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The Cast & Creators Of Netflix's "Tales of the City" Discuss The New Series
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2019
- Inspired by the books of Armistead Maupin, the new Netflix limited series, "Tales of the City," begins a new chapter in the beloved story. Mary Ann (Laura Linney) returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter Shawna (Ellen Page) and ex-husband Brian (Paul Gross), twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is quickly drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal (Olympia Dukakis), her chosen family and a new generation of queer young residents living at 28 Barbary Lane. Linney, Page, Alan Poul, Zosia Mamet, Charlie Barnett and showrunner Lauren Morelli Joined BUILD.
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I embarrassed for the interviewer not really know about the story. The original series were so groundbreaking and really lay the foundation on the new series. So many little things reminded us how it all started like Mary Ann dragging her blue suitcase around the city or Mouse’s 30 list and so many others. It’s a shame this interview just fell flat but luckily the cast and crew gave him slight shade in between. ;)
I couldn't believe they didn't give this assignment to someone who was truly aware of the whole series and how groundbreaking it was.
The interviewer was truly an idiot, and I just stopped watching after he asked Laura Linney "What made you want to join the show?" Facepalm.
@@MrDuboce Usually he's good but uh... how on God's good earth did the interviewer NOT Google & do some research after, especially since he said he loved it & watched the new series in 1 sitting? I mean I didn't know about the 1993 show, but after watching I just Googled & found all this rich history about the original show & the books. Isn't his job to freakin FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION about the series before interviewing the cast????
@Afterlife is The Future Interesting point. I didn't think of that.
Yes it was disappointing. What gay guy over the age of 30 has NOT read the books let alone the earlier series?
They were all very nice with the interviewer, they educated him about the history of the show without being rude and tried to help him with all the questions. 💕
I was an avid fan of the original writings of Armistead in the SF newspaper and honored to be a character role in the 1993 production.
I was able to have a great side conversation with Laura a few times during and afterwards at other functions.
I lived in SF Bay Area all my life and lost so many friends and lovers over the years from that horrible disease HIV/AIDS.
I worked for 1 of many book stores as the Assistant Manager in the Castro in the late 1980s and have a complete set of Tales of the City books that are all signed by Mr. Maupin.
I am happy to see the next phase of Armistead's story coming to the 2019 San Francisco that has changed so much.
I cried many times in this newer series and Laughed at the similarities of the original characters coming back to show how people grow from their experiences.
As an alum of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, we had added Michael Toliver in our programs as an active singing member for a few concerts in honor of Armistead adding that to his character in the original story.
Well done to Director Alan Poul and Lauren Morelli along with the writing team that kept the story fresh and alive.
Rick, what role did you play?
AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING! S1E8 was one of my favorites! Love the cast, the creators and the beautiful beautiful story and community that this show has created!
Thank God for Laura Linney who is really the anchor of this franchise given it centers around Mary Ann Singleton's arrival in San Francisco, from Cleveland, Ohio. She endured a scheduling nightmare to do the series in the 1990s as her career started to explode with other opportunities. It was jarring when other actors stepped in to play Michael, Brian ... so thankfully, the definitive Mary Ann stuck with it. And was this interviewer really clueless about the first three installments from the 90s?
I had to keep reminding myself that the Paul Gross Brian in Tales didn't have a romance with Mary Ann. This is possibly my favorite Michael, though.
Apparently this interviewer did no homework prior to the interview.
Mary Ann, Anna and Dee Dee I think are the only characters to have been consistently cast for the whole set of four series. Brian has been played by two actors, Mouse by three. Of the characters now deceased, Connie was always played by Parker Posey, Jon Fielding was played by Bill Campbell, Mother Mucca was played by Jackie Burroughs, Beauchamp Day was played by Thomas Gibson, and Mona and Frannie have been played by two women each.
I loved the original 90's tales of the city. After seeing it I went to the library to read every book I could find by Armistead. I discovered Parker Posey in the original playing the Connie Bradshaw, I love her. I remember wanting to be a tenant at Barberry Lane. I was coming out myself when I first saw the original Tales of the City. However, I've already finished the Netflix series and it was amazing to watch as well. I felt like I was hanging out with old friends all over again. I laughed, cried, and mourned with every one all over again. I highly recommend both the old and new Tales of the City. It's not truly necessary to have seen the original Tales of the City however, it's a great way of being introduced to some very interesting and important fictional literary characters created by Mr. Maupin. Truly amazing and unforgettable.
