Now that I've actually watched the trailer, let me (not surprisingly)
dissent. I'm very disappointed in it, from the casting (are American actors
no longer allowed to play Americans?) to the color scheme (I am so frigging
tired of the blue filter that's applied to -everything- nowadays) and the
apparent re-conception of Mason as a hard-boiled dick.
The casting--with the exception of Rhys--seems okay (I'm not as in love
with Maslany as everyone else seems to be, but that's a matter of taste)
and the art direction seems properly period. If the intention is to give
Mason an unnecessary backstory ("Criminals are a cowardly, superstitious
lot, so I shall become ... a defense attorney!"), it might be tolerable.
I'll watch it--at least the first episode--because it ticks a lot of boxes
for me. Last night, we saw the trailer for the next season of "Penny
Dreadful" and I mentioned to my wife that I'd be watching it. She asked why
(because it does look pretty bad), and I said that I'm a sucker for crime
stories set in pre-war Los Angeles and it stars Nathan Lane.
Those are not selling points for her ...
--Dave Sikula
On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 4:32:05 AM UTC-7, Steve Timko wrote:
>
> https://youtu.be/CwURtbhpm60
>
> The trailer looks great.
>
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