Man in High Tower Nazi Architecture

[David Morris]

The 2nd season has been better, but it is still a slog. Lack of ideas here
results in slow pacing. One hour feels like two.

David Morris

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 8:58 AM rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:

> I, for one, have enjoyed the series despite the miscasting of the two
> young leads (the male more than the female). If anything, the series will
> hopefully give those in the US some perspective on the trying times living
> under an occupying power, something the US has not experienced, which I
> think goes to explain somewhat its cavalier and cowboy ways when it comes
> to foreign relations.
> I dont think any of us here at least have any illusions about the
> potential for collaboration with such movements here in the US.
>
> There's another series of the same ilk currently playing in Britain called
> SS-GB (based on a novel by Len Deighton) which I hope to watch. I do
> remember liking the novel
>
> rich
>
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 8:49 PM, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
>
> I take it most didn’t care for this series. It seems to me to reflect and
> ponder much that is relevant as we move forward in our own political
> conflicts. The series' treatment of PKD’s work takes many liberties, yet
> seems more respectful in terms of his whole body of work than I
> expected.The writers seem intent on evoking his peculiar insight and
> madness, if indeed it is madness.  PKD saw the current empire as a
> continuation of the Roman empire and that ancient empire was a key model
> for fascism.
>
>  In the series the power struggle within the 2 branches of the reich seems
> credible and thought provoking, particularly in regard to the internal
> strains shown in the key players.  The visual architectural feel reflects
> the concentration of hierarchical power; the closer to power, the larger
> the horizons , but  the darker the tones. We are seeing in our own
> political system how that pyramidal structure can underlie an outwardly
> more egalitarian style. It ends up working in the society like a paranoia
> generating machine. People are forced into alignments that first seem
> ideological and then reveal themselves to be purely and only about the
> power/money/war machinery.  The failure of the resistance hinges on lack of
> compassion, the pursuit of justice subsumed by the pursit of revenge and
> leadership.  Those are pretty obvious problems in our own  political
> present  and I am curious where the series-makers plan to take them. The
> concern is that they will draw out the drama so far that it undermines
> thematic and dramatic coherence, but maybe the plan is to provide a dark
> reflection of current events.
>
> I find the characters and relationships well crafted, fully engaging and
> artfully integrated into the story and the world they inhabit.
>
>
> > On Feb 22, 2017, at 4:37 AM, Jamie McKittrick <jamiemckit at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > A huge boob in the heart of the Fatherland.
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 2:32 AM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Wow. Gorgeous stuff. Chilling.
> >
> > YOPJ
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 8:03 PM, Gary Webb <gwebb8686 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Speaking of Nazi's and Netflix... btw Joachim Fest's Hitler, a Career
> has
> > > emerged from the ether... It's pretty good...and prescient as always...
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > On Feb 20, 2017, at 7:27 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Probably the best aspect of this Netflix series is its architecture.
> > >
> > >
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