I hear that the original PBS "TOTC" is coming to Netflix too!! (My favorite Mouse = Marcus D'Amico, so I'm particularly pleased to hear this news!!!)
Laura Linney ~ Is Lovely & Timeless
I saw Tales of the City for the first time when it was originally shown on PBS. I’d never seen anything like it on tv. It took my breath away! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched them all over the years. They’re not just characters, they’re family. ❤️
I inhaled this show it was so good, so touching and so well done all across the board. I have been on the fence with 'coming out' lately and this show gave me a lot of courage and inspiration to do so 💜
I love Laura Linney. I hope she gets Emmys for this repeat performance of Mary Ann. She is amazing!
She was SO good!!!
The show was great, it felt open for a new season but also had a satisfying conclusion
Laura Linney looks so timeless and amazing!
SXiPPY Dennison She’s also fantastic on OZARK also on Netflix....xoxo
@@Funsoul8 Yep she's just a great actress. Glad she's still finding work
This is the best series I’ve watched EVER!!!!!! Olympia I LOVE YOU!!!!!!
Ber P. Huh? What? It’s a story. She’s an actress. She got paid to do this. Who are you to judge the truth people live? What have you done for the world? Lie?
@@Girrrrrrrrrrrrrl66 Do not feed the trolls.
Ber P. Well then by that standard we’re all whores if we go to work.
I watched the 2019 tales in 1 day and immediately fell in love...to my surprise this morning i found out about the previous seasons and watched them all today. Will buy the books tomorrow. Obsessed much 😻??? ps the interviewer should do his homework before coming to class 😂
I feel the same! I saw the original when it was on PBS. It was magical. Still is.
The comments toward the close truly summed it up. I am tired of endless violence, not saying the fake tone of early TV my thing,but love rarely gets center stage. ALSO not assuming a character is evil if older or a color is powerful. l lost my husband to hate,it tore my life to shreds,so a program about love,albeit with honest challenges, is so needed.
The fact that the interviewer was not even aware of the 1993 series is beyond embarrassing.
The original series which was an international phenomenon back in 1993 was not only groundbreaking at the time but also had a massive cultural impact riding and colliding with the 70s culture revival which was infusing the world at the time
It also had an emotional impact on many people including myself and brought a sense of wonder about being Gay which hitherto I had not experienced.
That' aside 25 yeast later I am experiencing the whole range of wonder and emotion again and I can't thank the cast and crew enough for second chance.
Laura L-just an incredible actress. Brilliant
The interviewer is cringeworthy, not knowing that Laura Linney WAS IN ALL THREE PREVIOUS TOTC! Couldn't watch after 8:00.
It sounds like he doesn't even know about the previous 3 miniseries. He thought there were "attempts" to make it. Cringe.
You guys, the story runners in particular, took the basics of the books and carried forth the vision of Mr Maupin in a dramatic and honest way. It is fresh, meaningful and beautifully portrayed. You guys are magic!!!
God, this interview was so cringy and disrespectful (in my opinion), He talked to almost everyone before he talked to Laura Linney, and he still claims He's a fan!, He had no idea She had so much history with her role!, at least He kinda apologized, Laura should've been at least the 2nd person He talked to, given her importance!. I'll give him credit for asking about Olympia Dukakis though. I guess you can't blame this entirely on this poor guy, and this is not the first time Build has let their interviewers be unprepared, get your act together Build!
Is it just me or did the interviewer have no idea about the series, the history and that there were 3 seasons before this Netflix series?
His first questions to Alan Poul and Laura Linney who have been working with the material since 1993 showed that he didn’t do the research.
Marcus, the fact that the interviewer didn't even bother to read the stories, or even knew about the three televised adaptations of Maupin's earlier books was very irritating - if I was this guy's boss, I would have fired him on the spot. To have the chance to speak with these people having read the books (multiple times) - and he wasn't prepared....plus, he needs to work on his voice, and interviewing style...at 7 minutes, he asks Laura Linney "What made you want to join the show?" Did he even know she was in it THREE TIMES BEFORE? DUH!
@@KevinRoddy I tuned out the moment he asked Alan Poul the first question. And then got really annoyed when he obviously had no idea about the history.
Look, fine, if he didn't read the books, he should have at least read a Cliff Note version of them (like on Wikipedia) and did SOME research!!
Marcus Chan Absolutely zero research done; he is a caricature of an empty talking head. Gather those brilliant people and bumbling right from the introductions.
