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Re: The Sandman [Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror]

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I'd say the show was overall fine. But is nobody gonna mention the way the guy talks? Like a poor imitation of how he seems to think an edgy 90s movie protagonist should talk, which would already be bad enough if done well. Took me forever to get used to.

But the comic was first published in 1989, and that's kind of how he talks in it.

2020.  Meh.

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Re: The Sandman [Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror]

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But the comic was first published in 1989, and that's kind of how he talks in it.

The words, yeah. Those are fine. But the voice? Weird half-mumbled pseudo-introspective tone?

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Re: The Sandman [Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror]

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But the comic was first published in 1989, and that's kind of how he talks in it.

The words, yeah. Those are fine. But the voice? Weird half-mumbled pseudo-introspective tone?

It doesn't bother me at all, I think it fits his character.

2020.  Meh.

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Re: The Sandman [Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror]

Wow, wow, WOW! I just watched 1x6 The Sound of Her Wings. I didn't expect this. Sooo good! <3

No surprise: it's got the highest rating of all 11 episodes.

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Re: The Sandman [Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror]

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Wow, wow, WOW! I just watched 1x6 The Sound of Her Wings. I didn't expect this. Sooo good! <3

No surprise: it's got the highest rating of all 11 episodes.

Yep, and strangely enough it's my favourite of all the comics too.  Great stuff - moving, powerful and just bloody great.

2020.  Meh.

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Re: The Sandman [Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror]

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Hmmm.  They've so changed so much from the books.  So much.

Are you referring to the bonus episodes or the original ten?.

Because apart from the look of the characters and a bit of wokeness, the script was very much copy paste from the words in the comic.
Entire episodes were word for word from the comics.

For example, his meeting with death/his sister or the scene at the bar. Even much of the hotel was from the comics. Yes, they modified or removed some parts, but that’s any tv show for you.

I've only watched the first 5, and I actually had my Absolute edition on my lap, which I was flicking through as I was watching.  If you're saying the script followed the comics word for word, I must have different comics.


You must have been watching a different show been reading a different comic.

Take this example as a tiny sample:

https://twitter.com/netflix_sandman/sta … H3sQk4W6rw

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Re: The Sandman [Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror]

lighton wrote:

Wow, wow, WOW! I just watched 1x6 The Sound of Her Wings. I didn't expect this. Sooo good! <3

No surprise: it's got the highest rating of all 11 episodes.

Same. Loved it. Brilliant.

And almost copy paste word for word from
The comics.

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Re: The Sandman [Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror]

nightcrow wrote:
lighton wrote:

Wow, wow, WOW! I just watched 1x6 The Sound of Her Wings. I didn't expect this. Sooo good! <3

No surprise: it's got the highest rating of all 11 episodes.

Same. Loved it. Brilliant.

And almost copy paste word for word from
The comics.

Watch "24/7", as an example.  Quite different.

2020.  Meh.

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Re: The Sandman [Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror]

graybags wrote:
nightcrow wrote:
lighton wrote:

Wow, wow, WOW! I just watched 1x6 The Sound of Her Wings. I didn't expect this. Sooo good! <3

No surprise: it's got the highest rating of all 11 episodes.

Same. Loved it. Brilliant.

And almost copy paste word for word from
The comics.

Watch "24/7", as an example.  Quite different.

Yes, this episode was quite different. But the series as a whole was very good and very close (almost word for word) to the comics

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