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bionicbob said:Is it possible for a show to be too character driven?
bionicbob said:So apparently LUKE CAGE was Marvels biggest streaming hit of 2016 on Netflix.
http://screenrant.com/luke-cage-netflix-ratings-viewership/
I found it a very mixed bag of a show... an incredible cast, beautiful cinematography, an amazing soundtrack... all hampered by serious pacing/plotting issues. The show felt very slow at times to me and didn't fully grip me... in the past I have binge watched Daredevil and Jessica Jones within a few days but Luke Cage took me a couple of weeks...lol... (wow, how the tv viewing world has changed.... I still remember only 3 networks and 25 episodes stretched over 10 months...hee hee)
I still have not figured out why I did not love this show more. Is it possible for a show can be too character driven? Or attempt too hard to go against expectations? Not sure. While I loved and was genuinely shocked by the big twist at the midpoint, in some ways replacing the richly complex and fascinating Coppermouth with the more one dimensional comicbooky Diamondback felt boring to me and a step backwards. Though on the flip side I did love the big final comic book style street brawl in the end.... it was unfortunate Diamondback was not as developed or complex as the other characters in the series.
So I am really torn on this series. Enjoyed it but did not love it.
Next up, Luke Cage's fellow Hero For Hire, Iron Fist....
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sEJeWB3RA8[/video]