@@Boulevardier1 Even as someone who had only heard of Tales of the City only in passing before I saw that the Netflix series came out, I made sure I did some research about the whole ecosystem of the show before I actually watched the Netflix reboot (didn't have the time to watch the first 3 seasons, but I will very soon). This guy is being PAID to do this and didn't even bother to get some basic understanding - it pissed me off and was honestly a disappointment. I saw a small 10min interview with Laura Linney that had amazing questions - don't have the link but hope you can find it.
In other news, I'm looking forward to watching and reading the rest of Tales of the City. I've even had images of full episodes on CZcams pop up with amazing women like Sandra Oh pop up in the thumbnail since she was a character.
I'm glad I wasn't alone in being totally confounded by an interviewer who was apparently given four notes on the show 45 seconds before going on the air. It was truly embarrassing how little effort was made, and how completely devoid of pop culture the producers must be to not have had some inkling that this was a HUGE LGBTQ thing in 1993 and a big part of what made us less invisible to the world and helped accelerate LGBTQ rights, notwithstanding that we're now dealing with homophobes and white supremacists in the White House today. Tales of the City is seminal to the gay experience in America and elsewhere, whether you are aware of it or not because the earlier books encapsulated the experience well and was reflected well in the prior series and so very expertly expanded on the growth of the LGBTQ community in this new iteration. I hope once the interviewer actually watches THIS series, that he will either get hold of the books and/or see the earlier series to see what he was missing all this time.
Episode 8 was amazing. Didn't love the wrap-up of the blackmail storyline but enjoyed the overall ride.
The interviewer isn’t young ... seems to have done no research about the books or the previous series.... with Laura Linney sitting there! That’s damn insulting to everyone.
I binge watched it and thought it was great and tied into the previous series well.
CPS London thank you CPS London
( from CSKR Houston )
I agree...I felt it was insulting as well
He gushes about what a fan he is of her, but he clearly had no idea she had played this role three times before... oops. This role is probably the one she is most famous for.
You could tell she wanted to smack the bitch for being so unprepared. LOL
I was so enthralled by the Netflix series that I went back and found the earlier 3 series and watched them all. Beautifully done. I wish there were more!
Thank you. devoured this show to start to finish ,love it!When is Season 2 starting?????Greedy for more!!!!Love all the Books and Mini Series ,but want more!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least the interviewer could have read the books....
He doesn't know what he's talking about
Brent Stewart who cares. It was awesome. The dinner party scene S1E4 almost pushed me into tears. Amazing!!!
@@Girrrrrrrrrrrrrl66 Yes, it did me too. As someone who lived through the epidemic ( l was infected in 1986) that scene brought out many emotions. Yes, we did earn everything we have that a lot of the younger generation takes for granted, but we also have to recognize that we are also reaping the benefits of our hard work and sacrifices.
Rick Hall yes girl we did. I lived in a small quaint apartment complex in our gay community in 1987. I was 19 years old. Everyone I made friends with died. It was so traumatic. Then all of my closest friends died. I don’t think I have ever fully recovered but if it wasn’t for my family and other friends and god I don’t know what I would’ve done. I’m HIV negative today.
@@rickovery I dont know who you are however so much and love and respect to you !
@@Girrrrrrrrrrrrrl66 sending you love and respect from across the world !!!
Oh boy... did that guy know Laura Linney was in the original series (or that there _was_ an original series) at all? It was terribly painful to watch him ask questions. So much for serious preparation for the work one does..., I think there was a loud sigh every now and then from my side...
Awful interview - presenters/journalists should always do their homework as that is what they are paid for. The original tv show with Laura Linney, produced by Channel 4 in the UK is a must see for fans of the books.
yes cringle worthy. I doubt he got more interviews.
In 1993 I was late for work everyday TOTC was on. It was amazing.
It’s 2024 and I’ve read some of the books but rereading some of them (plus the others that are related) and rewatching the series…trying to find the originals too. ❤ It’s such a great world.
A hasty (and frankly lazy) wiki read about the previous TOTC series would've taken just a few minutes to skim through prior to taping. The lack of knowledge on the part of the interviewer is inexcusable - particularly for a BUILD Series piece. Did an intern drop the ball? Or is it the fault of the interviewer himself? Either way, it's a total shame.
My 'like' is for the talent, exec producer and showrunner only.
I love you, Ricky BUT I am SHOCKED that you're completely unaware of the original Tales of the City on PBS. And it showed in your questions. The original was essentially Laura Linney's career launching pad. BTW, after watching this 2019 follow up of Tales, Season 1 remains my favorite.
This panel without Linney would have surely suffered.
