Holy crap!It is indeed.
Or Montgomery from Fame if you're old enough!
He made a career out of getting hit by stuff.
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I need my spectacle. Is there any TV show that comes close Game of Thrones in regards to production values?
- Thread starter Memento
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He made a career out of getting hit by stuff.
Yep! he is one of fiction's greatest asholes in it.
He has a real problem with Helicopters also:
Rome was close, but I'd imagine it'd seem like a STARZ show today in comparison to new stuff. Rome was a great fucking show, I wish that Game of Thrones had been out before it to prove that an expensive show could pay off.
Westworld has really good production value today, too. But it's not like... a spectacle like GoT is.
Westworld has really good production value today, too. But it's not like... a spectacle like GoT is.
Westworld comes to mind, it's probably a level or two below but it still looks the part, it's a pretty divisive show in terms of enjoyment though.
Rome is truly a cut above schlocky Starz type stuff and network TV because the writing, performances and set and costume design contribute to a sense of verisimilitude that's really not been paralleled by anything other than perhaps deadwood. Rome is better than thrones by a wide margin
For those saying nasty thing about Starz, I'm surprised. Isn't American Gods a Starz production? There's nothing wrong with that.
I *loved* Rome when it came out, one of my favorite shows ever and I used to consider it as good as The SOpranos and The Wire, which I was watching all aorund that time... but... I'm fearful of watching it again because I feel like the last ~20 years of insane TV budgets will make it feel cheesy.
It's a subjective thing at the end of the day, but I really feel that the budget and set design is used in subtle ways that make the world feel more lived in - e.g. a forum teeming with slaves and merchants, and interiror villa scenes where people plot treacheries. Less so with dragons and battle scenes with thousands of extras. Definitely a subjective thing though!
I gave it an honest shot. I tried it between GOT season 6 and 7 hiatus to tide me over. Made 4 episodes in before I gave up. I even love Roman history. Seemed perfect for me. But it was not to be
From memory, episode 4 of season 1 is where it starts to pickup and from there it's just a constant increase in quality episode after episode until the end.
Rome
The Last Kingdom
Black Sails
All impressive "period" pieces in their own right.
They literally lost the plot partly because of their obsession with just being the biggest and most ridiculous show on TV. Post S4 it seemed each season was just about building up to some insane set piece.
The Last Kingdom
Black Sails
All impressive "period" pieces in their own right.
They literally lost the plot partly because of their obsession with just being the biggest and most ridiculous show on TV. Post S4 it seemed each season was just about building up to some insane set piece.
They saw the popularity of Hardhome and decided to repeat it over and over again.
Pretty sure that episode also cemented "The North" as Medieval Walking Dead with Season 5 onwards.
In episode 1 "The Others" didn't seem like brainless zombies, but more possessed, and a lot more mystic and scary.
If you only care how gorgeous it looks, then Star Trek Discovery. They really are spending money with all the special effects in that series.
There was a recent War & Peace series, and that had obscene production values.
It's a bit of a dry story otherwise though...
It's a bit of a dry story otherwise though...
