tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524959564942156.post1479047347317108439..comments2023-04-30T11:46:46.725+01:00Comments on Screenwriting On The Blog: Glorious BasterdsYehudah Jez Freedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620570721319183069noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524959564942156.post-42996540029708506912009-08-20T16:02:43.132+01:002009-08-20T16:02:43.132+01:00I honestly think the first ep of Romantics was the...I honestly think the first ep of Romantics was the weakest, and I was also unsure about it. But stick with it - it's great, funny, bawdy stuff!Yehudah Jez Freedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620570721319183069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524959564942156.post-73086819365829002612009-08-20T15:58:49.285+01:002009-08-20T15:58:49.285+01:00Yeah, I agree that Inglourious Basterds was a real...Yeah, I agree that Inglourious Basterds was a real return to form for QT. Totally enoyed it.<br /><br />As for The Street, well, it wasn't without its faults but overall it was impressive stuff. I think the actors carried it through the more contrived moments. <br />I only watched the first few minutes of the first episode of Desperate Romantics. That was enough to be frank.DavidMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008686770372857344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524959564942156.post-4944980853842293752009-08-20T13:40:06.129+01:002009-08-20T13:40:06.129+01:00"it was the only night in the week when my mi..."it was the only night in the week when my misses was quite for an hour."<br /><br />haha I can see why you'd rather remain anonymous!Yehudah Jez Freedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620570721319183069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524959564942156.post-6933862430158592312009-08-20T13:21:17.618+01:002009-08-20T13:21:17.618+01:00I loved it. There was a slight dip in the middle, ...I loved it. There was a slight dip in the middle, but all in all it's the strongest thing that was on TV.<br /><br />It was either that or Monday Monday.<br /><br />Plus it was the only night in the week when my misses was quite for an hour.<br /><br />BLISS.<br /><br />Can't wait to see 'The Bear Jew' is action.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524959564942156.post-12660440535477952912009-08-19T12:40:17.600+01:002009-08-19T12:40:17.600+01:00Fair enough. I would disagree that the characters ...Fair enough. I would disagree that the characters aren't credible. Like I said I haven't watched them all yet but I felt the actions and reactions of Bob Hoskins, Anna Friel and the racist bloke who took credit for rescuing the little girl even though he didn't were all emotionally true. <br /><br />I would argue that Jimmy McGovern set out to do two things with The Street. One was to surrupetiously reintroudce the one off play for today. And the other was to remind us how good soaps could be with small stories told well. I think over the 3 seasons he's done both.<br /><br />But hopefully I'll come back to look at The Street in more detail when I get round to finishing the series!Yehudah Jez Freedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620570721319183069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524959564942156.post-47978255575123457072009-08-19T12:12:33.589+01:002009-08-19T12:12:33.589+01:00I can't bear the convenient plotting, the glar...I can't bear the convenient plotting, the glaring obviousness, the sanctimonious tone. It's no better than Eastenders, but wants us to believe it's Shakespeare.<br /><br />I confess, I've only had the stomach for three of them. The first one was fine, thanks largely to Bob Hoskins. The last one was a diluted, less subtle version of the same story in Series Two (except Timothy Spall didn't, that time). The alcoholic who discovers he has a son was simply appalling.<br /><br />My greatest criticism in all of them is that every action and response is artificial and incredible. Yes, drama is artificial and incredible, but the characters need to be consistent and credible. They need to act and react in ways we can believe they would act. The characters in The Street don't. They act like ciphers to create artificial effects, and it makes the drama gutless, meretricious and meaningless.<br /><br />JBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524959564942156.post-62765666787477816302009-08-19T11:45:22.489+01:002009-08-19T11:45:22.489+01:00You don't reckon? I've seen 4 so far I thi...You don't reckon? I've seen 4 so far I think. I thought the Joe Armstrong one was the weakest from the ones I've seen but there has still been some mighty writing. <br /><br />But I'd be interested to hear what's not working for you?Yehudah Jez Freedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620570721319183069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524959564942156.post-25816953795713149122009-08-19T10:54:54.742+01:002009-08-19T10:54:54.742+01:00The Street? Truly excellent?
JBThe Street? Truly excellent?<br /><br />JBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com