Big Little Lies HBO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope it's not something lame like Ed kills the play director.

HA! +100
I think it's pretty obvious that both Ed and the director's wife are on to what's going on. On an unrelated note - I can't stand all the hair Ed has. He has a great head of hair, but that beard if just way too much.

[Anonymous]

I'm annoyed at all the murder "foreshadowing"...the cliffs and guns. Not sure if it's because I read the book and know what happens but it's a bit excessive. Anyone else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: I'm annoyed at all the murder "foreshadowing"...the cliffs and guns. Not sure if it's because I read the book and know what happens but it's a bit excessive. Anyone else?

Yep, and the dreams. Really silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: I'm annoyed at all the murder "foreshadowing"...the cliffs and guns. Not sure if it's because I read the book and know what happens but it's a bit excessive. Anyone else?

No, I read the book and I think it's great the way they do this with the show. Moriarity goes on and on about how beautiful the town and all its people are while the action, and especially the investigation interviews, reveal breathtaking ugliness. The HBO version made a perfect translation to American culture from Australian.

I also like the opening sequence with the parents parading (and pretending) just like the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: I'm annoyed at all the murder "foreshadowing"...the cliffs and guns. Not sure if it's because I read the book and know what happens but it's a bit excessive. Anyone else?

Totally because you've read the book. If you could just watch the series for the series, you'd have a different take. The writer and director took the book as a base and totally HBO'd it: so the product is more intense in every sense--dangerously high bridges, water crashing on rocks, houses on water's edge, intense soundtrack, and that includes cliff and gun. And of course most characters are a hyped-up version of themselves.

[Anonymous]

I had not thought about the play director's wife or Ed as the culprits - that would make for an interesting twist - Ed seems very odd and off to me, so yeah...

[Anonymous]

I almost wished I waited for the series to be over so I could have binge watched it. (Which I will do anyway). But I hate this week by week stuff!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: I'm annoyed at all the murder "foreshadowing"...the cliffs and guns. Not sure if it's because I read the book and know what happens but it's a bit excessive. Anyone else?

No, I read the book and I think it's great the way they do this with the show. Moriarity goes on and on about how beautiful the town and all its people are while the action, and especially the investigation interviews, reveal breathtaking ugliness. The HBO version made a perfect translation to American culture from Australian.

I also like the opening sequence with the parents parading (and pretending) just like the kids.

PP here. Hate the foreshadowing, LOVE the opening sequence. The kids are so adorable and perfectly cast.

[Anonymous]

It's not TV, it's HBO. The foreshadowing is HBO. If you've read the book, the impact of the foreshadowing is obviously diminished.

[Anonymous]

Ugh my mom read the book and I told her don't tell me anything about it that wouldn't have been in the show yet. She responded with I won't but, "It's interesting that in the book (named person) did (something) not like in the show." Really, mother!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'd hold off reading the book at this point until the series is over. I mentioned above that I'm glad I read the book some time ago so I can enjoy the HBO version without the constant comparisons to the book. There's a good bit of differences.

You always have to go with book first. Always.

Your mind will create the visual images for you.

When you read the book first you are just seeing the actors/actresses and visuals presented to you in film.

I've never once found a movie or show to be better than a book.

The movie Devil Wears Prada was better than the book.

This is a true fact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: I'm annoyed at all the murder "foreshadowing"...the cliffs and guns. Not sure if it's because I read the book and know what happens but it's a bit excessive. Anyone else?

No, I read the book and I think it's great the way they do this with the show. Moriarity goes on and on about how beautiful the town and all its people are while the action, and especially the investigation interviews, reveal breathtaking ugliness. The HBO version made a perfect translation to American culture from Australian.

I also like the opening sequence with the parents parading (and pretending) just like the kids.

PP here. Hate the foreshadowing, LOVE the opening sequence. The kids are so adorable and perfectly cast.

Other PP here. I think the foreshadowing is what makes the story so rich. You start off knowing something terrible has happened. But for that, you look at all these people have and wonder what could possibly make them all so unhappy.

They're all incredibly fortunate, and yet...

[Anonymous]

Was the affair with the play director and crash in the book?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was the affair with the play director and crash in the book?

I don't want to incur the wrath of people who think discussion of the book ruins the thread.

I will say that the essential elements of the show are the same and the book will still be enjoyable once you know how it ends. Madeline spends a lot of time in her head trying to figure people out. It's a bit like the distracted driving you see in the opening sequence of the show.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was the affair with the play director and crash in the book?

I don't want to incur the wrath of people who think discussion of the book ruins the thread.

I will say that the essential elements of the show are the same and the book will still be enjoyable once you know how it ends. Madeline spends a lot of time in her head trying to figure people out. It's a bit like the distracted driving you see in the opening sequence of the show.

This already happened on the show so it's no spoiler. I just don't remember it from the book.