I wonder where Linney’s ‘portrait’ is..... she hasn’t changed in over 20 years!!
I LOVE all the books and the original series. The first PBS series is my favorite TV series ever, and the books are all fantastic. I am so excited about the new series!!!
Having said that, this is the WORST interviewer I've ever seen. He admits to not reading the books (which are a touchstone of gay culture so he should be ashamed), but he clearly also knows NOTHING about the original PBS series or the sequals. He might have at least read the Wikipedia entry on the series, and that Laura Linney is not new to this series. He has to be at least in his 40s, and age is no excuse for lack of knowledge, anyway. He's probably a nice person, but needs to educate himself on gay history. "Tales of the City" would be a 101 class.
Yes, terrible interviewer. Didn't read the books? Wasn't aware of the original PBS series? Are you kidding?
I think that not having read the books (or at least knowing the stories and events they cover), not knowing that there were already TV adaptions, not then knowing the impact the 90s series had at the time......means he was not the right person for this one.
Tales of the City (books and the series) mean SO much to the people who lived through those times and those who, subsequently, grew up with Mauphin's characters.
Someone who asks Linney about what drew her to this role, as if this series was her firsr time, just cannot really understand the series.
Yes I am surprised. He's usually one of my favourite interviewer but here he comes off as very underprepared.
Tales of the City didn't need to overlap any story. BBC only did the first 3 books of 8 books. All the studio's had to do was pick up where they left off. The later books were years later as the characters had already matured. They could have used the same amazing actors to complete the tales of the city story. But they didn't they dropped that amazing story and substituted it with something you have to pay Netlix for and it is an imposter. Armistead Maupins is a brilliant writer and his work is timeless which means it didn't need to be altered. Read all the books if you want a real story where you fall in love with every character. This original story didn't need a conclusion, it needed to be told in it's original form.
oh thak you for this comment, i feel it deep inside, i have the same opinion, thaks
You captured my thoughts perfectly! Thanks Rob!
I loved the books, but I also loved the new series.
I was okay with the writers creating an alternate universe of sorts. It's a different medium and the writing was extremely faithful to the spirit of Maupin, his love and respect for his characters, and the interweaving stories and happy coincidences that permeate his novels. Most importantly the writers beautifully explored Maupin's core themes of community, "logical" (as opposed to biological) family, and the importance of the truth.
i never heard about tales of the city before but started watching it because i've seen scenes with bob the drag queen and katya XD i could not stop watching though and binged it all in one day and it's really incredible!!
Tales is such a great show, Netflix did something wonderful bringing it into 2019.
I thought the flashback, episode 8, was heads above the rest of the series. The last two episodes were a BIIIG letdown and just silly. Ellen Page, as usual, does a great job.
You hit the nail right on the head! Those 2 final episodes were ridiculous
So glad I'm not the only one who thought that those last episodes were like so... Silly and felt very rushed and didn't give to the show a great closing and just wanted to gave an open ending for a second season, something I didn't like was the flags showing at every end, they only chose 2 and I feel they missed a great concept about showing all the flags, since the pink triangle, the 8 colored flag, and on and on till the actual flag, ugh this show had so much potential, just the episode felt to me too short
@Afterlife is The Future YES!! I really loved that episode compared to the others
The interviewer is the worse. Pitched for spoilers (and exposed some), had no idea about the show's prior attempts, didn't read the books or at least briefs on them... he was very lucky the talent seating down was gracious, generous and smart.
I adore Olympia, wish she was in this interview, Laura so good, The original Tales being my favorite. It was one of the best series in the 90’s, in my opinion.. Ellen is great too though. I yearn to see more gay series like this.
Do you know the history of it? The first one was AMAZING but because of the backlash from the religious right, the second installment was delayed. When it finally got made there wasn’t much money, and some of the cast original cast members weren’t available (Mouse, Mona, etc), and it was filmed in Montreal, but it was STILL amazing!
Does this guy not know that there was 3 series before this one? he's absolutely floundering! its totally cringeworthy his lack of knowledge of the actors connected to the show and the show and books themselves is appalling!
jonathan clay I just heard about this entire series. Knew nothing about the books or other series before this. This series is amazing!!! Though most interviewers are told in advance what they’re going to be talking about, he obviously didn’t have time to read the books, probably didn’t get much chance to learn about the other series outside of this one so give him a break
@@alicynsenior4952 Give him a break? how about do your homework?
Lol, yeah and it isn't that difficult because Laura Linney played Mary Ann Singleton in all 3 of them.
