The Slap (NBC) - Event Series Thread - S: George, Sarsgaard, Thurman, Quinto, Newton
02-13-15, 01:02 AM
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The cast is obviously pretty great for television. I hadn't really minded this pilot aside from the annoying voice-overs until the actual slapping incident, which ended up being ridiculously contrived. It quickly turned a solid ensemble piece into an overbearing family drama that doesn't resemble reality.
Calling it "The Slap" was the dumbest move possible. I really have no interest in seeing the cousin and his legal wrangling from the slap's fall-out, which constituted 80% of the entire season's preview.
I am done after one episode. The show didn't look terrible but its primary demo target appears to be middle-aged yuppies going through life crises.
Calling it "The Slap" was the dumbest move possible. I really have no interest in seeing the cousin and his legal wrangling from the slap's fall-out, which constituted 80% of the entire season's preview.
I am done after one episode. The show didn't look terrible but its primary demo target appears to be middle-aged yuppies going through life crises.
02-13-15, 03:59 AM
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Re: The Slap (NBC) - Event Series Thread - S: George, Sarsgaard, Thurman, Quinto, New
I'm assuming they'll change quite a bit to differentiate this from the original, however, the Australian series mostly concerns the repercussions of said event, instead of being about the event itself. The child being slapped is merely the device that kickstarts the story. If this follows the same trajectory in a broader sense, each episode should focus on a different character.
BTW, the Australian series is also currently available on Netflix.
To be fair, the book this is based on has the same title.
It's on both Hulu and Hulu+: http://www.hulu.com/the-slap-2011
To be fair, the book this is based on has the same title.
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02-13-15, 06:03 AM
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Too bad it wasn't on CBS. It could have been a crossover with Under the Dome where it's set in a town called Chester's Mill. Big Jim and Barbie show up, kid gets slapped, sees pink stars and crazy dumb stuff happens.
02-13-15, 06:52 AM
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I'm watching this now, and 13 minutes in I'm convinced this is a spoof. The narration for the show is the funniest stuff I've heard in a while.
02-13-15, 08:20 AM
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Not by a long shot. I mean, it wasn't great, but I've seen far worse.
Everything felt too cliche, from the midlife crisis with the babysitter, to the overbearing parents, to the blindly liberal couple.
And the climax was so contrived. Yeah, little Hugo is out of control and tearing up the flowers, so let's put a baseball bat in his hands! Also, lets have a weird dude standing around taking pictures of every little thing all afternoon--hey, you think that might come in to play later?
That said, the cast is enough to keep me watching for now.
Everything felt too cliche, from the midlife crisis with the babysitter, to the overbearing parents, to the blindly liberal couple.
And the climax was so contrived. Yeah, little Hugo is out of control and tearing up the flowers, so let's put a baseball bat in his hands! Also, lets have a weird dude standing around taking pictures of every little thing all afternoon--hey, you think that might come in to play later?
That said, the cast is enough to keep me watching for now.
02-13-15, 09:25 AM
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Maybe their next limited series event can be "The Lie" in which a respected news anchor gives a tribute at a hockey game & gets called out on Facebook and then all heck breaks loose.
They've even got a lead ready with some experience in acting who now has a break in his schedule.
They've even got a lead ready with some experience in acting who now has a break in his schedule.
02-13-15, 06:15 PM
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Re: The Slap (NBC) - Event Series Thread - S: George, Sarsgaard, Thurman, Quinto, New
If ever it was okay to slap another person's kid, that little monster would be most deserving.
02-14-15, 05:19 PM
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Oh my god, that was terrible. I agree with everything Coladar wrote above. How were they able to grab such a good cast for this piece of shit?
02-14-15, 10:18 PM
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I watched about 15-20 minutes and thought it was horrid. Whose idea was it for that voiceover? It reminded me of The Grinch That Stole Christmas. I mean seriously???
So the options for deciding to have an affair included loneliness and suicide. I didn't even fast forward to the slap, I just didn't care. PASS.
We lost Parenthood for this crap.
So the options for deciding to have an affair included loneliness and suicide. I didn't even fast forward to the slap, I just didn't care. PASS.
We lost Parenthood for this crap.
02-14-15, 10:33 PM
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Ill be waiting for the followup, the Fap.
