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Post by jimanchower on Aug 9, 2018 19:24:29 GMT
I love ED2 and AOD but the TV show just sucked. I was so disappointed. Ash behaves like a complete moron, the story was the same thing every episode. How long can you stretch out them trying to stop a demon from getting a book? Horrible stuff happens every episode but the characters always act surprised or shocked. By AOD Ash wasn’t surprised by and didn’t fall for deadite shenanigans.
The other 2 main actors were horrible and their characters one dimensional.
I would have much preferred a single direct to Netflix or Stars or whatever movie or maybe a couple of movies to the 3 seasons of mostly filler we got.
It’s sad because that’s most likely the last we’ll see (other than maybe a cameo) of BC as Ash.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Aug 9, 2018 20:03:38 GMT
It was hilarious, I never took it too seriously and was often pleasantly surprised. Random gore scenes and a silly attitude, good stuff. Not meant to rewrite the book or anything, it just entertains.
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Aug 9, 2018 20:55:16 GMT
I had the opposite reaction. I loved every minute of it. Good, classic, zany fun. They played up the Ash we met in Army of Darkness and it worked quite well. The new characters were also a pleasant surprise.
I agree that it could get formulaic at times, but given that it came from the same guys that brought us Xena and Hercules, I can't say that I was surprised. But even still, I found it easy to get into and highly entertaining.
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Post by jimanchower on Aug 9, 2018 21:04:37 GMT
I had the opposite reaction. I loved every minute of it. Good, classic, zany fun. They played up the Ash we met in Army of Darkness and it worked quite well. The new characters were also a pleasant surprise. I agree that it could get formulaic at times, but given that it came from the same guys that brought us Xena and Hercules, I can't say that I was surprised. But even still, I found it easy to get into and highly entertaining. Yeah to me the two supporting characters were awful and watching them go “what the fuck is that” or “what is happening” every time something gross happened.....when something gross happened 10 times an episode....got old quick. AOD Ash wasn’t a complete buffoon. He did stupid stuff but he also was heroic and dashing. ED2 Ash wasn’t a buffoon at all. bt AVED Ash just went full retard. I had to struggle to make it through most of the episodes. And Hercules/Xena is exactly what the show felt like most of the time, a dumbed down TV version of a movie. I know the same guys made the movies and the show but the show and the movies are a million miles apart in terms of time. its hard to take any of the villains in the show seriously. It’s just sad because it was such a wasted opportunity. Judging by the ratings falling off Idobt think I’m alone in thinking the show got pretty tedious. |
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Aug 9, 2018 21:50:21 GMT
I had the opposite reaction. I loved every minute of it. Good, classic, zany fun. They played up the Ash we met in Army of Darkness and it worked quite well. The new characters were also a pleasant surprise. I agree that it could get formulaic at times, but given that it came from the same guys that brought us Xena and Hercules, I can't say that I was surprised. But even still, I found it easy to get into and highly entertaining. Yeah to me the two supporting characters were awful and watching them go “what the fuck is that” or “what is happening” every time something gross happened.....when something gross happened 10 times an episode....got old quick. AOD Ash wasn’t a complete buffoon. He did stupid stuff but he also was heroic and dashing. ED2 Ash wasn’t a buffoon at all. bt AVED Ash just went full retard. I had to struggle to make it through most of the episodes. And Hercules/Xena is exactly what the show felt like most of the time, a dumbed down TV version of a movie. I know the same guys made the movies and the show but the show and the movies are a million miles apart in terms of time. its hard to take any of the villains in the show seriously. It’s just sad because it was such a wasted opportunity. Judging by the ratings falling off Idobt think I’m alone in thinking the show got pretty tedious. Well, I don't see Ash in AvED as the *same* Ash in AOD. Just an evolution of that character, similar to how he evolved between I and II and then again from II to AOD. It didn't work for you apparently, that's OK. It didn't bother me, personally. Also, I think the ratings are more indicative of the fact that this was a niche program to begin with that just never found an audience beyond the built-in fanbase. |
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Post by jimanchower on Aug 9, 2018 21:53:44 GMT