@@alicynsenior4952 I can understand not being able to read all the books (time constraints?) BUT he didn't even know about the original series on PBS. Knowing about his subject/s is LITERALLY part of his job as interviewer.
@@alicynsenior4952 B*tch please. He said he watched the whole series in 1 sitting. & didn't even have ANY time to do a simple Google search about it?
I'm a straight white male (aka the current enemy of modern civilization) and I loved the 1993 series. I was 24 years old and accidentally discovered the original Tales Of The City on PBS and was instantly drawn in. Such fantastic period music, amazing performances and a very memorable cast. I urge everyone to watch the original series before diving into this new one.
Except that they caved on full series, they did not complete the original story.
Some differences in the carry over characters--particularly the twin story line. In the book and the original series, the twins were DeDe's children. In this new series, DeDe is back, but the twins are not her children. Anyone know why the change was made? Laura Linney is a god.
I was lucky to see the original series when it came out in the 1990’s, in my 20’s. Ironically enough, my boyfriend and I would travel between Los Angeles and San Francisco to see his family often. Good times.
The interviewer is awful. Full disclosure the books are just as important as the films
I loved the series, but I am truly MAD ABOUT THE BOOKS! Maupin is a terrific writer - one of my top three writers EVAR!
I feel like I could have done a better job interviewing than this guy.
Yep - so poorly researched
My journalism 101 professor would have given this guy an F.
My only negative comment on the series is when they had the opportunity to flash back, like when Mary Anne was passing the safeway and they didn't show us her in her twenties. Does anyone know why they didn't flash back when the footage exists?
The best part of the show was Murray Bartlett . Still i think the same. I would be so happy if there was a spinn of about Ben+Michael.
the show is iconic
This was such a beautiful miniseries!
Alan Poul is wrong about not changing any past history, unless the books don't count. Mary Ann told Shawna about her "birth mommy" when Shawna was six. I'm a fan of the Netflix series, bit that part didn't ring true, I don't know any adopted children who don't know about it from pretty early on, from kids who are or six now to my dad who was born in 1937.
LOL, Charlie Barnett: it's okay to admit that you smoke, bro. If it's just cigarettes, your mom already knows, and if it's weed, I doubt she'll be terribly shocked about that either.
Such a great show❤💚💜💙💛
Ellen page, favorite actress.. Great actress.
Where is Sandra Oh?? Miss her
So apparently Marcus D'amico died couple of days ago. Does anybody knows what happened???
Marcus D'Amico was the one & only Mouse. The others all paled in comparison.
We all fell in love with Marcus as Mouse - he brought a sweet vulnerability that was missing in the actor who played Mouse in More Tales and Further Tales, but the new Mouse (played by Murray Bartlett is great).
This interviewer is an idiot. Clearly didn't put in any effort to do research. The cast deserved better.
I loved the new series, but I have to agree. Of the three actors who played the role only D'Amico captured the Southern, earnest, hopeless romantic, Maupian qualities of that character.
oh no..... this interview ......... i feel for the cast.... and the interviewer...we all have bad days?
The problem. is that they'd be A LOT older if it was modern day for the new series. The old series took place in the 70s. But I think they just ignored that? I guess they just time traveled 20 years 🤓👽 into the future. It would have been cool to do a late 90s/early 2000s time period.
I love the Build series but sometimes I wish the interviewers didn’t change, some are really great. This guy’s not being liked by many, I wouldn’t want to be in his place.
It’s a beautiful show❤️❤️
Agreed, it's as if the interviewer has not ever watched the original 3 series. Granted, he may have been 10 when they came out...but do your research!
Laura Linney looks at the interviewer with a combination of bemusement and dismissal. As the consummate professional she knows when someone is treading water furiously to keep from drowning. Ricky Camilleri deserves a 2 out of 10 for this seriously flawed interview. Does he think by interjecting lots of excitement in his voice he can pull it off? HA!
Swear saw version with Mary Ann getting baby, then leaving... can’t find.
I thought the series started out strong, with a good cast (who were great thought out the whole series) and lots of references to the original series if you'd seen them - but it crashed big time in the final 2 episodes, huge dive - it was ridiculous
Where is Bob????
It’s rare for women to age themselves down (like Ellen Page does in this). Aging yourself up is common for women. They constantly have 20 somethings play mothers and a 40 year old play grandmothers. It’s only now starting to change. Though I still feel there are few women over 35 breaking out as a star with talent playing main characters and with age appropriate partners opposite them.
