Author Topic: The Leftovers (Read 22020 times)

Yiannis · « **Reply #80 on:** September 30, 2014, 09:21:41 am »

Quote from: red_Mark1980 on September 29, 2014, 12:30:05 pm

I literally have no idea what is going on in this show.

Finished watching the 1st season?

Anyways, don't worry. Probably neither does Lindelof.

red_Mark1980 · « **Reply #81 on:** September 30, 2014, 09:32:01 am »

Quote from: Yiannis on September 30, 2014, 09:21:41 am

Finished watching the 1st season?

Anyways, don't worry. Probably neither does Lindelof.

Not even nearly finished. Don't know if I can

Episode three.... WTF

Redman0151 · « **Reply #82 on:** October 13, 2014, 10:44:43 pm »

Just finished the entire series and i'm still not quite sure what is happening.

I hope this isn't just classic Lindelof, and there's actually answers planned. I really liked Nora, she was great

Yiannis · « **Reply #83 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:42:26 am »

Quote from: Crosby Wych on October 13, 2014, 10:44:43 pm

Just finished the entire series and i'm still not quite sure what is happening.

I hope this isn't just classic Lindelof, and there's actually answers planned. I really liked Nora, she was great

Quote from: SamAteTheRedAcid on September 12, 2014, 04:43:31 pm

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Having read the book, there are big changes but also it ends having given no explanation of any of the mysteries - well, the main mystery, seeing as all the other mysteries are invented for the show. It doesn;t have the same end to the TV show but the events don't go any further than than the show already has.
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Enough for me to stop watching.

Redman0151 · « **Reply #84 on:** October 15, 2014, 11:23:50 am »

Quote from: Yiannis on October 15, 2014, 10:42:26 am

Enough for me to stop watching.

The creator has said they'll never explain why they went missing

Titi Camara · « **Reply #85 on:** November 28, 2014, 05:20:06 pm »

Quote from: Crosby Wych on October 15, 2014, 11:23:50 am

The creator has said they'll never explain why they went missing

Bit like Lost then?

Finally got around to watching this and really enjoyed it, although as a few have pointed to above, there better be some fucking payoff at the end!

Anyone got any ideas how long this is planned to run for?

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #86 on:** November 28, 2014, 05:32:05 pm »

Quote from: Titi Camara on November 28, 2014, 05:20:06 pm

Bit like Lost then?

Finally got around to watching this and really enjoyed it, although as a few have pointed to above, there better be some fucking payoff at the end!

Anyone got any ideas how long this is planned to run for?

Not sure, but they're past the events in the book so the TV writers must have planned out what they are up to next I suppose.

Alonso_The_Assassin · « **Reply #87 on:** December 1, 2014, 12:22:52 am »

Two episodes in. My heads fucked already!

Brian Blessed · « **Reply #88 on:** October 5, 2015, 04:36:03 am »

Well...that was certainly an unusual episode for a season opener. I'd like to think there is some grand plan, and it's not a rudderless mess, but...

red_Mark1980 · « **Reply #89 on:** October 5, 2015, 11:10:54 am »

Still bananas this show then?

redgriffin73 · « **Reply #90 on:** October 6, 2015, 08:51:07 pm »

Only just realised this is back, off to download now.

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #91 on:** October 7, 2015, 08:55:15 am »

Quote from: Impolite King Brian Blessed on October 5, 2015, 04:36:03 am

Well...that was certainly an unusual episode for a season opener. I'd like to think there is some grand plan, and it's not a rudderless mess, but...

Just watched the first 2/3rds of it...got interrupted...but still, WTF?

Ziltoid · « **Reply #92 on:** October 7, 2015, 11:43:37 am »

This back on Sky any time soon?

Walk On · « **Reply #93 on:** October 7, 2015, 11:46:59 am »

Quote from: Ziltoid on October 7, 2015, 11:43:37 am

This back on Sky any time soon?

Started on Monday (05-Oct).
I'm sure its being repeated during the week and will be on-demand as well.

Ziltoid · « **Reply #94 on:** October 7, 2015, 11:54:56 am »

Cheers, never saw any ads for it. Another series to fill up the planner!

Brian Blessed · « **Reply #95 on:** October 7, 2015, 02:08:54 pm »

Quote from: SamAteTheRedAcid on October 7, 2015, 08:55:15 am

Just watched the first 2/3rds of it...got interrupted...but still, WTF?

Yeah. It makes sense toward the end, but it's asking alot from a viewer like me who doesn't give a shit if it gents cancelled tomorrow.

sideshowme · « **Reply #96 on:** October 7, 2015, 03:33:18 pm »

i quite like the sheer barking mad surreal ambition of it, and the stubborn refusal to explain anything at all.

Spoiler

"and now, if you're confused so far, please enjoy two naked girls running through some undergrowth.

*bounce, bounce, bounce*

and now, normal service is resumed..."

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wtf?

