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TheFlabbs t1_jecbhrr wrote

I’m convinced that anybody who thinks Succession has next-level writing hasn’t actually watched or paid attention to a drama that’s actually good and well-written lmao. People who think that it’s next-level to dabble in the concept of money and its moral ambiguities must be incredibly boring, that’s some real surface level shit

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TheFlabbs t1_jecb3hj wrote

All of these shows are really average at best and I think the praise people give them is some kind of attempt at accrediting this new era of television when really none of it even comes close to some of the best dramas of the 2000s. It’s so sad to watch people praise these shows when we’ve had so much better

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inkista t1_jec8o2n wrote

I'm enjoying it, and the fun the writers are having expanding the mythology. It's not as good as the OG show, but it's solid and getting better. But. I watched the OG show as an adult, not as a kid, so my feelings about the OG show were that I was a fan, I greatly enjoyed it, and Scott Bakula was a sweetie but it wasn't some kind of tv masterpiece for the ages. If you watched it as a kid, you could have a very different feel for the property. It's probably also why I like the Magnum PI reboot more than the average on this sub. :D

I think the new show is doing a good job of being respectful (instead of just taking the title and then graffiting all over it with whatever the hell they want), paying homage and maintaining original story, and not straying too far from the tone of the original, while still carving their own path with an interesting set of characters.

But I still think Fantasy Island's doing a better job on their reboot :D. [I'm a sucker for any former Mutant Enemy writer, and they've got two as showrunners (Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain), and another three (Jane Espenson, Ben Edlund, and Drew Z. Greenberg) in the writers' room.]

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Texomond t1_jec8gpn wrote

Yes, they released a 2 season long free audiobook called "Orphan Black: The Next Chapter", it's set 8 years after the original series.

Tatiana Maslany voices everyone in season 1, and a few other actors like Jordan Gavaris (Felix), Kristian Bruun (Donnie) and Evelyne Brochu (Delphine) also return to voice their characters for season 2.

This upcoming TV show is set ~40 years after the original series for comparison. All rumors and signs point to Keeley Hawes' character being >!grown up Kira Manning (Sarah's daughter)!<, so there'll definitely be some connection to the original.

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