• glimse@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      The only thing good about the US version was Cusack and the added subplot about the twin.

      • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        I wouldn’t call the US version bad. Just … meh.

        So much to “enjoy” in the UK version. Cinematography, OST, and a whole extra season.

        • glimse@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          I’d say it was overall pretttyyy weak. Like 5/10 if you didn’t watch the original, 3/10 if you did. It felt very Hollywood to me and not in a good way. Everything was so… polished. It didn’t feel like I was following a scrappy crew of misfits

          I thought outside of Becky, the casting wasn’t great. The UK Jessica Hyde was soooo off-putting and unhinged, the US Jessica was just…brooding and mean. I don’t even remember Arby.

          The pacing was too fast. They added too much stuff and packed it all into one season.

          But it was the plot changes were what really killed it for me. Why change the purpose of the conspiracy? Why get rid of Carvel (who made for some of the best scenes in the original)?

          Sorry for the rant, the original is one of my favorite shows and the remake really let me down lol

          • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            Yeah. I would agree with 5/10. That is a Meh score.

            The UK version’s existence doesn’t change the US score, but it’s a 9/10 on its own.

            I really wanted to see Wilsons arc in season 3, but I guess we’ll never know.

            • glimse@lemmy.world
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              2 months ago

              It changes it for me because I know they had good source material they abandoned lol