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Amazon Green Lights The Man in The High Castle and 4 other pilots
Posted on 2/18/15 at 9:23 am
Posted on 2/18/15 at 9:23 am
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During Amazon Studios’ latest pilot season, The Man In The High Castle became the most-watched since the original series development program began. Amazon has now greenlit a full season of the drama from Frank Spotnitz. It has also picked up full seasons of hour-long dark comedy Mad Dogs, from Shawn Ryan; docu-series The New Yorker Presents; and kids shows Just Add Magic, and The Stinky & Dirty Show. The new series will premiere exclusively for Prime Instant members in the U.S., UK and Germany later this year and into 2016.
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Posted on 2/18/15 at 10:37 am to TigerinATL
The Man in High Castle is going to be awesome. Disappointed Salem Rodgers didn't get picked up.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 10:39 am to TigerinATL
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The Man In The High Castle
I went out of my way to do a review for this. I'm glad my time wasn't wasted.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 10:40 am to TigerinATL
Tell those dicks to bring betas back
Now that I know it will be picked up I will watch this week. Looked really interesting just didn't want to get my hopes up
Now that I know it will be picked up I will watch this week. Looked really interesting just didn't want to get my hopes up
This post was edited on 2/18/15 at 10:42 am
Posted on 2/18/15 at 10:44 am to colorchangintiger
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The Man in High Castle is going to be awesome.
I really enjoyed this pilot - I am concerned about the significant deviations from the source material - but I caveat that with the reminder that my favorite film is Bladerunner by Ridley Scott - a film that significantly deviated from Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?".
(Ridley is listed as one of the executive producers for The Man in the High Castle, BTW.)
Posted on 2/18/15 at 10:54 am to TigerinATL
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The Man In The High Castle
It's the only one I watched, but I thought it was damn good with great production quality.
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Prime Instant members in the U.S.
So is Prime Instant different from regular Prime?
This post was edited on 2/18/15 at 10:56 am
Posted on 2/18/15 at 10:56 am to GeauxColonels
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The Man In The High Castle
Can someone give a quick synopsis/explanation of this one?
Posted on 2/18/15 at 11:00 am to CocomoLSU
it's based on a Phillip k Dick novel that supposes the axis powers won ww2. Germany controls the eastern US and Japan the west coast.
very cool book
very cool book
This post was edited on 2/18/15 at 11:02 am
Posted on 2/18/15 at 11:08 am to geauxjuice
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very cool book
I need to find this book....seems like it would be right up my alley. Same name as the Amazon series?
Posted on 2/18/15 at 11:14 am to GeauxColonels
yes $2.99 in the kindle store. BR bookstores don't have it (i called around yesterday) but can order it for $13.
just finished it last night. short, interesting, very enjoyable.
just finished it last night. short, interesting, very enjoyable.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 11:17 am to GeauxColonels
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So is Prime Instant different from regular Prime?
I think some of the Prime trials and student freebies don't get you access to movies, just shipping, so they probably were just specifying people that had access to Prime video.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 11:18 am to geauxjuice
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yes $2.99 in the kindle store. BR bookstores don't have it (i called around yesterday) but can order it for $13.
just finished it last night. short, interesting, very enjoyable.
I may have to check the Barnes and Noble in Metairie....or see if they have it in the iTunes store.
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I think some of the Prime trials and student freebies don't get you access to movies, just shipping, so they probably were just specifying people that had access to Prime video.
Oh ok, we have Prime....just didn't know if there were other tiers I was unaware of.
This post was edited on 2/18/15 at 11:19 am
Posted on 2/18/15 at 12:25 pm to Ace Midnight
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I really enjoyed this pilot - I am concerned about the significant deviations from the source material
From what I remember about the book, it seemed pretty close.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 12:36 pm to Josh Fenderman
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From what I remember about the book, it seemed pretty close.
Not really.
Ole girl does teach Aikido in the book - the whole East Coast thing is made up. Let's see how it develops - it is a wonderful premise (although not altogether clever) - of the Axis winning WWII.
The original book is - ultimately - about the value of forgeries - and whether a working forgery that somebody "believes" in is more valuable than a non-working authentic one (a common Dick theme - DADOES - what's real and who is a 'real' human, for example).
This one appears to be about a plucky band of resistance fighters - but, I'm okay with the execution of it ... so far.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 12:44 pm to TigerinATL
I really wanted to like the pilot, but jeez, that acting is so bad. I'm shocked how many people liked it and gave it glowing reviews. Sure it looks slick, and the concept is great (as all PKD stories are) but the cast or directing (not sure which) is so sub par as to make it nearly unwatchable. And of course it veers away from the source material (which is fine), but I cannot understand the love for TMITHC.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 12:48 pm to Ace Midnight
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the whole East Coast thing
What East Coast thing?
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The original book is - ultimately - about the value of forgeries - and whether a working forgery that somebody "believes" in is more valuable than a non-working authentic one (a common Dick theme - DADOES - what's real and who is a 'real' human, for example). This one appears to be about a plucky band of resistance fighters - but, I'm okay with the execution of it ... so far.
So far is right. We've seen one hour.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 12:55 pm to Josh Fenderman
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So far is right. We've seen one hour.
The book was not about resistance fighters, or overthrowing the current regime, which is where the show is taking us. The book dealt more with what it was like to live in the conditions of an Axis-won world.
I don't mind a movie adaptation being different than the source material, as long as it is also done well. This pilot was not. The acting is downright awful.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 1:43 pm to ToesOnTheNose213
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This pilot was not. The acting is downright awful.
I think we'll just have to agree to disagree.
I'm not saying it has anything like a vibe of Sopranos, Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones - but it seems a quality product. I have no problems with the acting or the overall product... so far.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 1:47 pm to Josh Fenderman
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What East Coast thing?
The whole part about the truck leaving from NYC - there are references to the German occupied areas, but no scenes explicitly set in that part of the world in the novel - only the West Coast and neutral zone.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 1:52 pm to geauxjuice
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it's based on a Phillip k Dick novel that supposes the axis powers won ww2. Germany controls the eastern US and Japan the west coast.
That sounds pretty cool.
Thanks.
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