You cannot rewrite Amestead Maupins work. Ben in the original books was not a POC. And what happened to Moana in England..? This is like rewriting history of these characters. Mouse never said anything negative about Anna being called a woman, and to portray Michael as a person who would look negatively on the trans group is false. Stop fabricating story lines and just read the original 8 books that Amistead wrote. You will see that this could have been done far better.
Im very happyyyyyyyy
maybe this interview would be better if it was on x change rate
fucking love the cast
fuckinggggg love the sshow !!!!
Damn I’m kinda glad I watched this after I finished the season. They spoiled the fuck outta this show before it even came out!
I started to watch this on Netflix thinking it was the original one in the 90s. Until one of the characters said something about Instagram. I was like what? So I realized it’s a new series. This interviewer is talking like the original series never existed.
The interviewer does not have any clue of the previous series, which is very disrespectful to the cast and crew
The interviewer should've quit after his seventh "Whoopsy! Maybe should've watched the whole saga thus far before coming to work today and sound like a blithering schmuck..."
Poor guy. Let's face it - we ALL hate homework ;)
I saw the first season decades ago and just saw Seasons 2 and 3. Based on what they're saying, there was nothing between Season 3 and this Netflix version? How do you guys like the Netflix series........ the trailer looks too modern.
Do prefer the older tales of the city. I miss Billy Campbell be my gay hubby x
So, the host doesn’t even know the history of the controversy of Tales?! WTH?
Ugh the host Is so smug; wich makes it worse that he didnt know anything about the previous series or the books.
People were complaining that "Looking" wasn't inclusive, maybe it wasn't. But emotions between characters was super real and intense, dialogues was real, clever, witty, funny and smart. I could relate to the show totally. "Teles of the City" are super inclusive, but only inclusive and nothing more than that. I feel like it was only made to be politically correct, but story is boring, the characters are flat and not interesting at all. Holywood crap, nothing more. I didn't like it at all.
one would think the interviewer could have at least done a bit of homework, maybe read the books, or had some background before. the original was one of the best things ever to air on t.v., so arimstead must be less than thrilled with this lackluster production of his masterpiece. the dinner scene was the only satisfying part of the whole series. easy to tell this did not come from the pen or voice of mr. maupin. huge disappointment! sad!!!!
I loved this show. Most specifically, I loved the VERY few moments when authentic transgender women were on screen. I read the vanity fair article where Alan Poul said that Olympia Dukakis has paid her dues to play a transgender woman. Since when does a cis man get to dole out the dues it takes to appropriate transgender women? If there is a second season, please do better. Proper representation matters. Also, this interviewer was embarrassing.
It's a valid criticsm, but 1993 was a very different time.
What I love about the new series is how inclusive it is, casting a wide spectrum of LGBTQ+ actors, POC, people with disabilities, even a variety of body types and ages. Every character (except perhaps the twins) was fully developed and treated with dignity and respect by the writers.
nice to see laura and olympia back and murray as hot eye candy but the netflix special was disappointing. all of the new young characters were useless especially those millennial twins who i guess were supposed to there for comedic effect but do nothing but irritate.. overall storyline was just another mystery. at other times, it was just smaltzy. the best part of this series was the episode devoted to anna's backstory. otherwise, this chapter of barbary lane was rather forgettable.
Ellen Page is so one tone as Shawna, it has nothing to do with the books
The host doesn't know enough about the material or the previous miniseries and it's slightly embarrassing.
The interviewer is novice and should not have been assigned to do this interview! He messed up their names, and his way of asking questions is terrible, his vocabulary so bad, and also very unprofessional that he didn't know the subject matter well, neither was he aware that Laura Linney has played the same character 3 times prior.
one to many series im afraid....
I must say, the show did not meet my expectations, really underwhealming... it felt like the creators were trying tooo tooo hard... too cosmetic for my taste...it wasnt organic for me... it like when you chose every single topping on the planet for your pizza, with some of them obscuring others...
Plus, the real vilain story line was immensely weak, like it was last minute writen in...
If it wasnt for laura linneys talent, the show would be even worst and insipid
the original is 10x better
Dreadful interview. Hadn't even read the book. Doubtful if he knew about the Channel 4 background. Sack him
Classic cult series for the 🏳️🌈 community!
What's happening to Ellen Page ? She's looking terribly emaciated !!!!
Um. It's not from the books. It's not tales. It's drug induced nonsense.
Stop saying cis it's a label you are putting upon others.
This was the worst stuff ive ever seen on netflix. Very disappointing.
You must be enjoying all the down votes you’re getting 🙄