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Image of frederic frederic 10/10/09

The writing is so terrible on this show; I must be a glutton for punishment. Does buy the attitude or dialog of anyone here. For example during the car chase? "I'm home, baby"?

In any case, do not hesitate to do recaps of Vampire Diaries. I'm surprised (although, although as a man, embarrassed) how good it is. This one isn't surprising me, except for that episode in the submarine.

The CG on Sanctuary..Sanctuary looks best when the sets are real. At any other time, the depth-of-field is strange and the virtual sets do not make sense. Example, why do they have conversations in the middle of that large circular room what is apparently their 'laboratory'? (The AC wall plugs must be 20 meters away!) The Cabale's laboratory, by comparison, was an actual set - and therefore not distracting. They do seem to have a new, better, cg 'castle' this year.

Eventually, 'cheeze' not so much a factor of budget but of lack of the taste of the producers. You have to know to drop effect you can't really do it or are not central to the story. You have to see, hey this dialog is stiff, etc.
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@frederic: Agreed. Vampire Diaries improved so quickly it was shocking. Reply

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