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Cursed
2020 · TV series · 1 season
Created by Frank Miller, Tom Wheeler
ActionAdventureScience FictionFantasy
In this fresh take on the Arthurian legend, teenager Nimue joins forces with mercenary Arthur on a quest to find Merlin and deliver an ancient sword.
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I feel similar. There seems to be so little effort spent on the scripts of most shows these days, resulting in tiring copy-pasta plot element etc.
Most recently I tried to watch Cursed. From the very first episode me and my gf predicted every plot beat. I tried to force myself to watch the rest of the show, just to see if it improved, but it was the same lame stuff throughout.
Another big pain point for me it's drama for the sake of drama. I almost categorically avoid 20-episodes-per-season shows because they almost always contains tons of filler drama that does nothing to advance the show or characters.
In sum it really narrows down what I deem watchable. Instead I find myself watching a lot of YouTube videos, with informative or creative content.
At least I avoid yet another rehash of a tired trope which was included solely for the rest of the plot to happen.
In terms of production The Mandalorian is pretty amazing. In terms of script it is predictable, fairly boring and drowning in various "the plot needs to happen" moments.
For some reason I cannot phantom, Netflix and others seem to have tons of money to throw at the production, but don't seem to want to spend more than a few pennies on script.
I tried watching Cursed on Netflix, and had to force myself past the first episode due to the horrible writing. It never got better. The pieces were there for a fairly interesting show but it clearly needed more work on the writing side. Instead they pushed it into production and made another predictable flop.