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Nancy L Draper says...
6 years ago
Is genius the most highly treasured measure of a person's character? Is a TV series good that excels in production, acting, writing, venue, and cinematography, yet disengages the audience from it's subject? I loved the idea of this series, to take a closer look at the life and character of people of genius in their fields, and hastily gave the first episode a 10 (brilliant) out of 10, but as both seasons progressed I was disenchanted by the egotism, self-centred barbarity of the persons featured - to the point that my interest faded and I became uninterested and bored. My rating slid with each successive episode until I abandoned the series after the 5th episode of the 2nd season, when my rating became 5 (meh) out of 10. One viewer spoke of the first season as follows, "If the goal of the maker was to make us all hate Einstein, he has definitely succeeded." I found I felt the same about Picasso. I've abandoned the series and my final rating is 5 (meh) out of 10. Brilliant casting, performances, etc. but disappointing subject. [BioPic Drama]
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Reply by lexyee
6 years ago
@nancy-l-draper I think the problem is that people think great things about the great people who lived and then get dissapointed when they see the genius was only person. With flaws. The problem isn't the show, you see, it's our conception of these great minds, seen almost as gods where we can only imagine they would be great human beings being shattered by their flaws. Put aside your belives about them, it's a great great show.
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Reply by Nancy L Draper
6 years ago
@lexyee I agree with your very thoughtful reply. However, my issue is that if I don’t connect with the character’s struggle, motivation or journey, I become bored and lose interest. But I totally agree that the production and performance qualities were excellent.
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