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #97 on:** October 7, 2015, 04:18:43 pm »

Ok I just watched the rest of the episode...

Spoiler

I see it connect up now. So Kevin and Nora rock up and suddenly this town that never had any disappearances and suddenly we have missing people? I'm going to keep watching, but I'm not holding out much hope it will all make sense

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Brian Blessed · « **Reply #98 on:** October 7, 2015, 04:23:11 pm »

That's the magic of Damon Fucking Lindelof.

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #99 on:** October 7, 2015, 04:32:07 pm »

Quote from: Impolite King Brian Blessed on October 7, 2015, 04:23:11 pm

That's the magic of Damon Fucking Lindelof.

Hahaha been there before. Can't believe he's hooked me again.

redgriffin73 · « **Reply #100 on:** October 13, 2015, 09:14:29 pm »

Anyone got a download link I can use for episode 2, can't find one anywhere online that works. Thanks.

Pheeny · « **Reply #101 on:** October 13, 2015, 10:20:01 pm »

https://eztv.ag/search/the-leftovers

Gili Gulu · « **Reply #102 on:** October 13, 2015, 11:09:47 pm »

I loved the song over the credits. In case anyone's interested it's "Let The Mystery Be" by Iris DeMent

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/nlaoR5m4L80" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/nlaoR5m4L80</a>

oojason · « **Reply #103 on:** October 14, 2015, 12:22:37 am »

Ep 2 -

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Poor Kev - just when he thought his troubles were over when moving to the new town of Miracle it seems he may inherited his dad's ability to see dead people - and a bit of a shit that they can send you tumbling to the floor at any time!

Love Patti - glad she's back, and the dog too.

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It's me hooked for next week's ep 3.

Hope Eccleston has a bigger role this season than last, seems a waste of Janel Moloney's talents so far - hope she erm.. gets more to do soon.

redgriffin73 · « **Reply #104 on:** October 14, 2015, 11:08:19 am »

Quote from: @Pheeny on October 13, 2015, 10:20:01 pm

https://eztv.ag/search/the-leftovers

Cheers!

redgriffin73 · « **Reply #105 on:** October 14, 2015, 08:38:30 pm »

So, anyone any clues/theories as to the very opening scene of the first episode (the woman giving birth in the wild, etc)?

Gili Gulu · « **Reply #106 on:** October 15, 2015, 12:30:38 pm »

Quote from: redgriffin73 on October 14, 2015, 08:38:30 pm

So, anyone any clues/theories as to the very opening scene of the first episode (the woman giving birth in the wild, etc)?

Was the rock fall that sealed off the cave caused by an earthquake? This would establish that the area is near a faultline.
In the modern setting you see a crack in the road sealed off in a perspex case. Then all the water disappears from the pool. One guy mentions fracking at one point I think.

sideshowme · « **Reply #107 on:** October 15, 2015, 07:25:29 pm »

Quote from: redgriffin73 on October 14, 2015, 08:38:30 pm

So, anyone any clues/theories as to the very opening scene of the first episode (the woman giving birth in the wild, etc)?

from the horse's mouth:

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What was your thought process behind that opening scene with that pregnant tribal woman?

I’m now going to talk about why I don’t want to talk about it. We talked about a number of different ways to start the second season of the show, but we talked a lot about thematically, what we wanted the season to be about. But also, what did we want the series to be about? We talked a lot about geography and a lot about meaning. We have this guy, Reza Aslan, who is a religious scholar and has written a number of amazing books on the origins of religions, consulting on the show. He was talking about these things called axis mundi, which is actually the title of the first episode, and then we started getting really pregnant (pardon the intentional pun) with this idea, [as if we] were basically tasked with creating a sort of overture to the season — like, this is what it sounds like when the orchestra is warming up and you’re getting a sense of all the things they’re going to play later but without entirely going for it. We thought, “What if there wasn’t a word of dialogue and the audience basically just has to affix meaning to it? Like, why did they put this here? What does it mean? Why is she pregnant? What’s up with the bird that she’s following? What’s that feather around her neck? Why earthquakes? What is their intention here?” It all started to connect into the story that we wanted to tell because I think it’s really interesting when people attach meaning to something.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/leftovers-opening-scene-explained-by-829327

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redgriffin73 · « **Reply #108 on:** October 15, 2015, 10:16:28 pm »

Thanks for that - clear as mud!

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #109 on:** October 19, 2015, 04:29:00 pm »

What is this shit? Using the same piano version of 'Where Is My Mind' that Mr Robot used? Do the producers not even watch other TV shows. Fucking hell. Late to the party, chaps. At least that ties in with a reference to Fight Club which is obviously an inspiration to that show, here it's just mopey keys, could have used anything. Fuck off you Leftovers.

Dan Dando · « **Reply #110 on:** October 19, 2015, 04:56:06 pm »

Quote from: SamAteTheRedAcid on October 19, 2015, 04:29:00 pm

What is this shit? Using the same piano version of 'Where Is My Mind' that Mr Robot used? Do the producers not even watch other TV shows. Fucking hell. Late to the party, chaps. At least that ties in with a reference to Fight Club which is obviously an inspiration to that show, here it's just mopey keys, could have used anything. Fuck off you Leftovers.

