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Did you discover the books because of the TV Show?
Quantus:
Remember that really great yet short lived series Kings? It was a modern day adaptation of the biblical story of David. It was cancelled partly for costing what was called an "extravagant" sum of 10mil for the pilot and 4mil per episode (same as fringe, far less than boardwalk empires). Most of that went to the set/location rentals. It also tried an experimental and ultimately terrible marketing strategy.
kacowkachow:
--- Quote from: Quantus on August 15, 2012, 03:46:43 AM ---Remember that really great yet short lived series Kings? It was a modern day adaptation of the biblical story of David. It was cancelled partly for costing what was called an "extravagant" sum of 10mil for the pilot and 4mil per episode (same as fringe, far less than boardwalk empires). Most of that went to the set/location rentals. It also tried an experimental and ultimately terrible marketing strategy.
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I did enjoy Kings quite a bit, thankfully I found it after it aired so I didn't have to endure the break. Ian McShane really acted some bits off during it's short run.
IMO one of the more terrible things that could happen quality wise, would be getting picked up by one of the major networks. Their reliance on Nielsen to determine what to keep and cancel is kind of problematic, not to mention their push toward the center of the bell curve. HBO on the other hand, picks up interesting shows to drive subscriptions, so episode to episode ratings don't matter nearly as much. AMC and FX aren't as good, but they are still more savvy about actual numbers (e.g. people who watch it on DVR or people without cable but who stream content) than NBC, FOX, ABC, etc.
I can't fault their business model, because it's making them money, but the cancellation of interesting and one-off shows is kind of disheartening.
Priscellie:
--- Quote from: Quantus on August 15, 2012, 03:46:43 AM ---Remember that really great yet short lived series Kings? It was a modern day adaptation of the biblical story of David. It was cancelled partly for costing what was called an "extravagant" sum of 10mil for the pilot and 4mil per episode (same as fringe, far less than boardwalk empires). Most of that went to the set/location rentals. It also tried an experimental and ultimately terrible marketing strategy.
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Much of Kings was shot in the New York's Central Library branch, a few blocks from my old workplace. Utterly gorgeous.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Priscellie on August 15, 2012, 07:47:13 AM ---Much of Kings was shot in the New York's Central Library branch, a few blocks from my old workplace. Utterly gorgeous.
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Based on what I saw in the show, I wholeheartedly agree. Id make a trip to New York just to be able to spend time in that library
Kunam:
I discovered the books through the tv series but, to be brutally honest, that's one of the only positive things I can say about the series. I wanted to like it but the most I could come up with is a 'meh', at best. Maybe it was the hockey stick thing... why on earth would a hockey stick be considered less noticeable than a staff (or, if you'd rather, a hand-crafted Ozark walking stick)?? And how they represented Bob irritated me a bit too... And the actress who played Murphy should've played Susan and vice versa... Luckily, I caught the reference to the books at the end of the opening credits and, since I read faster than I watch tv, I was soon hooked!!
Now, if a network could put the books in 90 minutes episodes, a la BBC's Sherlock, I could totally get behind that!! Granted, they'd still have to cut tons of stuff out but it'd work better than trying to jam them into 60 minute blocks.
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