The Man in the High Castle

"Jcarr" (jcarr) 12/02/2015 at 15:49 • Filed to: None

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Anyone else watching it? I’m on episode 7 and I really like it. So many !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

For Sweden > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 15:56

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Yes, very interesting

Future next gen S2000 owner > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 15:58

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I couldn’t even make it through the first episode before I bailed.

Ash78, voting early and often > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 16:00

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I’m in the middle of episode 7 as we speak. So far, I would give it 6/10 overall. The acting is decent, but just okay. As a history nerd, I was hoping for a little more depth into the society, tech, and infrastructure of the dystopian world and the strain between the occupiers, but it seems to be much more character-driven. Which is okay if the acting is amazing, but I’m just not quite feeling it. In 1962, the year of the book, it would have been amazing, but I guess my bar has been raised too high in recent years.

Hopefully it’ll do well and get picked up for a second season with a bigger budget and more characters.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 16:01

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Nope to busy killing Nazis in Wolfenstein.

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 16:02

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I watched the pilot before it was picked up for an entire season. I thought it was decent, assuming they played up the alternate reality aspect. I recently subscribed to Prime (finally!), so I’ll be watching the rest as soon as I find the time.

Sam > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 16:04

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Wow, that plane (Concorde?) looks freaking badass. They really captured the Nazi look.

Jcarr > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 12/02/2015 at 16:07

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 16:09

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Dodge Airflow, very nice. And immediately behind, a Chevy COE, and to the right, a barrelnose Ford.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 16:10

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I will be. I watched the pilot a while ago when that came out on Amazon. I’m in the process of moving right now so no time to watch shows.

Jcarr > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/02/2015 at 16:10

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The classic car wrangling they must have done to produce this is probably a story in and of itself.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 16:17

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I do know that The Leno has a large number of the exact ones in these pics. Did they tap him? I know he freely opened his garage for the producers of L.A. Noire. Or is there a 30s/40s car casting place out there? If so, some of these could overlap with some of the street fodder in Captain America.

The Ghost of Oppo > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 16:18

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As someone who read the book, I thought the show was way better. If this was a literature blog people would probably make death threats against me and post my parents address on twitter for saying that, but I feel safe here.

deprecated account > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 16:18

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I just finished Ep. 7. The feels... But yeah all the American cars kinda surprised me.

DrJohannVegas > The Ghost of Oppo 12/02/2015 at 16:35

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I love the book (particularly the big reveal at the end), so the show was something I was quite nervous about. But, I’ll give it a shot, I suppose.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 16:35

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I liked it okay. The cars were awesome, and those Concordes, but I felt like the whole thing could have been told in a single movie. There are a whole bunch of extra little subplots that have very little bearing on the overall story, and by the end I was just frustrated with the pacing.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 16:41

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Loved the show.

did you notice how all of the German cars were period correct for the 1960s, but all of the american stuff was from the late 30s (and actually the 50s even though that era never happened in that universe)

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > The Ghost of Oppo 12/02/2015 at 16:42

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My wife said the same thing, didn;t care for the book but loved the show.

Ash78, voting early and often > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 16:59

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I’ve gotta say, though — the set design and production logistics around two period-accurate, but different societies is pretty amazing. Great cars.

BorkBorkBjork > The Ghost of Oppo 12/02/2015 at 17:36

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I enjoyed the book (or short story, I guess?), but I agree that the show is much better. The book left me wanting a bit more, but I guess that is Philip K. Dick’s way of writing. The ending was very similar to how he ended Total Recall, with the reader not knowing which reality was true reality. With “The Grasshopper lies Heavy” changing from a book (in the story) to a film (in the TV show), I feel like they are going to have to be significantly firmer on the ending, since the film as shown is effectively impossible to “create”.

I also wonder where they are going with The Man in the High Castle being the collector of the Grasshopper Lies Heavy works, rather than its creater.

BorkBorkBjork > Jcarr 12/02/2015 at 17:37

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I have been watching it, and it is truly incredible. The imagery of Nazis and the Imperial Japanese subjugating Americans literally makes me shake with anger. Very effective.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Jcarr 12/03/2015 at 00:35

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I FINISHED THE FIRST SEASON AND OMG I LOVE IT SO MUCH ALSO WAIT TILL YOU GET TO THE END IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND