch whatever but shittier stuff got not supported and things with substance did regardless of the sex or gore as long as it wasn't like a Serbian film or porn or whatever. I also took a more active interest in film and by my early teens my parents went off my recommendations. They also played video games with me and for sure are bigger gamers than I am now thst they've retired. I think there's a bit too mu h focus on content and less thinking especially on the individual parent's part causenthey know their kids best or should to not focus so much on what content there is strictly but how it's done. I'd hate to lose my sex and blood in movies cause that shit can be really fucking fun and had a better childhood for having it growing up,
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There's plenty of wholesome shmaltz out there if that's what you need. Otherwise what, we're supposed to make entertainment for adults but keep things rated pg? I'm not really sure what solution you would have here.
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You gave a list of people who may not like certain entertainment for one reason or another. Aside from literally making everything family friendly in case an ace person might see a sex scene or whatever what would you suggest? These should either be adults or parents making informed decisions and since your own complaints seem to count the marketing of sex and violence as a problem as well, I'm not really sure what you want.
Not sure I believe this. The Big Bang Theory couldn’t have been that cheap, Jim Parsons was the highest paid tv actor in the world at one point, making like $1M per episode.
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He keeps the seats full, which sells gold, dick pills, and... uh... idk I haven't actually seen any TV advertising in well over a decade.
That happens after it's success