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I know you'll all be bummed, but no season 2 of HBO series Vinyl.

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Posted on June 22, 2016 at 11:42:46
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It's been cancelled.

 

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Not bummed at all..., posted on June 22, 2016 at 11:58:40
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I gave it an honest try but found it nearly unwatchable...it was frustrating to watch, because somehow an interesting subject, with colorful characters, set in a dynamic period in history, written, directed and played by innumerable A-listers turned into a tepid potboiler which would start to get interesting and show some hope, only to fall back into abject dreck (such as any scene with Andrew Dice Clay as Frank 'Buck' Rodgers)...sort of like torture...

 

RE: Not bummed at all..., posted on June 22, 2016 at 12:51:52
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Yeah, I tend to agree. It's not that I didn't enjoy the show, but it was no "The Wire" or "Breaking Bad". Although I certainly did enjoy Olivia Wilde's performance. And Bobby Cannavale is a favorite too.

 

RE: not surprised, posted on June 22, 2016 at 15:14:31
For all the production quality of it, vinyl seemed like a failure to me. Main cause imho?....... story. The story did not grip me by the lapels and drag me in like a good story would. Plus it did not convince me to 'suspend my disbelief' with regard to the massive consumption of illegal substances by its "protagonist" Richie Finestra (played enthusiastically by Bobby Cannavale). It just seemed so 'over the top' you'd have to be using the same drugs as Richie to get it.

Mick Jaggar as an executive producer..... He might be really interested in movie making, but to date he hasn't shown any acquired skills in doing so. What was another critically denounced movie he was in; ....Freejack.

Scorcese....he must have been doing this as a favor to Mick. This series seems beneath him

-Steve

 

RE: I know you'll all be bummed, but no season 2 of HBO series Vinyl. , posted on June 22, 2016 at 15:41:11
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It was so good I missed the whole season

 

Masybe we are the wrong target audience...., posted on June 22, 2016 at 16:19:45
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I haven't watched it but at least two Millennial friends loved the show enough asked me about getting a turntable for them.

 

You really nailed it., posted on June 22, 2016 at 16:29:05
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Nearly unwatchable all right (maybe without the "nearly").

 

Yep, it was painful, posted on June 22, 2016 at 18:01:16
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I thought the pseudo Zeppelin was worse than Dice. Come on you need the real thing. If it didn't meet your budget then get a cheaper band but make it real original music.

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Why bummed? It was a POS. Trying to WATCH it was a bummer... N/T, posted on June 22, 2016 at 21:27:37
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Indeed, Scorcese proved he can do quality serial drama with..., posted on June 22, 2016 at 22:53:26
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Boardwalk Empire. With some actual history mixed in as well.

Jagger has only ever done one thing particularly well and you'd think
after over 50 years he wouldn't stray too far from Keef to attempt much
of anything else.

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RE: I know you'll all be bummed, but no season 2 of HBO series Vinyl. , posted on June 22, 2016 at 23:01:04
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By and large I liked it, but it was mostly a hodge podge of Zeligesque nostalgia, larded with soap opera and unnecessary sidebars with Scorsesian wise guys. Kudos to Ray Romano for steadying Canavale. Their bromance in Vegas with the threesome and the Elvis séance was the best. But for retrospectives on this period I can rest with Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous and even Mark Wahlberg's Rock Star.

 

I started disliking it because of all the fake acts but then warmed up to it., posted on June 23, 2016 at 07:51:31
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Granted, it's not the best show ever but I ended up enjoying it. Over Season 1 the tone shifts from a heavy-handed musical hommage to a more proper TV show with storylines and relationships.

The main problem is that when you analyse Season 1 storyline, it's could and should have been covered in 2 or 3 episodes.

Overall I thought it was reasonably good and that learning from their mistakes, Season 2 could've been fantastic. There are some brilliant moments in this show, flawed or not, which is more than can be said for a lot of other shows.

 

It seemed like..., posted on June 23, 2016 at 09:30:33
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They were trying too hard. The story line had possibilities and I easily identified with the period, but I kept on waiting for the story to be told. Instead I felt like I was being force fed.

There were moments, here and there, where the show relaxed a bit but it always bounced back and got too forceful.

There was too much, too often for my tastes.

Ed
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Plus 1 nt, posted on June 23, 2016 at 09:44:06
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I liked it, I was their 5 years later, posted on June 23, 2016 at 10:11:32
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I started working in NYC selling Parts and recording studio equipment in 77 and I can tell you, watching that show brought it back to me. The personal soap opera stuff was real, drugs were that prevalent and exposed, booze everywhere people were creepy, raging, imaginative, creative, business oriented, mean, nice, good looking ugly. It was a cut throat industry with back stabbing, loan sharking,breaking of legs and lots of sex. All of what I saw in that show....I just don't think it was directed well.

I'll miss it.

 

I am bummed ..., posted on June 23, 2016 at 10:20:30
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While I agree it wasn't very good, it could have been.

I'm bummed they gave up on it.

Dean.






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RE: I know you'll all be bummed, but no season 2 of HBO series Vinyl. , posted on June 23, 2016 at 11:16:52
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Was it a good show? I never saw it.

