Any wittertainee's out there..?

johnny_ultimate · 28-09-2022 10:37AM

Maybe it’s just because I listen to a lot of chatty, more casual podcasts, but there is a sense of ‘organised fun’ to proceedings on the Take. It all feels a bit rushed, even allowing for paywalled content. I still like Kermode’s reviews, but the show seems like it just wants to get to the end as quickly as possible at times.

They could easily cut the interviews though. I’m not a fan of promo interviews at the best of times, but ten minutes is nowhere near enough to get a conversation flowing. And then it’s just ‘more on take two!’.

pixelburp · 28-09-2022 10:59AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119675140#Comment_119675140

Yeah "rushed" is about the right word; it feels like less time is spent reviewing movies than before, and as you say the interviews are kinda filler most times.

Even the bickering feels a bit reduced, bar a bit of a falling out over Thor Love and Thunder.

Mickeroo · 28-09-2022 11:15AM

Yeah reviews seem to be relegated to ten minutes at the end now.

pinkypinky · 28-09-2022 12:47PM

I actually did like the tv movie of the week feature but very happy to see the back of dvd of the week.

Exclamation Marc · 29-09-2022 01:39AM

Throughout recent years, Mark has struggled here and there to get to all the films given the glut of releases so I don't really understand how it was a good idea to add television and other stuff to the shows remit and then significantly cut down the "film review" part of the show and keep it the same length as the last show.

The top ten almost feels irrelevant as they barrel through it like it's in the way.

I should say that's its not categorically "bad" in my books, but it's definitely worse than it was. I listened to an episode from March of the BBC version a few weeks ago and it was night and day ahead in terms of quality and format/structure.

The paywalled content is very hit and miss with some really meh sections - it feels like an organised preamble. This week they added a new feature where Mark has to guess what old Kermode review is being read out by Simon. I mean, really?

I do still like it but it's just not on par with the BBC version. Not yet anyway.

Mickeroo · 29-09-2022 12:52PM

He's only finally doing a review of Prey this week and it's behind a paywall, yet that was the main film most film critics were talking about on the weekend of its release. I know it was straight to streaming but still.

pixelburp · 29-09-2022 04:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119680137#Comment_119680137

This has been endemic since the new show. No real deference towards streaming movies at all and what we get are Kermodes thoughts on shows, months after they air, on Take 2 (or years, in the case of Midnight Mass).

As you point out it's kinda ludicrous; third time today I mentioned it but I watched Athena and thought this was exactly the kind of singular, creative vision Kermode might like - but instead we get more minutes blathering to Charlotte Rampling and a lot of nothing.

It's funny cos they make a big thing about the importance of cinema and as one of the biggest film podcasts out there could be promoting these interesting gems.

speedboatchase · 29-09-2022 05:16PM

The decision to review TV shows is insane. It's a completely different medium and doesn't lend itself well to singular reviews - especially when you see Rotten Tomatoes ratings for things where critics only go to see two episodes, etc.

They should've stuck with movies in cinemas and movies on streaming. Leave it at that.

FunLover18 · 29-09-2022 05:25PM

I really dislike TV reviews podcast, I had to stop listening to The Pilot pod because they'd be saying things like "well all this makes sense in episode 2" or "there's a revelation in episode 3" it really started to annoy me. It's completely different medium as you say because you're often not reviewing a full story.

Exclamation Marc · 29-09-2022 09:32PM

In an environment where there are more and more films being made due to streaming, the inclusion of TV was so disappointing as it took too much time away from film reviews. What is the value in reviewing Stranger Things, Better Call Saul, Ozark etc when they have baked in audiences and it means films get overlooked altogether.

~Rebel~ · 29-09-2022 10:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119682341#Comment_119682341

Indeed... I can understand reviewing a good new mini-series maybe, like the Black Bird one with Taron Edgerton, but there's no value in reviewing shows that have been around a while.

gmisk · 16-10-2022 10:36AM

Kinda drifted away from the show the past while...reviews behind paywalls etc...and an incredibly short review section on take one...meh

pixelburp · 16-10-2022 11:39AM

I've actually gone back to watching the YouTube channel's reviews; I still enjoy those, what few remain, and at least the videos cut to the chase - but the podcast itself has become 🤷

RickBlaine · 30-10-2022 09:20PM

I'm quite a bit behind because I used to save up the episodes for when I'm travelling but travelling stopped for me during the pandemic so I'm now catching up 2021 episodes. I just found out that the smelly pants wee boy died, which is incredibly sad.

gmisk · 30-10-2022 09:25PM

More reviews behind paywalls...seems to be at least one per week which is irritating.

It really isn't the essential listening it once was, which is a shame. The reviews are too short and they don't go into much if any detail.

I tend to listen to the empire movie podcast and pilot TV before it now.

FunLover18 · 30-11-2022 09:40AM

I just watched Kermode's review of Glass Onion and couldn't help but notice that Mayo seemed to be in foul form. Kermode made a few attempts to get his reaction to the film and Mayo just plugged their upcoming interview with Johnson and Craig. Maybe he was just having a bad day.

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