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Not a bad start

posted 4 years ago by dmac8 (5050)
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I can handle 6 more episodes.

[–] stickman38 (3346) 4 years ago

What's this show all about? And more importantly, why is it on Nat Geo?

[–] dmac8 (5050) 4 years ago

Loosely based on a novel, shenanigans at a settlement in the "New France". The first two eps have the whiff of Deadwood to them.

and nearly every network is giving serial drama a crack these days

https://www.indiewire.com/2020/05/barkskins-review-national-geographic-1202233304/

[–] dmac8 (5050) 4 years ago

3 and 4 were better. Solid.

[–] dmac8 (5050) 4 years ago

hmmmm... very odd resolution to a "limited" series. But I read there had been production issues.

The character arcs and structure went off the rails as well.