 

RE: I liked it, I was their 5 years later, posted on June 23, 2016 at 11:31:24
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Totally agree. It's a shame. It was an emotional roller coaster and I loved every minute.

 

RE: I know you'll all be bummed, but no season 2 of HBO series Vinyl. , posted on June 23, 2016 at 13:21:32
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Manny,

How to answer you? I think the replies here fairly tell the tale. It depends on who you ask. It certainly had some outstanding moments, money lavished on production was evident, many talented actors (although I wasn't sure about the choice of Doogie Houser's buddy Vinny), but ultimately it failed to really grab most people (me included) in a way that inspired and made you look forward to each new episode. If the choice were mine I'dve given it one more season to see where they'd go with it. It could have been ...

 

RE: I know you'll all be bummed, but no season 2 of HBO series Vinyl. , posted on June 23, 2016 at 14:49:18
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My thoughts exactly. If I would see it on while channel surfing I would watch it, but I wasn't dying to know what was going to happen in the next episode. Probably because I didn't particularly like or care about the characters.

Dave

 

I kinda' sorta' weirdly almost felt ..., posted on June 23, 2016 at 15:15:14
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...obligated to watch it.

The chance to see old audio gear, spinning records, good music ...throw in some cool cars and the occasional tit ...what's not to like ...or so I had hoped.

Dean.










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One great Jagger project..., posted on June 23, 2016 at 16:42:07
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...was the James Brown Documentary on HBO. Jagger had a strong relationship with Brown's family, and was instrumental in getting them to participate in the project.

It's an excellent film, in my opinion.

Best,
Dan

 

RE: I know you'll all be bummed, but no season 2 of HBO series Vinyl. , posted on June 23, 2016 at 16:46:24
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Well, too bad. I was starting to get into it. The season ender was interesting, with Richie arranging for the Nasty Bits to get arrested as a way to spark interest in their music. I admit there were many cringe worthy scenes throughout the series.

 

RE: I kinda' sorta' weirdly almost felt ..., posted on June 23, 2016 at 17:20:11
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I guess it's one of those things that proves you need a good story to go with the set. I'm a scifi geek, but no matter how cool the set design, monsters, f/x and costumes are, without the plot, it gets really boring really fast.

I will watch when it inevitably hits Netflix. Especially if there's boobage

 

I'm curious as to..., posted on June 23, 2016 at 17:26:48
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...how many of those who thought it sucked watched all of it or just gave up on it early on.

Just curious.

Dean.


reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.


 

Same reasons I hang out at AA!... N/T, posted on June 23, 2016 at 17:38:02
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Too much about dysfunction and not enough about the wonders of musical success...//nt, posted on June 23, 2016 at 18:27:30
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Nt

 

Couldn't make it through the first episode..., posted on June 23, 2016 at 22:38:09
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and I'll give almost any interesting looking series 3 episodes to get in tune.

There were so many wrong notes with "Vinyl" (just starting with that STUPID title), I couldn't bear it.

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RE: I saw all episodes..., posted on June 24, 2016 at 09:16:09
.....for reasons similar to yours.
If there had been a season 2 I'd have watched that too.
There were some notable scenes and notable actors/actresses. Olivia Wild was fun to watch. In scenes at trendy night clubs she had an elegant and beautiful presence. Scenes at Warhol's pad were kind of interesting.

It was the storyline that seemed overwrought with criminal melodrama soap and shit contrived to stretch out over multiple episodes. And I'll confess I'm not a fan of Punk Rock, yet I was willing to allow the show to drag me into its story. If only they had a better one.


-Steve

 

RE: I know you'll all be bummed, but no season 2 of HBO series Vinyl. , posted on June 24, 2016 at 11:07:02
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Aside from Juno Temple as a fine little spinner and Olivia Wilde as a very underused character who deserved more screen time - everyone one else chewed the scenery especially the lead! Being a child of the 60's I know that period well and "The Nasty Bits" was just plain stupid!

 

bummed, but , posted on June 24, 2016 at 16:00:23
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it wasn't as good as it could have been but pretty good as a project. some things got a bit intense toward the unbelievable side . i likened the nasty bits to the sex pistols. i could be WAY off base there, i am not a punk fan.

i am not too surprised at the demise of the series but i would have liked at least one more season to see if they could get more real or believable. YES, i know things do get crazy but some of that was a bit much.
...regards...tr

 

Good riddance, posted on June 26, 2016 at 12:13:33
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Based on what I read while it was in development, I was eager to see the series. I really tried to like it. After the first episode, I hoped maybe it would get better. I hoped like that through 2 mode episodes. Then I quit. The plot, the scripting/dialog, and the filming/direction were all just completely cringe-worthy. There wasn't even a subplot to keep me coming back.

HBO won big with GoT. They struck out with Vinyl. Better luck next time.


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RE: I know you'll all be bummed, but no season 2 of HBO series Vinyl. , posted on June 28, 2016 at 12:20:07
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Excessive drug use ruined the show for me, just as it ruined too many rockers. The story being told was just as incoherent as a drug addict blathering about economics.

 

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