It was also used in a film called 'It's Kind of a Funny Story' which came out back in 2010.

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #111 on:** October 19, 2015, 05:23:38 pm »

Quote from: Dan Dando on October 19, 2015, 04:56:06 pm

It was also used in a film called 'It's Kind of a Funny Story' which came out back in 2010.

Pixies must be coining it on the royalties

Bah, still watching this though aren't I. The season has started quite well really. My beef's with the show's music bods, surely they should have spotted this and subbed it out when it became apparent another show had already beat them to using it.

Dan Dando · « **Reply #112 on:** October 19, 2015, 05:46:20 pm »

Quote from: SamAteTheRedAcid on October 19, 2015, 05:23:38 pm

Pixies must be coining it on the royalties

Bah, still watching this though aren't I. The season has started quite well really. My beef's with the show's music bods, surely they should have spotted this and subbed it out when it became apparent another show had already beat them to using it.

Heh! I actually noticed it on an advert a couple of times last night whilst the Rugby was on. I forget what the advert was for exactly.

I honestly wonder if it's not much of a consideration when it comes to music-selection really. I imagine the audiences for both shows are slightly different. Like, you watch both shows but I wouldn't be surprised if the audience for The Leftovers is slightly older maybe and perhaps there's a few people there who wouldn't really gravitate towards something like Mr Robot. So maybe they just thought that not many people would notice.

I was a big fan of a few episodes of season one of The Leftovers (especially the one that focused on Carrie Coon's character) but I've been a bit hesitant to watch season two so far. I've been reading a fair bit about Reza Aslan's role as an advisor of sorts to Damon Lindelof and I'm just very much not a fan of that fellow. Probably a naff reason to not watch a show.

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #113 on:** October 19, 2015, 06:05:41 pm »

Yeah perhaps you're right about audience crossover, I just watch them all

It's a perfectly good reason to swerve the show if there's someone involved who you don't rate though, I can see why it might influence your thinking. I mean the bloke's called Aslan and he's a scholar of religion...get back to Narnia lad

Brian Blessed · « **Reply #114 on:** October 21, 2015, 05:17:41 am »

Speaking of the music in that one, the drumming at the beginning sounded alot like Birdman.

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #115 on:** October 21, 2015, 09:16:21 am »

Quote from: Impolite King Brian Blessed on October 21, 2015, 05:17:41 am

Speaking of the music in that one, the drumming at the beginning sounded alot like Birdman.

Yeah I thought that too! Weird jazz drums are one of the current "go-to"s for soundtrack makers it seems!

sideshowme · « **Reply #116 on:** October 21, 2015, 09:13:32 pm »

brilliant episode. i admire the show's confidence in playing the long game with absolutely everything, and the multiple views to the same events approach is a style of story telling i really like.

the music is excellent too.

growing into a really good show now.

Red Viper · « **Reply #117 on:** October 23, 2015, 10:51:24 am »

Caught up with the first three episodes, wish I hadn't cos now I have to wait every week!!

Absolutely love this show to be honest, it's slow and bonkers and I've no idea what's happening half the time but it's also utterly captivating television.

macca888 · « **Reply #118 on:** October 23, 2015, 02:10:02 pm »

Quote from: SamAteTheRedAcid on October 19, 2015, 05:23:38 pm

Pixies must be coining it on the royalties

Bah, still watching this though aren't I. The season has started quite well really. My beef's with the show's music bods, surely they should have spotted this and subbed it out when it became apparent another show had already beat them to using it.

Best backing track I've heard in a telly show for years was on a Sons of Anarchy episode when they got Peggy Bundy to sing To Sir With Love. It was fucking boss. I heard Where Is My Mind on some shitty advert the other day Sam, and nearly fucking webbed the telly. I love the Pixies but that version makes me want to set fire to our piano.

Anyway, I absolutely love this show. Did not see the end of the last episode coming to be honest. This series is brewing nicely, and the backwards and forwards in times and location makes viewing even more compulsive.

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #119 on:** October 23, 2015, 02:13:07 pm »

Quote from: macca888 on October 23, 2015, 02:10:02 pm

Best backing track I've heard in a telly show for years was on a Sons of Anarchy episode when they got Peggy Bundy to sing To Sir With Love. It was fucking boss. I heard Where Is My Mind on some shitty advert the other day Sam, and nearly fucking webbed the telly. I love the Pixies but that version makes me want to set fire to our piano.

Anyway, I absolutely love this show. Did not see the end of the last episode coming to be honest. This series is brewing nicely, and the backwards and forwards in times and location makes viewing even more compulsive.

I'm enjoying the show too, I like the way they've been switching the perspectives, and the way they've managed to transition well beyond the book while still keeping the same characters.