SnarkShark

I couldn't imagine David Mitchell in a detective show before this, but the end product makes a lot of sense. He still manages a kind of silly befuddlement, while the surrounding show is reasonably serious.

It's not bad and can certainly grow. I will say the opening credits/opening theme/title sequence is bland and horrible (but doesn't reflect fully the rest of the show).

There are multiple specific elements here made to intentionally ape those old posters. Character positioning/grouping is the big one

TITLE*: Ludwig (UK) CATEGORY*: Crime Drama NETWORK: BBC One RELEASE DATE: September 25, 2024 (United Kingdom) SYNOPSIS: Can accidental detective John 'Ludwig' Taylor crack the biggest puzzle of his life - finding his missing brother? Cryptic comedy drama with David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin.

That's odd, because Hot To Go is the song in her catalog that's the most bubble gum pop in nature (what you object to). It's actually very atypical of her music (which tends to be a lot more musically and lyrically complex than Hot To Go is). As for Gaga? I'd never peg her as Bubble Gum. There are different periods in her career with different types of music, but they're pretty far from Britney Spears or Tiffany or The Monkees or The Spice Girls or whatever else you might normally label that way. Here's her latest. This definitely isn't Bubble anything. In fact, I'll give an explicit content warning for anyone clicking on this (more for how unsettling and bizarre it is than sex or violence).

For completeness, here's the trailer for the original French one too (that the Greek one, and now the American one were copied from. It's a recent Hulu branded trailer... not sure if it's the actual original trailer or recut. There's definitely common stuff with the American pilot.

Apparently they really shopped this idea around everywhere. https://www.star.gr/tv/seires/iq-160

I'd forgotten what a weak actress Kreuk is. Gorgeous, but never convincing in any scene with depth. To be fair to her, the show's setup is very limiting for her character. Girlfriend of the Police Chief, who should never actually be involved in any crime solving, leaves her only with contrived library scenes, contrived relationship drama, and contrived Townie encounters to act in. I'll give her credit for playing the role a little saucier than I'd have expected. Still, she's got little to do, and frankly isn't doing it very interestingly. I expected any Sutherland to at least have charisma, if not depth. He's okay on that first scale but not superior. There's little depth for him either, but part of that could be mediocre writing. If they ARE going the shiatey pseudo-Hallmark route, what's missing is more Townie stuff. While I was commenting on how that's contrived with Kreuk, when it's the same two locations over and over (the restaurant and the Library) that's just extra weak sauce. We get other guest star related locations, but there's no real sense of this place as a town.

I don't think the outfits hurt her vocal strength (which is far above average compared to most). I guess I'd have to ask if you had the same objections in the long ago days when Gaga did it. If so? Fair enough. If not.. why not? Those young kids and their Rock and Roll! (Shaking fist)

Any news on a release date?

There are definitely times in TV history (and the mid 70s was one of them) where making a show with a character name was favored. I think doing so goes in and out of fashion. Shorter titles vs. longer ones also is a thing. A lot of writers like longer titles. A lot of TV executives like shorter ones.

Co-produced by Mike Schur, who both Ted and Stephanie have quite notably worked for before.

I watched it with a younger niece. I saw various episodes of the original with a (now) much older niece. It seems kinda... dated (even though new). I wonder, do all Disney kids shows have that issue now? The formulas are ancient for those shows and despite updates like a more visibly diverse cast... it feels like other than being a sequel this could be a show from previous decades.

TITLE*: Ludwig (UK) CATEGORY*: Crime Drama NETWORK: BBC One RELEASE DATE: September 25, 2024 (United Kingdom) SYNOPSIS: Can accidental detective John 'Ludwig' Taylor crack the biggest puzzle of his life - finding his missing brother? Cryptic comedy drama with David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin.

I guess you could consider that a cliffhanger. 😄 Pruning via the timesticks doesn't kill. It sends you to the End of Time. Don't think it works that way. The ingredients for the Kangs didn't need a source. It's already part of there being Variants.