Based on the acclaimed art of Swedish artist Stålenhag, Tales from the Loop explores the town and people who live above "The Loop," a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe - making things possible that were previously relegated only to science fiction. In this fantastical, mysterious town, poignant human tales are told that bare universal emotional experiences while drawing on the intrigue of genre storytelling.
Finally finished Tales from the Loop... or, as I now call it: Melancholy - The Tales :cool:
Took me almost exactly a year to go through the 8 episodes - most episodes left me feeling worse than when I started watching. It's a beautiful show in many ways, but for that reason I can't rate it higher than 7/10... not sure I'll watch more if the show is renewed. Let's see...
by paisley1 posted 5 years ago
Contemplative in its pacing, artistic in its filming, tasteful in its choices, and emotionally gripping in its storytelling. Watched the first season start to finish; one of the best viewing experiences of my life. Not a show for everyone though.
by Asteria posted 6 years ago
some_one wrote:
This is IMO quite a beautiful piece of art and I would recommend to watch it as such.
I agree. :)
Such a beautiful and emotional series! I enjoyed every moment of it! :)
It's placed in a very interesting alternate reality. It reminded me a little of Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams...
by lighton posted 6 years ago
Wizard wrote:
first one was interesting, the second I switched off. i might try 03 before dropping it.
Yes, I liked 1x2 much less than 1x1. 1x3 wasn't that great either in the end (although I've enjoyed the whole middle part)... it's almost like they always find a way to (partially) ruin something great with a (way too big) topping of melancholy...
In 1x3, when everything stopped, why was there still wind? Is this a goof or did they just not have the budget to wait for a totally windless day for the outside shots? :)
some_one wrote:
This is IMO quite a beautiful piece of art and I would recommend to watch it as such.
Yeah, that has kept me coming back... so far. :cool:
by some_one posted 6 years ago
This show is... interesting.
It never tells more story than it absolutely has to; it does so, however, with some pretty decent work on visuals and sound - do make sure to watch it accordingly.
Despite using the same small-ish pool of characters and locations in pretty much every episode, it still manages to somehow be an anthology series; at the same time, it actually concludes everything somewhat nicely in the end.
This is IMO quite a beautiful piece of art and I would recommend to watch it as such.
by Paroni posted 6 years ago
For me this is what science fiction is all about! I love this series! Reminds me a little bit of The Outer Limits back in nineties.
by Wizard posted 6 years ago
first one was interesting, the second I switched off. i might try 03 before dropping it.
by proteinnerd posted 6 years ago
colinsp wrote:
I watched the first one and this series is not for me, I had high hopes but found the acting good but the storyline boring.
It has certainly helped me fall asleep the past 2 nights, I don't think I've made it through 10 minutes yet lol
by colinsp posted 6 years ago
I watched the first one and this series is not for me, I had high hopes but found the acting good but the storyline boring.
by lighton posted 6 years ago
I've watched 1x1 today. After the first two minutes I was already pretty sure this would be good! :) And it didn't disappoint. It was a very slow and contemplative episode, it felt like https://next-episode.net/legion plus https://next-episode.net/watchmen minus violence. :cool:
I'm curious to learn how the time paradox thing will be resolved (or at least explained) in the next episodes. It will probably be totally different, but it totally reminded me of my post here from yesterday. :)
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Took me almost exactly a year to go through the 8 episodes - most episodes left me feeling worse than when I started watching. It's a beautiful show in many ways, but for that reason I can't rate it higher than 7/10... not sure I'll watch more if the show is renewed. Let's see...
I agree. :)
Such a beautiful and emotional series! I enjoyed every moment of it! :)
It's placed in a very interesting alternate reality. It reminded me a little of Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams...
Yes, I liked 1x2 much less than 1x1. 1x3 wasn't that great either in the end (although I've enjoyed the whole middle part)... it's almost like they always find a way to (partially) ruin something great with a (way too big) topping of melancholy...
In 1x3, when everything stopped, why was there still wind? Is this a goof or did they just not have the budget to wait for a totally windless day for the outside shots? :)
Yeah, that has kept me coming back... so far. :cool:
It never tells more story than it absolutely has to; it does so, however, with some pretty decent work on visuals and sound - do make sure to watch it accordingly.
Despite using the same small-ish pool of characters and locations in pretty much every episode, it still manages to somehow be an anthology series; at the same time, it actually concludes everything somewhat nicely in the end.
This is IMO quite a beautiful piece of art and I would recommend to watch it as such.
It has certainly helped me fall asleep the past 2 nights, I don't think I've made it through 10 minutes yet lol
I'm curious to learn how the time paradox thing will be resolved (or at least explained) in the next episodes. It will probably be totally different, but it totally reminded me of my post here from yesterday. :)