I think it will be interesting to see how each story plays out and how each one is intertwined. My Generation has a lot of potential, as long as the acting is good. The concept resonates with anyone who has graduated from high school. Everyone I knew in high school had hopes and dreams of where they wanted to be ten years from graduation. Many people i think can relate to this show and the characters in it. Have you reached their goals? Have you faced your fears? Have you lived your life? If not then... Why? These questions really hit home to late twenties and thirty somethings but linger in the college age minds as well.
I also think that the show will be interesting because it will have all the huge events in history within the decade 2000 to 2010. Plus its gonna have famous youtube videos and the actual home videos from the casts personal lives all mixed in there. In a way we all are in this show because we all witnessed these events. Plus its shooting style is like my favorite show The Office where i feel you get a real sense of emotion and really get to know the characters through this style of videography. I'm excited for this show and i feel it will do well.
You said it's a drama, and my only question is to whether or not the first person "camera is there too" style shooting will get in the way of the seriousness of the show. Because the Office is a comedy, and uses the shooting style to add to that.
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Now this seems like an interesting idea right off the bat. Following people years later is kind of a neat concept.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of mixing in youtube is pretty smart. So many people already use youtube religiously its not hard at all to get them to watch all of that extra content online.
I feel that the style of shooting will add too it, the office also had drama on it as well and what they did was a more candid camera where it was like paparazzi shooting through windows or behind stuff. This not only makes it interesting but also makes you feel that your scooping up a secret and everyone likes a good secret. but i do see your concern.
ReplyDeletethis show is pretty much a TV version of Christopher Guest movies (like Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind). but that's not exactly a bad thing. but i just hope they can pull it off.
ReplyDeleteJust from the clips i got interested, then laughed a bit, then was disappointed. But whatever.
As far as I'm concerned, as long as it's not a reality show or a cop drama, I don't mind it.
Interesting Concept. The foresight to videotape this ten years ago and then bring it back for this show, I wonder if that was the original intent, or if they planned to use it another way originally.
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