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Just finished the first season of THE LEFTOVERS. I loved it!.....
was there any doubt?
bruce
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Just finished the first season of THE LEFTOVERS. I loved it!.....
was there any doubt?
bruce
Ha, ha....we rarely like the same things, do we, Bruce?
Well, if a film/television program has no plot, no characters and no action i probably won't like it.
You, on the other hand often like these types of shows.
But, we agree on many things esp our love of Spielberg
cheers!
brm
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Sep 22, 2014 - 8:40 PM
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Just finished the first season of THE LEFTOVERS. I loved it! Although I do have some trepidations as far as Lindelof is concerned. He did present an awful lot of mysteries over the course of the season, and I'm always fearing that he'll do another LOST and write himself into a corner without proper resolve. We'll see.
Anyways, the music by Max Richter is absolutely fantastic! And the way he arranged Metallica's
"Nothing Else Matters" in that last episode was just...well, to die for.
I love it too. Probably a high water mark for intrigue. Ironic that a show which drives some of its characters to anger and despair with its unfathomable central mystery was similarly provoking for some audiences.
Especially in the case of The Leftovers, though, resolutions are overrated. It's the not knowing that foments the tension; it's the engine that drives the show. But that's fine by me, since the real draw--and theme--seems to be exploring how the characters sort through it all, projecting into the void...either finding their meaning or coming up empty. I hope Lindelof and Perrotta decide that while they may reveal things about characters and their stories, they shouldn't touch the core mystery; red herrings are fine, what characters believe is fine. Just as long as it's not a definitive explanation. I think that would really let the air out of the tires.
There's something in Richter's sound that feels exactly right for the show; a sustained yearning or poignant quality that's never played out no matter how many times they use the main melody. Probably another reason some people feel The Leftovers never lets them come up for air. What can I say? Guess it's my cup of anguish.
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Sep 23, 2014 - 12:40 AM
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Hi Joan, good to see you too!
Here's hoping The Leftovers is worthy of Buffy-grade devotion! For kicks, I just did a search and found a few of those now decade old threads and was struck by how deeply we were all into The Slayer and her exploits. I skimmed over a few posts and was like, man, just what were we going on about there? No recollection whatsoever! Those threads just went on and on; voluminous, passionate and pithy! I somehow doubt I'll have the energy for that level of fandom again. But, hey, I jumped in here for some action, now didn't I?
I agree; a lot of talent and good performances in The Leftovers this season. Carrie Coon (Nora), especially, did some really affecting work. The first time I saw Theroux was in David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive" as a young wunderkind filmmaker muscled by a shadowy, Hollywood power. It's a quirky, funny performance; it was cool to see him get a chance to really plumb the depths in The Leftovers. Agreed: Dowd--and Amy Brenneman comes to mind--were riveting in their largely wordless thesping. Ironically, all that writing on pads had me thinking of that experimental Buffy ep where everyone's voices were snatched away buy those ghastly, grinning gentlemen... Here we go again!
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I watched this series. There were a few times when I almost quit because a few episodes seemed to just be filler eps that never forwarded the narratives. Still, I wanted to know some answers to the big mysteries....
Joan, i woulda thought you learned your "lesson" from sticking with TOP OF THE LAKE!
BRM
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TOP OF THE LAKE is great....
sigh
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What I liked about TOP OF THE LAKE is that it's very much driven by atmosphere (like THE PIANO) rather than a straightforward narrative. I'm very drawn to that kind of aesthetic.
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I have two recommendations for Thor;
WARHOL'S EMPIRE
WARHOL'S SLEEP
ENJOY!
Bruce
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Anyways, the music by Max Richter is absolutely fantastic! And the way he arranged Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" in that last episode was just...well, to die for.
I think that arrangement was actually by a Finnish band called Apocalyptica, from their second album "Inquisition Symphony" from 1998. I don't care much for Metallica, but this version of their song is splendid. Apocalyptica was a good idea, playing Metallica on cellos, but then they started to compose their on hard rock / metal cello songs,and I lost interest. Check out wiki for more information on the band.
Back to Max Richter's The Leftovers. I liked the show and the use of music in it (also the previously recorded tracks). The score certainly had a philipglassy vibe, but I wouldn't go as far as saying every minimalist sound the same. A person I once dated recommended Max Richter to me about five years ago, I was unfamiliar with the name at the time. Some albums were played for me, they weren't film scores, so I was uninterested. Yes, that's how narrow-minded I have been, and perhaps still am on some level. I've since watched Vals Im Bashir (Waltz With Bashir) which had a score by Richter. I liked the music in that. And then came The Leftovers. I'm a bit hooked. Now I need to order me some of Max Richter's instrumental non-score albums as well as scores.
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Dec 6, 2014 - 9:24 AM
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As a person with a deep religious background and upbringing in a fundamentalist Christian family, one that while growing up the Rapture was a huge topic of discussion in Church and such, I was interested in how The Leftovers would go with this topic of people disappearing.
I'm a fan of big, long running mysteries. But for me, when the story is finished, concluded, I like to see the answer revealed. Rarely does an ambiguous ending "do it for me", though there are exceptions. (Castaway is one that I liked the ending).
Yes, the mystery of why so many people just disappear in a "rapture" like setting is very intriguing and unsettling. The acting in this show is great and each week it moves a step further into another mystery or a tantalizing clue. However this show was equally frustrating, that is, until the 2nd to the last episode. This was the what was before the event occurred and I think it was my favorite episode. It gave a huge insight to several of the characters motivations and how they ended up where they are now.
But again, so many mysteries have been left on the floor, at least for now. I look forward to its next season but I also don't want to be led by the nose and then end up by the finale with a, "Well we never will know because...its a mystery."
I love the opening credits and its score. One of the best on TV.
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