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Spielberg's Taken
A few people submitted asking for an open discussion for Spielberg's Taken miniseries that premiered last night on SciFi
last night. I watched it, and I gotta say I dug it, and set Tivo up to snag the rest of it. I wish that they were spacing it out a bit more (in terms of scheduling, not in terms of leaving the Earth's atmosphere ;) What do folks think?
The whole series is a total of 10 - 2 hour events. Now with all respects, how much more space would someone need.
The series revolves around three families spaced out over 50 years of history. From strange lights over Nazi Germany, to modern day. As far as the first airing, it appears as though each family will receive 3 - 2 hours episodes, then a 2 hour finalie where everyone is brought together.
Myself, I was rather appauled by the use of Steven Speilberg so prominently. Each of these episodes was directed by a different director, then Speilberg looked it over and tried to alter it ever so slightly IN THE POST PRODUCTION!. By tagging on a big league name, the further drew people in. That mixed with constant TV commercial marketing.
My ignorance is a perfect shield against your logic.
I wouldn't expect a ton of originality from Spielberg, his claim to fame is the lowest common denominator
If you mean "regular people," you're right, he makes movies lots of regular people like to watch. However, he has done his share of weighty matter...
Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan
Amistad
The Color Purple
Band of Brothers
AI (even though I didn't like it)
Empire of the Sun
E.T. (both weighty AND appeals to the masses)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
"Lowest common denominator," indeed.
"And like that