Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote:
W_Z wrote:
just about every modern show today is written in a "neverending story" style. it's made up as it goes along. even shows that uses source material will go their own ways, and sometimes it can be creatively beneficial.
but even really good writers like vince gilligan have fallen into the trap of banality, repetitiveness, and padding. this show is a great example of that. this could've been an extremely clever, tight 3-4 season show, that revolved around a guy who starts as a petty thief and ends as one (which is ultimately what this show is concluding with)...building a story around that. but adding in all the cartel stuff just to drop it, and backloading the story with the gene post script is why the pace seems exasperating.
it does have individual scenes/episodes that are among the best in TV. but as a whole, the show has a lot of weaknesses that could've been fixed with tighter writing.
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Whaddya want??? Egg in your beer?
Just guessing, but I bet The Virginian had some bad moments.