Yeah to me the two supporting characters were awful and watching them go “what the fuck is that” or “what is happening” every time something gross happened.....when something gross happened 10 times an episode....got old quick. AOD Ash wasn’t a complete buffoon. He did stupid stuff but he also was heroic and dashing. ED2 Ash wasn’t a buffoon at all. bt AVED Ash just went full retard. I had to struggle to make it through most of the episodes. And Hercules/Xena is exactly what the show felt like most of the time, a dumbed down TV version of a movie. I know the same guys made the movies and the show but the show and the movies are a million miles apart in terms of time. its hard to take any of the villains in the show seriously. It’s just sad because it was such a wasted opportunity. Judging by the ratings falling off Idobt think I’m alone in thinking the show got pretty tedious. Well, I don't see Ash in AvED as the *same* Ash in AOD. Just an evolution of that character, similar to how he evolved between I and II and then again from II to AOD. It didn't work for you apparently, that's OK. It didn't bother me, personally. Also, I think the ratings are more indicative of the fact that this was a niche program to begin with that just never found an audience beyond the built-in fanbase. BY the third season the ratings were way down from the first. People quit watching. |
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Aug 9, 2018 21:56:13 GMT
Well, I don't see Ash in AvED as the *same* Ash in AOD. Just an evolution of that character, similar to how he evolved between I and II and then again from II to AOD. It didn't work for you apparently, that's OK. It didn't bother me, personally. Also, I think the ratings are more indicative of the fact that this was a niche program to begin with that just never found an audience beyond the built-in fanbase. BY the third season the ratings were way down from the first. People quit watching. I'll take your word for it. I don't follow nor do I care about ratings. |
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Post by jimanchower on Aug 9, 2018 21:58:11 GMT
BY the third season the ratings were way down from the first. People quit watching. I'll take your word for it. I don't follow nor do I care about ratings. So why even comment on them then? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2018 22:46:29 GMT
I started watching the first episode and was immediately disappointed to see Campbell as Ash. I had assumed it would be a reboot with a much younger actor, and I think that's the route they should have taken.
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Post by jimanchower on Aug 9, 2018 22:55:20 GMT
I started watching the first episode and was immediately disappointed to see Campbell as Ash. I had assumed it would be a reboot with a much younger actor, and I think that's the route they should have taken. Campbell was the whole reason to watch it in the first place. |
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Aug 9, 2018 23:26:38 GMT
I'll take your word for it. I don't follow nor do I care about ratings. So why even comment on them then? Because I wanted to continue this thrilling conversation with you. |
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Post by jimanchower on Aug 9, 2018 23:28:43 GMT
So why even comment on them then? Because I wanted to continue this thrilling conversation with you. Sure I guess. But if you don't care about something and don't know anything about it....why would you comment on it? |
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Aug 9, 2018 23:56:22 GMT
Because I wanted to continue this thrilling conversation with you. Sure I guess. But if you don't care about something and don't know anything about it....why would you comment on it? I commented on what I thought the ratings (something you brought up) might indicate. Don't know why you're turning a simple conversation into such a tedious chore, but I'll let someone else step in and enjoy your company for now. |
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Aug 10, 2018 0:57:51 GMT
I started watching the first episode and was immediately disappointed to see Campbell as Ash. I had assumed it would be a reboot with a much younger actor, and I think that's the route they should have taken. Campbell was the whole reason to watch it in the first place. Yeah. and I thought he was just great. Almost everytime he opened his mouth it was hilarious. I know you disagree though. |
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Post by jimanchower on Aug 10, 2018 1:16:33 GMT
Campbell was the whole reason to watch it in the first place. Yeah. and I thought he was just great. Almost everytime he opened his mouth it was hilarious. I know you disagree though. I just think they made him too cartoonish. He was definitely the best thing about the show though. |
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Post by poelzig on Aug 10, 2018 4:54:27 GMT
I started watching the first episode and was immediately disappointed to see Campbell as Ash. I had assumed it would be a reboot with a much younger actor, and I think that's the route they should have taken. No offense but that's one of the dumbest things I've read in a while. Bruce Campbell is Ash and no one else should ever play the role. Out of curiosity, are you a millennial? |
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Aug 10, 2018 10:39:53 GMT
Lee Majors is still the man!
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Post by James on Aug 10, 2018 14:07:28 GMT
I still need to see Season 3, but from the first two seasons, I really enjoyed it. 1 was the better season.
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