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Post by Professor Pancakes on Mar 9, 2014 17:28:57 GMT -8
Has anybody here watched The Returned (Les Revenants)? I think it's from France, but the Sundance channel had a season 1 marathon on today and holy shit. Beautifully shot, excellently written and acted, creepy and intriguing, just all around great stuff. I've only watched the first couple episodes so far, but luckily I had the forethought to record the whole marathon, so I know what I'll be doing for the next couple days. My mom keeps telling me this has to be our next show to watch, so I guess I'll be downloading it pretty soon. That new show Resurrection is the American remake of The Returned, I believe. It certainly looks that way. My girlfriend mentioned that while we were watching it today. I'm going to give the first episode of the American version a chance, but I feel like there's no way it will be as good.
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Post by Professor Pancakes on Mar 9, 2014 19:23:45 GMT -8
...and I just noticed the in opening credits that the music is by Mogwai. I thought it sounded eerily familiar. Mogwai's album Les Revenants is likely the soundtrack from the show. Awesomeness confirmed.
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Post by Drew on Mar 9, 2014 19:33:19 GMT -8
The Returned is brilliant. Probably the best show I watched last year. The American version is going to be an abomination.
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Post by Goldbart der Hexenmeister on Mar 9, 2014 19:52:58 GMT -8
Les Revenants theme music is by Mogwai, just FYI. In case it hasn't been pointed out yet.
Edit: Damn you professor!
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Post by Blacksmile on Mar 9, 2014 20:26:41 GMT -8
Everything about The Returned was unbelievable. It was touching and scary. The soundtrack is beautiful and pretty different for Mogwai.
I'm in the midst of watching the pilot for the American version and it's definitely not as good. I don't want to like it, but I feel I may become intrigued by it and will continue to watch it just to see how different it ends up being.
I think that season two of the French version should be airing pretty soon, or maybe their currently filming it.
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Post by Cbats on Mar 9, 2014 20:34:13 GMT -8
I actually just watched the first four episodes of the returned last night. Really liked what I saw.
Just to clarify, Resurrection is the ABC show that started tonight and it is not based on the same material (even though the premise seems identical). They are currently adapting the French show right now but it's not even close to airing. That one is tentatively titled "They Came Back" which is the title of the book the French show is based on.
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Post by kymess_jr on Mar 9, 2014 20:43:34 GMT -8
Just to clarify, Resurrection is the ABC show that started tonight and it is not based on the same material (even though the premise seems identical). They are currently adapting the French show right now but it's not even close to airing. That one is tentatively titled "They Came Back" which is the title of the book the French show is based on. Interesting. Kinda coincidental that Resurrection titled its pilot episode "The Returned" though (I figured it was a nod to the French series). Anyway, since it seems half the board is watching The Returned and all love it, I'm definitely gonna be checking it out asap. I need something good to fill the void now that I'm done season 2 of House of Cards.
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Post by Blacksmile on Mar 9, 2014 20:47:52 GMT -8
I actually just watched the first four episodes of the returned last night. Really liked what I saw. Just to clarify, Resurrection is the ABC show that started tonight and it is not based on the same material (even though the premise seems identical). They are currently adapting the French show right now but it's not even close to airing. That one is tentatively titled "They Came Back" which is the title of the book the French show is based on. If it's not the true "remake" then ABC should credit The Returned because it's identical. Right down the the returned child not sleeping, eating all the time and possibly another returned looking for the child. Fucking hacks.
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Post by Cbats on Mar 9, 2014 20:56:12 GMT -8
Oh this got good. This is the beginning of the wiki entry for Resurrection:
"Resurrection is an American fantasy drama television series about dead people who return to life. The series is based on the book The Returned by Jason Mott. Although similar in concept to Les Revenants it is based on a different source, and Resurrection has no connection to the French movie or TV series whatsoever."
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Post by Blacksmile on Mar 9, 2014 21:01:12 GMT -8
Haha...what a crock of shit. I don't buy it.
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Post by Cbats on Mar 9, 2014 21:03:15 GMT -8
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Post by Professor Pancakes on Mar 9, 2014 21:28:43 GMT -8
I just watched the first episode of Resurrection, just for comparison. If they're trying to say that show is not related to, or at least inspired by, Les Revenants, then they better have one hell of a legal team to back it up. There are just way too many similarities for it to be coincidence. I didn't expect the American show to be as good, but I also didn't expect it to lose the little credibility it might have had by claiming some bullshit like that.
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Post by Cbats on Mar 9, 2014 22:44:51 GMT -8
I can't remember if we've really talked about it on here but The Good Wife is on a ridiculous hot streak this season. It's been off for the last month or so and I'd kind of forgotten how amazing it had been this year.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 12, 2014 16:28:23 GMT -8
We watched the mid-season premiere of Walking Dead last night; the one where Darryl and that girl whose name nobody knows went golfing and hugged or whatever. That show is almost always terrible, but that shit took it to a whole new level of terrible.
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Mar 12, 2014 22:37:19 GMT -8
We watched the mid-season premiere of Walking Dead last night; the one where Darryl and that girl whose name nobody knows went golfing and hugged or whatever. That show is almost always terrible, but that shit took it to a whole new level of terrible. Wait till she starts singing Waxahatchee.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Mar 13, 2014 10:57:27 GMT -8
The Mountain Goats came on and then I died. Of incredible pain.
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Post by mutt on Mar 13, 2014 19:29:48 GMT -8
Does anyone have a good #mcconnelling?
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Post by Dr. Crane on Mar 14, 2014 0:05:02 GMT -8
Your mom?
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Post by StormyPinkness on Mar 14, 2014 15:00:30 GMT -8
Does not compute.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Mar 14, 2014 15:17:53 GMT -8
If a post falls in the woods and I am too drunk to hear it, does it make a sound?
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