I finished Sweet Tooth today. It was really good. We keep being put in this awkward position of hating on netflix for all the flops like Jupiter's legacy, but then they hit one out of the park and my finger slightly edges back from the cancel subscription button.
For those that don't know Sweet Tooth is another comic book adaptation. Though the line continues to blur as a lot of comics these days are written like the author wanted to make a movie, couldn't get the funding and decides they must visualize their story for the world in the next closest form, graphic novel. This is literally true in some cases.
For those not following the ads Sweet Tooth is about a boy named Gus whos part deer, living with his Dad in complete isolation. A virus killed most of the world at the same time all newly born babies are part animal. The plague is blamed on the babies and it's assumed they are carriers so groups have hunted down and killed most of them or they've been left in the wild to fend for themselves. The show takes place 9 years after the plague wipes out most of humanity. Through unfortunately circumstance Gus is forced to go on a journey to try and find his mom. The show revolves largely around his journey.
Sweet tooths enjoyment largely hinges on whether or not you can stand plucky children on a quest. Just being honest I am one of those people who generally finds children irritating so I had to grit my teeth and give this one a shot. It doesn't take long though before you start to empathize with Gus and the supporting characters and want to see Sweet Tooths journey to it's end.
The only negative I can really say about the show is that it takes some very minor short cuts with writing. Small things that might irk an editor, but not the average viewer. I would recommend placing yourself in the mindset that you are essentially watching a somewhat dark fairy tale. Some of it may come off as unrealistic, but I think thats just to keep things moving along. That's where the show shines. It feels like it's always going somewhere and keeping the viewer engaged, quiet moments of reflection and flashbacks are very purpose built and don't drag. It entices you to keep watching to see whats going to happen next. That being the case the first season appears to tell the story of the first half of the comic series and the second season will be the climax and ending so have no fear that this will drags on forever like some shows.
This one is perfect for Netflix's two/three max season model.
For those that don't know Sweet Tooth is another comic book adaptation. Though the line continues to blur as a lot of comics these days are written like the author wanted to make a movie, couldn't get the funding and decides they must visualize their story for the world in the next closest form, graphic novel. This is literally true in some cases.
For those not following the ads Sweet Tooth is about a boy named Gus whos part deer, living with his Dad in complete isolation. A virus killed most of the world at the same time all newly born babies are part animal. The plague is blamed on the babies and it's assumed they are carriers so groups have hunted down and killed most of them or they've been left in the wild to fend for themselves. The show takes place 9 years after the plague wipes out most of humanity. Through unfortunately circumstance Gus is forced to go on a journey to try and find his mom. The show revolves largely around his journey.
Sweet tooths enjoyment largely hinges on whether or not you can stand plucky children on a quest. Just being honest I am one of those people who generally finds children irritating so I had to grit my teeth and give this one a shot. It doesn't take long though before you start to empathize with Gus and the supporting characters and want to see Sweet Tooths journey to it's end.
The only negative I can really say about the show is that it takes some very minor short cuts with writing. Small things that might irk an editor, but not the average viewer. I would recommend placing yourself in the mindset that you are essentially watching a somewhat dark fairy tale. Some of it may come off as unrealistic, but I think thats just to keep things moving along. That's where the show shines. It feels like it's always going somewhere and keeping the viewer engaged, quiet moments of reflection and flashbacks are very purpose built and don't drag. It entices you to keep watching to see whats going to happen next. That being the case the first season appears to tell the story of the first half of the comic series and the second season will be the climax and ending so have no fear that this will drags on forever like some shows.
This one is perfect for Netflix's two/three max season model.
I watched this randomly the other night. I was only vaguely aware of the Son of Sam killings as they seemed kind of tame by serial killer standards. Admittedly the series hooked me. I agree it was disheartening to watch this dude who'd gathered so much evidence of questionable police investigation and possible wider conspiracy fall victim to his own need to find some greater apocalyptic story in the killings. Definitely riveting stuff, if full of holes.