02-14-15, 10:42 PM
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Is this series a parody?
It almost comes off like a really subtle joke, like Spinal Tap, where everyone is playing straight and not recognizing the ridiculousness around them.
It almost comes off like a really subtle joke, like Spinal Tap, where everyone is playing straight and not recognizing the ridiculousness around them.
02-19-15, 06:03 PM
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Anything Sarsgaard does is usually good.
I hope they show all the episodes since the premiere got low ratings.
I hope they show all the episodes since the premiere got low ratings.
02-20-15, 01:20 PM
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Zachary Quinto???? Spock????
I saw the last few minutes before the Blacklist. WTF??? Never knew he was in this. I didn't even recognize him at first.
I just kept looking. I know this guy, I know this guy but from where!
I saw the last few minutes before the Blacklist. WTF??? Never knew he was in this. I didn't even recognize him at first.
I just kept looking. I know this guy, I know this guy but from where!
02-20-15, 01:56 PM
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02-20-15, 02:36 PM
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Narration is so tough to pull off, it has to be fluidly written prose and delivered by the right voice. I don't think it can work on the tight schedules of a network show. Maybe on HBO or Showtime.
02-20-15, 04:24 PM
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Still though, it's sort of rare to have a network scripted drama that's not about solving murders & an elite team of ____ doing something or other. So I'll stick with it for now.
02-21-15, 03:38 PM
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Watched the 2nd episode - my girlfriend insisted and said that if it's not any better we won't have to watch any more - we don't have to watch any more.
The main problem with the show is that the characters aren't actual characters, but rather caricatures. Nothing they do seems to stem from who they are as individuals, but just a bunch of contrived, cliched nonsense that "types" of people in a survey/poll fall prey to.
The main problem with the show is that the characters aren't actual characters, but rather caricatures. Nothing they do seems to stem from who they are as individuals, but just a bunch of contrived, cliched nonsense that "types" of people in a survey/poll fall prey to.
02-23-15, 07:24 AM
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Re: The Slap (NBC) - Event Series Thread - S: George, Sarsgaard, Thurman, Quinto, New
Finally broke down & watched the first two episodes On Demand (free) while doing routine computer work.
Surprised to find that it was kind of fun in an MST3000, tongue-in-cheek kind of way. Love the narration...it's appropriately cheesy. Makes me think of Kafka's great opening to The Metamorphosis. Not nearly as bad as the horribly inappropriate teaser narration for Dateline.
As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found that he had been transformed in his bed into a giant insect.
Of course, they could have gone with first-person narration:
I scowl with frustration at myself in the mirror.
Surprised to find that it was kind of fun in an MST3000, tongue-in-cheek kind of way. Love the narration...it's appropriately cheesy. Makes me think of Kafka's great opening to The Metamorphosis. Not nearly as bad as the horribly inappropriate teaser narration for Dateline.
As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found that he had been transformed in his bed into a giant insect.
Of course, they could have gone with first-person narration:
I scowl with frustration at myself in the mirror.
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02-24-15, 05:31 AM
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"This is a hard cash business"
That Hugo kid needs to cut his hair.
That Hugo kid needs to cut his hair.
02-24-15, 07:54 PM
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I'm enjoying the show and see it as an eight episode rollercoaster, so I'm in.
So far though, everyone is a fuck up. Who am I rooting for here? I wanted to be on Quintos side, but turns out he's a hot headed, borderline abusive, cheating butthole.
The stupid kids presents, especially Melissa George, is a lying sack of shit and a terrible mother.
Surprises to see Quinto get arrested for something else other than the slap, because Skarsgaard was there and knows she was lying.
I'm curious to see how crazy it gets.
So far though, everyone is a fuck up. Who am I rooting for here? I wanted to be on Quintos side, but turns out he's a hot headed, borderline abusive, cheating butthole.
The stupid kids presents, especially Melissa George, is a lying sack of shit and a terrible mother.
Surprises to see Quinto get arrested for something else other than the slap, because Skarsgaard was there and knows she was lying.
I'm curious to see how crazy it gets.
03-05-15, 11:54 PM
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I always like Brian Cox, so I liked this episode. Am I singlehandedly keeping this miniseries alive?
03-06-15, 08:23 AM
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