tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post2553981961163956730..comments2024-03-27T09:33:35.296-07:00Comments on Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: Preacher - The PilotCal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-2539655776914816872016-05-24T15:11:49.964-07:002016-05-24T15:11:49.964-07:00Thanks jester. Will check it out.Thanks jester. Will check it out.DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687607103991307668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-22521785686064801602016-05-24T10:45:43.952-07:002016-05-24T10:45:43.952-07:00I think those religious nuts are too worried about...I think those religious nuts are too worried about trans people using the bathroom than to watch a show like this. With the low opinion people have of the religious right these days I don't think they have the power they once did to shut things down. Of course they will use this to raise money for their cause but if they get to involved they will just bring more attention to the series which can only be a good thing. I really like the way they did Arseface which is enough of a reason for people to bitch.Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-54044572877196355612016-05-24T09:48:57.512-07:002016-05-24T09:48:57.512-07:00DrG, I think they are rebroadcasting the pilot nex...DrG, I think they are rebroadcasting the pilot next Sunday, followed by an episode of "Talking Preacher."<br /><br />Cal, I don't think it's the sex and violence that will cause the controversy. As you say, AMC is pretty liberal with that. But the idea that God has abandoned heaven (and us) and isn't there to listen, Jesse's mission to hunt him down and hold HIM accountable, the portrayal of God as a manipulative, selfish prick who goes from wheedling to threatening depending on whether he is getting what he wants, and finally, what happens at THE END. Any or all of these things could send the religious right into a mouth-foaming, torches and pitchfork grabbing frenzy. Comics are one thing since they are oblivious to them, but this is TV reaching millions. I just hope AMC has the backbone to stand up to them, especially once the advertisers start getting nervous. jester59388https://www.blogger.com/profile/10072488718731046435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-82193350690740184702016-05-24T07:32:39.265-07:002016-05-24T07:32:39.265-07:00I don't know how I missed this. Will keep my e...I don't know how I missed this. Will keep my eye on AMC<br />for it.DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687607103991307668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-69267946266360051392016-05-23T15:24:09.975-07:002016-05-23T15:24:09.975-07:00It's AMC, they are usually pretty liberal with...It's AMC, they are usually pretty liberal with the violence and sex.<br />Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-44185386092051384022016-05-23T15:06:21.311-07:002016-05-23T15:06:21.311-07:00Don't get me wrong -- I'm with it until th...Don't get me wrong -- I'm with it until the end! The ONLY way to convince studios to take a chance and make quality programs that aren't the same old dreck is to support them! I have no doubt that Seth and Evan will push the envelope as far as they are permitted -- but the key word is "permitted." jester59388https://www.blogger.com/profile/10072488718731046435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-33243724433136780242016-05-23T14:53:44.764-07:002016-05-23T14:53:44.764-07:00It's hard to go past the original vision the f...It's hard to go past the original vision the further you get away from the beginning. I liked that it has the tone and feeling of the comic book which would be tough to translate literally. I am with it so far. I appreciate your input.Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-7831722847612579662016-05-23T14:35:41.524-07:002016-05-23T14:35:41.524-07:00I did and I saw a number of significant deviations...I did and I saw a number of significant deviations from the original story -- e.g., NO conflagration of the congregation (which is what set Jesse on his path), Tulip is around and armed (vs. chance meeting after being separated and her aversion to guns), Cassidy doesn't have f'd up vampire eyes (something that Garth waited to reveal until the very end of the series - his ever present sunglasses being a big part of his mystique), the Adephi coming looking for Genesis/Jesse rather than the other way around, to name a few -- which makes one wonder how true to the source material they will be, or whether they will pull punches on some of the more "controversial" (sac)religious aspects to avoid censure and cancellation by the repressive conservative Theocracy that runs this country. But that doesn't mean it wasn't a fun ride -- It definitely was! And as with Walking Dead, I'm not adverse to deviations as opposed to slavishness, as long as they stay true to the heart of the highly successful source material. See True Blood and Bitten as prime examples of what happens when you start out faithful and then go waaaaaay afield, and The Dresden Files and Painkiller Jane as examples of what happens when you use the source materials as "suggestions" as to what the show should actually be about. (And if anyone is unfamiliar with the shows I'm talking about, you are making my point -- great potential dead in the water because someone thought it would be a good idea to mess with success). jester59388https://www.blogger.com/profile/10072488718731046435noreply@blogger.com