Parallels to Batman aside, this adaption of DC Comic's Green Arrow is a bit of mindless fun and the show really does improve substantially as it goes along. The cast is engaging, however they are often hamstrung by romantic sub-plots and clunky dialogue but for the most part Arrow is the kind of show that you can watch to take your mind off the world for a bit. All shows can't be Breaking Bad you know.
3.5/5 Generally hits the mark.
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ReplyDeleteI watch this even though I know it's trashy and really a fairly clichéd adaption, because it sure as heck beats reality TV. Anyhow - do you get the feeling it was intentionally designed for people with short term memory loss issues? So much repeating and flashbacks to remind you of the previous episodes - coupled with his own flashbacks. Sometimes you have flashbacks of a flashback about flashbacks. Anyway, that's ok with me because it means it's the kind of show I can multi-task through and still keep up with the plot. I find most TV I watch only with one eye as I have other things I want to do, so TV is often a peripheral experience by and large. I wonder if the producers are aware of this type of viewing being more prevalent in the IT age and are deliberately making it this way for those of us on 3 devices simultaneously. Or, perhaps the research on people having poor short term memories these days due to computers having the ability to provide them with instant answers and the exercise of remembering becoming redundant means, shows will be forced to be increasingly repeated in this way. Perhaps one day all our memories will be so bad we'll be able to watch the same show over and over again and be completely surprised as if it were new. It will certainly be a money saver for production companies.
ReplyDeleteI think you might be on to something there Chaska.
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