Discovery of Witches
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Anonymous
Matthew Goode is very |
Anonymous
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The books were a lame Mary Sue twilight fantasy. I too love urban fantasy but can’t bring myself to watch.
Now if they made a show out of an Ilona Andrews or Kim Harrison novel… |
Anonymous
It’s cheesy, but enjoyable. I’ll watch pretty much anything with Matthew Goode in it, though. I thought they did a great job with the locations and sets. |
Anonymous
Very very. I find myself alternately enjoying/being irritated by the actress that plays Diana. She's a blond dead ringer for Kristen Stewart, which I find a little on the nose - come oooonnnn, but I like the chemistry between her and Matthew Goode. Am hoping we get to see more of Alex Kingston than on speakerphone. Lindsay Duncan is amazing as always. |
Anonymous
| I sort of hate-read the books and hate-watched the show. I didn't like the casting of Matthew Goode - too skinny for the role, I thought. But I opened this thread to see if season 2 was out, so I guess I didn't hate it that much! |
Anonymous
| I struggled to get through the first two episodes. Does it get better? I loved the books! |
Anonymous
I agree. I did not love the show's casting so I didn't make it through a few episodes when it first came out. But, maybe I'll give it another go. |
Anonymous
| I liked the books as mindless entertainment. I also liked season 1 of the show as a cheesy mindless romance. But season 2 and the first show i watched of season 3 have been boring for me. |
Anonymous
Me, too! |
Anonymous
| mathew goode is easy on the eyes but in general the acting is terrible. the female lead does not have much charisma. and she and matt spend the entire third season just talking about their relationship. it was not worth a two year wait. |
Anonymous
| The first book was good, the other two just ok at best. It was a fun series, but all the vampire romance got old. |
Anonymous
| I love Matthew Goode. He is probably why I got hooked on the show. I really loved the first season. The second season was good but it was hard to follow some of the story line during the time travel to 1590. I just started Season 3 and the prospect of seeing Matthew and Diana with twins will keep me watching. |
Anonymous
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I found this thread because none of my friends would watch this show. I think I mostly watched it to groan at how dull it was. It did feel very much like someone decided to make a show out of this dull book series, or were afraid to spice it up at all. It hits all the cliché notes of a vanilla urban fantasy: ultra wealthy boring vampire, Mary Sue female lead, secondary characters who only exist to give the leads something to do. I felt like if this could be made, then we're due for a Laurell K Hamilton or Anne Bishop TV show now.
Even the big action finale was dull on this show... |
Anonymous
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+1 to all the critics. The books were boring and all the characters were so predictable and stereotypical.
I didn't like matthew goode in this--all watery eyed and skinny. I can't believe he's the same guy who played Irish declan in that movie with Amy Adams--Leap Year. Guess he's a terrific actor! |
Anonymous
| I liked the first season...good romance, chemistry. But that seemed to all disappear in the last two seasons. I did like the third season better than the second. |