10-28-2015, 12:13 PM
...mind you, this is our next cover story. The timing is not optimal. Our issue hits newsstands two weeks after the premiere, so if it tanks quickly, it'll kill us. But AMC did buy an ad and gave us unprecedented access, so my fingers are crossed. When I was invited to this screener, I was assuming I was going to go blind into the cover story, so I really wanted to see it just in case I needed to make a few final tweaks. But then, they emailed me passcoded links to the first two episodes right after TC bought me the ticket, so it evolved into an excuse to have yet another adventure with Brother Greg, in his home turf.
So I'd seen the first ep. It's got some decent fights, but the show is still rough, so there are flaws for sure. Also, sometimes when I'm wrapped so deep in a project like this, I can't see it objectively anymore. So Greg's opinion was really important to me, because we've been talking film and media for over three decades now, and I knew he'd give it to me straight. After the showing, Greg had that wince, that classic Greg-biting-his-tongue wince, and I'm thinking 'okay, let me have it.' His first criticism? The sets. :roll:
So I'd seen the first ep. It's got some decent fights, but the show is still rough, so there are flaws for sure. Also, sometimes when I'm wrapped so deep in a project like this, I can't see it objectively anymore. So Greg's opinion was really important to me, because we've been talking film and media for over three decades now, and I knew he'd give it to me straight. After the showing, Greg had that wince, that classic Greg-biting-his-tongue wince, and I'm thinking 'okay, let me have it.' His first criticism? The sets. :roll:
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