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Very hard to come to grips with the rationale behind Wiskey on the Rocks (WotR). Initially it feels like an attempt at genre mixing between drama documentary and humour. As it turns out, claiming WotR is inspired by actual events is probably a joke - if you find it funny you may, just, enjoy this series.
As events unfold it, pretty quickly, becomes apparent that WotR is an attempt at humour. A not particularly successful attempt. It's "kicking down humour". Almost all jokes rest on the premise of ridiculing "real people" - few of them deserving the ridicule. You can joke about anything, joke being the operative word. Bullying is a very different matter...
If you enjoy putting down individuals and cultures "just for the sake of it" this might be right up your alley. If you have moved on from that WotR is likely to fall into the "waste of time" category - and possibly leave a foul taste in your mouth.
As events unfold it, pretty quickly, becomes apparent that WotR is an attempt at humour. A not particularly successful attempt. It's "kicking down humour". Almost all jokes rest on the premise of ridiculing "real people" - few of them deserving the ridicule. You can joke about anything, joke being the operative word. Bullying is a very different matter...
If you enjoy putting down individuals and cultures "just for the sake of it" this might be right up your alley. If you have moved on from that WotR is likely to fall into the "waste of time" category - and possibly leave a foul taste in your mouth.
No surprises here - if you are accustomed to Netflix documentaries of late. Rarely has so much flapping generated so little lift.
An apparently reasonable budget is spent in "all the wrong directions". With so much at fault it is hard to know where to begin...
The talking heads - plenty of them. Many of them with massive knowledge and experience, unfortunately mostly in, borderline, irrelevant areas.
The dramatisation - is cringeworthy. Never does one get the sensation that "we are in the midst of" a world crisis - let alone a world war.
Apparently some of Churchill's written speeches were brought to life by means of AI - why? Some of the most famous ones, that exist on audio files, were re-enacted. Arguably so that the difference between the great speaker and the AI version wouldn't be so blatantly obvious.
20 minutes into the second episode we are given a rendering of Churchill's "The fight on the beaches" speech, if that doesn't leave you... speechless - you may just get through the rest of the series.
Quite often, it can be good enough if a historical documentary "catches the spirit of the moment". Churchill at War fails on that level as it does on most other...
An apparently reasonable budget is spent in "all the wrong directions". With so much at fault it is hard to know where to begin...
The talking heads - plenty of them. Many of them with massive knowledge and experience, unfortunately mostly in, borderline, irrelevant areas.
The dramatisation - is cringeworthy. Never does one get the sensation that "we are in the midst of" a world crisis - let alone a world war.
Apparently some of Churchill's written speeches were brought to life by means of AI - why? Some of the most famous ones, that exist on audio files, were re-enacted. Arguably so that the difference between the great speaker and the AI version wouldn't be so blatantly obvious.
20 minutes into the second episode we are given a rendering of Churchill's "The fight on the beaches" speech, if that doesn't leave you... speechless - you may just get through the rest of the series.
Quite often, it can be good enough if a historical documentary "catches the spirit of the moment". Churchill at War fails on that level as it does on most other...
The Pirate Bay (TPB) is, a most watch worthy, non-formalistic, gripping drama-documentary.
The initial "disclaimer" is valid and, for once, on point; it is made with a view not to be precise - rather to capture the spirit of the moment, the debate and feelings TPB evoked.
It does so apparently well.
Added to that TPB successfully manages to capture the fears and trepidations - not only of those directly involved, but also of those doubting "the entire system".
TPB addresses, at least, three examples of historically interesting phenomena: The "David against Goliath" The relentless development of technology The speed at which innovations can be disruptive
Added to the above it also highlights some of the issues that arise when a democracy, behaviourally, shifts towards a plutocracy - when capital attempts to "top-manage" a democratic society.
TPB has all the ingredients of a captivating drama - and then some. What, easily, could have become a formulaic Hollywood production manages to maintain an indie vibe - a vibe that feels particularly relevant given the topic.
The weaving of this drama-documentary comes together nicely. TPB is arguably a "must see" for anyone interested in the effects of disruptive technology - and also for those interested in the frailty of democracy...
The initial "disclaimer" is valid and, for once, on point; it is made with a view not to be precise - rather to capture the spirit of the moment, the debate and feelings TPB evoked.
It does so apparently well.
Added to that TPB successfully manages to capture the fears and trepidations - not only of those directly involved, but also of those doubting "the entire system".
TPB addresses, at least, three examples of historically interesting phenomena: The "David against Goliath" The relentless development of technology The speed at which innovations can be disruptive
Added to the above it also highlights some of the issues that arise when a democracy, behaviourally, shifts towards a plutocracy - when capital attempts to "top-manage" a democratic society.
TPB has all the ingredients of a captivating drama - and then some. What, easily, could have become a formulaic Hollywood production manages to maintain an indie vibe - a vibe that feels particularly relevant given the topic.
The weaving of this drama-documentary comes together nicely. TPB is arguably a "must see" for anyone interested in the effects of disruptive technology - and also for those interested in the frailty of democracy...