08-26-2014, 07:30 AM
Maybe because there never seems to be any hope for the future.
This is probably the biggest thing that will turn me off from a show.
There has to be hope. Somewhere. Some how. At some point.
I thought True Detective was outstanding on many levels. As dark as it was, I believed there would be hope. And there was.
I never saw Breaking Bad so I can't offer any opinion. But I can understand that others can see something in a show that I don't that motivates them to hold and celebrate it in higher esteem.
Yet, I can also say my personal belief systems may (and have) prevented me from being truly objective about some shows, based on premise alone. I haven't the skills to be particularly analytical about various aspects of presenting a TV show or movie. Editing? Directorial considerations? Good acting, bad acting, range… I kind of have a handle on those. But I would thing those in the business, would better be able to judge, be they participants or critics. I think if Breaking Bad is truly unworthy of the number of awards, there will be some outcry among the more skilled observers.
When I watch award shows, I can only hope my favorites do well. If they don't, that's life.
OTOH the French have a saying that roughly translates, "there's no arguing taste. "
On some level, that's a truly ironic statement.
This is probably the biggest thing that will turn me off from a show.
There has to be hope. Somewhere. Some how. At some point.
I thought True Detective was outstanding on many levels. As dark as it was, I believed there would be hope. And there was.
I never saw Breaking Bad so I can't offer any opinion. But I can understand that others can see something in a show that I don't that motivates them to hold and celebrate it in higher esteem.
Yet, I can also say my personal belief systems may (and have) prevented me from being truly objective about some shows, based on premise alone. I haven't the skills to be particularly analytical about various aspects of presenting a TV show or movie. Editing? Directorial considerations? Good acting, bad acting, range… I kind of have a handle on those. But I would thing those in the business, would better be able to judge, be they participants or critics. I think if Breaking Bad is truly unworthy of the number of awards, there will be some outcry among the more skilled observers.
When I watch award shows, I can only hope my favorites do well. If they don't, that's life.
OTOH the French have a saying that roughly translates, "there's no arguing taste. "
On some level, that's a truly ironic statement.