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Apple Shares Trailer for Upcoming Apple TV+ Show 'Dickinson'
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So if someone watches the trailer and doesn't like it what is it you're suggesting they do? Not post their opinion? Sugarcoat it so it doesn't sound negative?
There's a difference between posting an opinion or deeming it all trash, Apple is doomed blablabla. You could also say something like "okay, this is clearly not for me". But no, I haven't seen that. If you can't understand that (not so subtle) difference, well, in that case I can't help you.
It doesn’t have to please everyone, but it MUST please me. All of it. Every show.
So when is Apple going to make a show that's for us?
Two trailers, two strikes.
If you include the pre-Apple TV "Planet of the Apps" that's three strikes.
$6 Billion paid to actors and producers with apparently $6 paid to writers.
Emily Dickinson lived early in the past century. An age when women were to be seen but not heard.
But the premise that one takes off this trailer, highlights a libertarian with modern 21st century behaviors.
The premise is laughable, but not in a good sense.
I was just waiting to see the character texting blue bubbles sprinkled with emojis on linen paper, listening to Apple Music on a vacuum-powered radio, and running yoga sessions guided by a tallcase clock.
That would be better comedy/s
[You could not make this up -- only Apple TV+ can.]
But the premise that one takes off this trailer, highlights a libertarian with modern 21st century behaviors.
The premise is laughable, but not in a good sense.
I was just waiting to see the character texting blue bubbles sprinkled with emojis on linen paper, listening to Apple Music on a vacuum-powered radio, and running yoga sessions guided by a tallcase clock.
That would be better comedy/s
[You could not make this up -- only Apple TV+ can.]
that’s the entire internet. Just hate, negativity and trolling. It used to be you could have intelligent fun positive conversations on the internet. I miss those days.
So you don’t like shows involving rebellious, young women and/or specifically Emily Dickinson. Cool. That’s literally all you could have gleaned from that 12 seconds.
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Is that how you judge Netflix? Two random shows and you’ve decided they can’t do anything right? Must suck for you.
The life of someone who was completely obscure until she died? Dickenson was an agoraphobic shut in that was probably on the spectrum given her lack of interest in human contact. Not a very interesting story to tell....but maybe someone with talent could do it and find the beauty of her inspiration.
But the trailer is very disrespectful of Emily Dickeson's life story. She is just every teen girl ever filled with commonplace insipid rebellion. Thats boring and tasteless. Dickenson was a complicated likely conflicted person but her conflicts would not make for teen drama. They make for human drama of a rich nature. Nope - TEEN! Magazine!
But the trailer is very disrespectful of Emily Dickeson's life story. She is just every teen girl ever filled with commonplace insipid rebellion. Thats boring and tasteless. Dickenson was a complicated likely conflicted person but her conflicts would not make for teen drama. They make for human drama of a rich nature. Nope - TEEN! Magazine!
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LOL. You speak as if "us" is universal here. I loved the last two Apple TV trailers of Good Morning America and Moon Race. This is the first dud for me, but then again I'm "totally, like" not the target audience of Dickinson. You stan?
Do you really think She Hulk will be that bad?
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Every show made in Hollywood is 100% anachronistic. The BBC occasionally has shows that are not, but Hollywood almost never. Every character in every show acts like a modern day 25 year old Californian. Its weird.
I'm a fan of Emily Dickinson and even I'm having trouble seeing this be successful
edit to add: perhaps BECAUSE I'm a fan of Emily Dickinson. ;-)
edit to add: perhaps BECAUSE I'm a fan of Emily Dickinson. ;-)
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Outside of Star Wars and Star Trek, sci-fi as a genre is nearly as niche as this show.
I know right? The avg person who post here seem to still think only men like tech and that Apple is tech company thar only caters to geek men who thought they were too cool for Windows.
If you belong to the group which wants easy-to-repair Apple prodoucts and a desktop Mac with a great graphics card for CUDA and gaming, Apple is probably not making any shows for you.
You do realize that milennial women are a large segment of the viewing audience. Many shows like this have done very well, and Apple feels the need to attract a diverse audience, not just middle aged white men.
See anything on CW, Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, Dawson's Creek, etc. These shows keep getting made because people want to see them. Neither you nor I do, but I am open minded enough to realize that my worldview isn't universal.
Apple itself is a niche (although a very profitable one). It has a fraction of the pc or smartphone market. It’s target market is a niche.
I dare they try variety! You say variety like its s
You say Variety like its a dirty word. I guess you’d rather be spoonfed the same crap over and over instead of trying something new.