Amazon's "The Man In The High Castle" (Season 3)

[Mobe1969]

Originally Posted by Gamma_Winstead

Most people on the planet don't even want watch television, let alone have Amazon prime.

LOL. Ok then, most people who love TV series, and would love to see Man in the High Castle, don't have and can't get or use Amazon Prime... :P

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Mobe1969

LOL. Ok then, most people who love TV series, and would love to see Man in the High Castle, don't have and can't get or use Amazon Prime... :P

Sure, but you can say the same thing about Netflix, or HBO, or Showtime, or Starz, or whathaveyou.

[BaerGriggs]

The full season was released yesterday on Prime. I'm currently watching episode 3 and I'm loving it so far.

[dvdmike]

So is this worth watching after Jessica Jones? I dig the premise

[KilloWertz]

Looking forward to watching this during the winter break for the regular network shows. Between this and Jessica Jones, it's actually a pretty exciting time for online TV.

[Naiera]

Right now, I'm really envious of those who can stream Amazon. The show sounds great and Alexa Davalos is CRIMINALLY underappreciated.

[Todd Tomorrow]

I'm up to episode 3. Good but not great so far. It's bit slow and maybe not quite as smart as it thinks it is. I've always liked "the Nazis won" alternate universe stories though, so I'll stick with it for now. Alexa Davalos is good, the two male leads are rather bland.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by BaerGriggs

The full season was released yesterday on Prime. I'm currently watching episode 3 and I'm loving it so far.

I watched the first 3 episodes last night, and love it! I hope this receives a BD release!

A few observations:

[Show spoiler]What happened to Italy? Lol! They were part of the axis too.

I'm assuming for the Japanese to have invaded the west coast, that would mean the pacific fleet was still in Pearl Harbor. Thus making the attack a lot more costly and would mean no fleet to battle at Midway.

Are we lead to believe that Hitler did not go east into Russia(which ultimately played a huge part in Germany's downfall) and instead continued the invasion of the U.K.?

[BaerGriggs]

Originally Posted by rickah88

I watched the first 3 episodes last night, and love it! I hope this receives a BD release!

A few observations:

[Show spoiler]What happened to Italy? Lol! They were part of the axis too.

I'm assuming for the Japanese to have invaded the west coast, that would mean the pacific fleet was still in Pearl Harbor. Thus making the attack a lot more costly and would mean no fleet to battle at Midway.

Are we lead to believe that Hitler did not go east into Russia(which ultimately played a huge part in Germany's downfall) and instead continued the invasion of the U.K.?

[Show spoiler]I read up a bit on the Wikipedia article for the book so I'll try and answer some of these.

This map was very helpful for me to understand the territories of both powers:


It seems that Italy is part of a semi-autonomous empire of its own that extends down into central Africa and Turkey. No mention of it in the show so far though.

From what I understand, the entire US Navy was destroyed at Pearl Harbor definitively, so there was little resistance on the west coast to combat the Japanese.

As far as the invasion of the Soviet Union goes, I can't find much else about that other than that the Nazis were able to continue east past Stalingrad and annex much of the European portions. It seems that there is still some resistance in the eastern portions of the Soviet Union however.

The original book is actually quite short in comparison so there's a lot of speculation in delving into the specifics of the world he created. But it's still interesting to think about what might have happened. I don't think it's very plausible events might have led to the world that is described but still an interesting thing to think about.

[rickah88]

Ah ok! That helps explain a few things! Thanks much BG!
Looks like I will be picking up a copy of this book now! Just to curious about it!

[Show spoiler]Did anyone catch the origami unicorn in the diner? Nice little nod to Blade Runner.

[myptosis1]

Anyone finish the season? I binged watched it and it's great. The ending was weird but I think I understand why they ended that way.

Give me Season 2, Amazon.

[BaerGriggs]

Rufus Sewell plays such a menacing villain, I can't think of a better actor for the role.

[Indiana Jones]

Binged watched this over the weekend, loved it and really hope there is a Season 2.

[Darth Marcus]

Man this show just exudes excellence. Moving on to episode 4 right now.

[solovoyager]

Originally Posted by rickah88

I watched the first 3 episodes last night, and love it! I hope this receives a BD release!

A few observations:

[Show spoiler]What happened to Italy? Lol! They were part of the axis too.

I'm assuming for the Japanese to have invaded the west coast, that would mean the pacific fleet was still in Pearl Harbor. Thus making the attack a lot more costly and would mean no fleet to battle at Midway.

Are we lead to believe that Hitler did not go east into Russia(which ultimately played a huge part in Germany's downfall) and instead continued the invasion of the U.K.?

None of these issues are addressed in this series as far as I remember.

Originally Posted by Darth Marcus

Man this show just exudes excellence. Moving on to episode 4 right now.

I finished watching all 10 episodes last night and loved it. Initially I was a bit disappointed in this series after the first episode but ended up really getting into it and enjoying it. I loved the way it ended though I have a zillion questions about it!

[jayman3]

Apparently people are "offended" and demand that Amazon removes their marketing for the series from public transportation subways.

[Tony208]

That's the easily offended generation for ya.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Tony208

That's the easily offended generation for ya.

I don't think it's about that. You'll notice there is no swastika there, and for good reason as its a symbol, largely, associated with hate...despite the word origins meaning "good fortune".
While I like the idea, I think the ad could've been done in many other ways to promote the show.

[AlwaysRelaxing24]

Finished the first season. Got even better near the end...

[Show spoiler]My theory is that Tagomi can travel between parallel universes. He takes actual news footage from these different universes and brings them to the "bad" ones to try and give them hope and get them back on course.

At the end, he goes back to his "best" reality, which is our history.

[Eye Candy]

Originally Posted by BaerGriggs

The full season was released yesterday on Prime. I'm currently watching episode 3 and I'm loving it so far.

I went to Amazon Prime to watch something else, but the banner ad for this series captured my interest. I had heard about internet only series being released all at once. I never watched the TV shows Lost or Twin Peaks, except for half an episode of each.... but watching TMITHC, I feel like I'm watching a combination of both !! I binge watched 5 episodes last night.

The only thing I would change, is that I would spend twice as much time with the parallel story lines, before switching. The short times between the changes now, seem abrupt, sometimes.

When I watch the Nazi Officer John Smith (Rufus Swell) I think I'm watching Commander Lee Crane from Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea (David Hedison).

Smith's son, reminds me of ST:TNG's Wesley Crusher.

I was really really wanting replica gun maker Frank Fink (Rupert Evans) to get a Mohawk, but, I do like his "Clark Kent" eyeglasses.

And, "The Marshall" (Burn Gorman), with his duster and shotgun, had me thinking of Tombstone...

And, I Love the use of the origami animals... this IS a Phillip K. Dick story after all !!!