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If you like Lee Pace, check out The Fall (2006). It's my favorite film, incredibly ambitious and funny and yet virtually unknown to the public. Lee's performance is incredible, as is his young co-star's.
I'll give that a shot. Found it it on torrent already.
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I like the fact that it's the wrong years for the idea to succeed: Kind of like with the Newton, they are going into visionary ideas when the tech or the market isn't there. There's a lot of companies out there that fail because they go in too early to have good execution.
So many people have been there. Working to put something together, but with gaps that are hard to close. I have been there. Even billionaires like Zuck bite off more than they can chew and flail around. For that matter, Jobs at NeXT succeeded in an unlikely way in the end. But for much of NeXT's existence it chronically couldn't get enough traction. They ended up droping the hardware. Then down purposed their OS into…
I genuinely enjoyed it and do recommend. As another commenter mentioned, Lee Pace's performance is stand out. My only real critique is that it has the same problem as Mr. Robot. The writers and script are clearly very tech-literate, but the spoken lines are stilted and awkwardly delivered with odd intonation because the actors clearly have no understanding of what the words they're saying mean.
You need to do yourself a favor and drop whatever you think you know and re-binge.
HACF is a goodie but there's a lot of great shows no one's heard of. In an effort to sing the song of underappreciated works of greatness... Patriot - a CIA hitman who writes folk songs about his exploits imdb.com/title/tt4687882/ Counterpart - not a multiverse, just a biverse imdb.com/title/tt4643084/ Scavengers Reign - Robinson Crusoe by way of a nature documentary of a very bizarre alien planet. imdb.com/title/tt2…
> Scavengers Reign For those curious, start by watching the 8 minute short which originated it all. If it hooks you, you’ll love the show. https://vimeo.com/179779722 But be aware the show wasn’t renewed for a second season. Not enough people knew about it.
It was very intriguing and I started watching it on the same day. This would have really deserved a renewal for another season, but sadly it got cancelled.
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> Scavengers Reign For those curious, start by watching the 8 minute short which originated it all. If it hooks you, you’ll love the show. https://vimeo.com/179779722 But be aware the show wasn’t renewed for a second season. Not enough people knew about it.
I've heard about the show on an episode of the podcast "Endless Thread", where the creator Joseph Bennett talked about how the show came to be and how his creative process worked. It was very intriguing and I started watching it on the same day. This would have really deserved a renewal for another season, but sadly it got cancelled.
Mind sharing a link? I found the podcast but not the episode.
It’s great but it ain’t no Mr. Robot.
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I have Lee Pace on the radar since Singh's The Fall. Your assessment of movie magic is only partially correct. Obviously, a character has to be convincing by himself but the heavy lifting of the illusion is done by the peer characters acting as if they believe the role he plays. "The king is always played by the others" Not sure who is to credit for this quote but in my opinion it is one of the most important insight…
He's also extraordinary in Apple's Foundation, some say he carries the show. I treasure The Fall and every frame of it, in this he's uniquely blended with other great actors and images.
I was only aware of The Fall for its brilliant photography.
HACF is a goodie but there's a lot of great shows no one's heard of. In an effort to sing the song of underappreciated works of greatness... Patriot - a CIA hitman who writes folk songs about his exploits imdb.com/title/tt4687882/ Counterpart - not a multiverse, just a biverse imdb.com/title/tt4643084/ Scavengers Reign - Robinson Crusoe by way of a nature documentary of a very bizarre alien planet. imdb.com/title/tt2…
> Scavengers Reign For those curious, start by watching the 8 minute short which originated it all. If it hooks you, you’ll love the show. https://vimeo.com/179779722 But be aware the show wasn’t renewed for a second season. Not enough people knew about it.