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Why did "The Killing" not succeed?
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:11 am
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:11 am
I am currently wrapping up the final season and I think its a great show.
I know some were turned off by season 1 not wrapping up the initial story....I actually steamrolled through season 1 right before season 2 started so it just seemed like one long season to me.
I watch and wonder how AMC cancelled it but aired shite like Small Town Security.
I know some were turned off by season 1 not wrapping up the initial story....I actually steamrolled through season 1 right before season 2 started so it just seemed like one long season to me.
I watch and wonder how AMC cancelled it but aired shite like Small Town Security.
This post was edited on 12/29/14 at 11:13 am
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Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:14 am to rondo
I watched it a few weeks ago and was thinking the same thing .
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:15 am to rondo
I was planning on watching it because I heard great things.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:15 am to rondo
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Why did "The Killing" not succeed?
By which measure did it not succeed? It ended up with 4 seasons.
I think Seasons 3 and 4 were better than 1 and 2.
My one complaint was the writing in places was a bit hackneyed and weak.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:18 am to rondo
People got really turned off by the initial case dragging into multiple seasons without resolution. Otherwise it was a solid show and AMC canceling it was disappointing since it really hit it's stride in it's last season on AMC.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:21 am to rondo
Agreed. Great show. Last two seasons were damn good tv
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:24 am to rondo
season 1 was very slow and left people with a huge "frick you" ending. many were shocked it got a 2nd season after that
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:27 am to rondo
Because they moved the show to netflix and I don't have netflix.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:58 am to rondo
"Yo, Linden"--Holder.
Holder was a great character. I thought the show was great.
Holder was a great character. I thought the show was great.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 12:41 pm to rondo
I thought it was okay. Just a little bland. I only watched the first season and I liked it. But it was just slow and gloomy with everyone having a shitty life and it always raining. I realize they did the rain thing for a reason and it's based in Seattle or whatever but it just made the episodes drag on. Like after one episode i would stop because it felt like a 2 hour episode
Posted on 12/29/14 at 1:08 pm to rondo
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People got really turned off by the initial case dragging into multiple seasons without resolution.
This, if it would have been solved at the end of season 1 it would probably still be on the air.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 1:56 pm to rondo
IMO, The Killing was an average show. Average acting, very average writing. I thought the 4th season was pretty terrible. I admit, I watched that right after I finished Twin Peaks and could not help but compare the two which is probably a little unfair. I thought Sarah Linden was a pretty bad character to hang a show on. Zero redeeming qualities. Her terrible parenting became a joke to me in the third and fourth season. If you liked The Killing, checkout Broadchurch (second season coming soon). Its a much better show IMO. Top of the Lake is another one of those whodunit shows but involves a rape rather than a killing and it is pretty good.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 2:47 pm to rondo
The way they ended season one. If you watch on Netflix it didn't impact you the way they kept everyone on the hook, promised resolution, and didn't deliver.
I kept watching though.
I kept watching though.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 4:04 pm to rondo
It succeeded pretty well for a show that takes a season (or sometimes two) to solve a single murder.
Shows in long term soap opera format where you have to watch every episode have it tough anyway unless they are really compelling.
Shows in long term soap opera format where you have to watch every episode have it tough anyway unless they are really compelling.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 8:14 pm to rondo
I thought it was great. Plan on wrapping it up this weekend.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 8:39 pm to rondo
I think they sold it based on the first season and then the writing went to shite.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:44 am to rondo
Just finished Season 4.
Not thrilled with the ending. Sort of saw the part with Colonel Raines coming.
I liked Linden coming back for Holder....My wife hated that part. Says they shouldn't be together.
I don't think it was a romantic reunion. I think they are both damaged people that trust no one but themselves...and each other.
Not thrilled with the ending. Sort of saw the part with Colonel Raines coming.
I liked Linden coming back for Holder....My wife hated that part. Says they shouldn't be together.
I don't think it was a romantic reunion. I think they are both damaged people that trust no one but themselves...and each other.
This post was edited on 12/30/14 at 9:45 am
Posted on 12/30/14 at 3:05 pm to rondo
spoilers:
I was really into it when it was on AMC.
Fans got really pissed at the end of season 1 and stopped watching. I personally loved season 1, but fans were basically promised that the killer would be revealed by the seasons end, and they were not.
It got quite a bit worse after season 1 IMO also.
I was really into it when it was on AMC.
Fans got really pissed at the end of season 1 and stopped watching. I personally loved season 1, but fans were basically promised that the killer would be revealed by the seasons end, and they were not.
It got quite a bit worse after season 1 IMO also.
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