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Post by AlienSoul on Mar 3, 2017 14:30:42 GMT -5
What was it like working with Melissa McBride again? We haven't seen a scene with you together for so long...
Norman Reedus: "Right? It's been forever! It was great, it was one of those days where we were both really excited to go to work. "Before the first take, we tried to stay away from each other a little bit, to keep it fresh, we did a rehearsal and the doors opened and we both just burst into tears. I think everyone on set was crying that day. "We have such a rapport, there's a lot of Norman in those scenes, there's a lot of Melissa in those scenes. She's one of my best friends, so every time an episode comes on we're texting throughout the whole thing to each other. I don't know, they have a tight thing." Greg Nicotero, executive producer: "I think the reason the show's as viable and as popular after seven years, is the honesty that these people exude. As someone who directs a lot of the episodes, part of my job is just figuring out where to put the camera to let these guys do what they're so good at. "Every single actor that's come on the show, there is such a dedication and such an honesty to what they bring, I really attribute a lot of that to why the fans are still in it, why you still care what happens to everybody. You don't see Carol and Daryl together for a while, then when you do, all the emotion of all those past moments come flooding back." - Source
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Post by MorganBGone on Mar 3, 2017 14:53:58 GMT -5
GN is a fool. The show is taking advantage of better writing by others in the past -- and the attachments that came with it -- to get away with poor story choices now. That can't last forever no matter how much emotion the actors put into their 6 shared minutes per 16 episodes.
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Post by Meggo358 on Mar 3, 2017 15:26:46 GMT -5
GN is a fool. The show is taking advantage of better writing by others in the past -- and the attachments that came with it -- to get away with poor story choices now. That can't last forever no matter how much emotion the actors put into their 6 shared minutes per 16 episodes. Oh my god I love this comment - you perfectly summarize what I've been trying to article over the past few months (though I've been doing so less effectively with sarcasm and gifs of people rolling their eyes). I've often felt like they have been coasting off the genuine intrigue of the story and characters of the earlier days without doing anything to maintain that moment. I've also felt like the relevant parts of the story have coninued to be reduced to fewer and fewer episodes per season, to the point where now all seasons seemed to be designed to be "working towards something" while very little happens along the way. Only a few moments in a few episodes each season really matter anymore And I gotta say, the last time I cared about Carol and Daryls (and Daryl as a character, actually) relationship was in 5a. My issues with Daryl are no doubt the main reason for that and I fully acknowledge my bias, but 11 minutes just can't pull me back in with comparison to 15 episodes of nothing. I do wonder if they had more screen time per season if I would have found episode 10 more moving and feel a lot more invested. GN should consider letting the characters the audience signed up for seven years ago to interact a little bit more.
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Post by jeowyn on Mar 3, 2017 20:30:24 GMT -5
GN is a fool. The show is taking advantage of better writing by others in the past -- and the attachments that came with it -- to get away with poor story choices now. That can't last forever no matter how much emotion the actors put into their 6 shared minutes per 16 episodes. Oh my god I love this comment - you perfectly summarize what I've been trying to article over the past few months (though I've been doing so less effectively with sarcasm and gifs of people rolling their eyes). I've often felt like they have been coasting off the genuine intrigue of the story and characters of the earlier days without doing anything to maintain that moment. I've also felt like the relevant parts of the story have continued to be reduced to fewer and fewer episodes per season, to the point where now all seasons seemed to be designed to be "working towards something" while very little happens along the way. Only a few moments in a few episodes each season really matter anymore And I gotta say, the last time I cared about Carol and Daryls (and Daryl as a character, actually) relationship was in 5a. My issues with Daryl are no doubt the main reason for that and I fully acknowledge my bias, but 11 minutes just can't pull me back in with comparison to 15 episodes of nothing. I do wonder if they had more screen time per season if I would have found episode 10 more moving and feel a lot more invested. GN should consider letting the characters the audience signed up for seven years ago to interact a little bit more. THIS. Couldn't agree with you guys more. The first three seasons were so heavy on character development and relationships.... and it seems like 4-7 has been more about messing with them, pulling them apart, constantly moving to new locations, etc. And IMHO that's only added to the disenchantment of the show this past year... I can only hope in S8 they focus more on the character moments and rebuilding back into the character drama that used to be such a strong point of the show.
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