Guest March 26, 2023 Share March 26, 2023 Your Media Topic Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/141453-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-in-the-media/
Snazzy Daisy October 17, 2023 Share October 17, 2023 MIKE FLANAGAN'S SHOWS & MOVIES RANKED #7 - The Fall of the House of Usher The Fall of the House of Usher marks the concluding collaboration between Flanagan and Netflix, and this extensive partnership concludes on a relatively subdued note. Adapted from Edgar Allan Poe’s eponymous tale, the 8-episode series centers on a repulsive assembly of individuals striving to preserve their family’s wealth amid its disintegration. While Flanagan has a knack for crafting characters who resonate with audiences, this proves challenging in this instance due to the unsympathetic nature of the family. Their unlikability is central to the narrative, yet many characters remain irredeemable. Regrettably, the series doesn’t reach the same heights of cleverness or profundity as Flanagan’s previous works. Nevertheless, it delivers a macabre, chilling, and atmospheric experience that secures it a middle-tier position in this list. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/141453-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-in-the-media/#findComment-8179225
Snazzy Daisy October 18, 2023 Share October 18, 2023 Mike Flanagan’s Netflix Shows, Ranked: Which Series Is Head, Bent Neck and Shoulders Above the Rest? MOST EFFECTIVE JUMP SCARE: The Fall of the House of Usher Quote It’s tough to beat Hill House’s ghost that bursts, screaming, out of a car’s center console. But on the whole, Roderick Usher’s dead children appearing, unannounced — and in at least one case, dropping from the ceiling and interrupting dad’s confessional monologue — give the latest series the edge. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/141453-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-in-the-media/#findComment-8179252
Snazzy Daisy October 19, 2023 Share October 19, 2023 Carla Gugino is Mike Flanagan's Raven | The Fall of the House of Usher | Netflix 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/141453-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-in-the-media/#findComment-8180342
Snazzy Daisy October 23, 2023 Share October 23, 2023 ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ Production Designer on Building the Series’ Multiple Houses and Odes to Edgar Allen Poe Quote Laurin Kelsey, who previously worked with Flanagan on The Midnight Club and Midnight Mass (as an art director), had the joy of building not one but multiple homes of the macabre — one for each member of the Usher family. They were also assigned colors — red for Perry, blue for Frederick, orange for Vic, silver for Camille, green for Tamerlane, yellow for Leo, purple for Madeline and gold for Roderick — that made their space distinct, whether they were inside their residence or beyond it. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/141453-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-in-the-media/#findComment-8184741
Bastet December 6, 2023 Share December 6, 2023 Both Madelines nominated for a Critics Choice Award (for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series). I haven't seen any of the nominees for Best Limited Series, but it seems criminal this show is not among them. Still, cheers to Mary McDonnell and Willa Fitzgerald, who were indeed impressive in a cast stacked to the rafters with talent and made Madeline Usher the show's most fascinating character to me. 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/141453-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-in-the-media/#findComment-8233084
fastiller December 6, 2023 Share December 6, 2023 10 minutes ago, Bastet said: Both Madelines nominated for a Critics Choice Award (for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series). I haven't seen any of the nominees for Best Limited Series, but it seems criminal this show is not among them. Still, cheers to Mary McDonnell and Willa Fitzgerald, who were indeed impressive in a cast stacked to the rafters with talent and made Madeline Usher the show's most fascinating character to me. Yep; it's criminal that the show itself wasn't nominated. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/141453-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-in-the-media/#findComment-8233100
Bastet December 6, 2023 Share December 6, 2023 58 minutes ago, fastiller said: Yep; it's criminal that the show itself wasn't nominated. Like I said, I haven't seen any of the nominated shows, so maybe I shouldn't make that kind of pronouncement, but I'm doing it anyway, because I haven't been this captivated by television in a while. The writing is razor sharp (intelligent, witty, intriguing, and provides meaningful social commentary), the acting is sublime, the visuals are striking - and scary at all the right times - and the characters are unapologetically awful people but largely without being cartoons. There cannot possibly have been a whopping eight limited series that were even better than this, there just can't. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/141453-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-in-the-media/#findComment-8233153
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