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Post by candleangie on Feb 12, 2022 16:01:30 GMT
Thoughts?
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Post by mnmloveli on Feb 12, 2022 16:07:56 GMT
Top of my list but haven’t started yet. Finishing Reacher & Steel Magnolias.
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Post by KikiPea on Feb 12, 2022 16:09:24 GMT
Top of my list but haven’t started yet. Finishing Reacher & Steel Magnolias. Reacher was so good! |
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Post by peano on Feb 12, 2022 16:21:47 GMT
Watched 4 episodes last night. I read the original New Yorker story, which was fascinating. I am a big fan of Julia Garner, and I think she is perfectly cast. That is one weird accent she has. When I first heard it, I was ?, but I read something that said she nailed it.
That being said, I’m finding the pacing to be slow, and the journalist annoying for some reason.
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Post by candleangie on Feb 12, 2022 16:40:27 GMT
I totally agree. The journalist is super unlikable
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Post by craftmepink on Feb 12, 2022 16:50:38 GMT
Didn't know it came out yet, thanks for the reminder. I remember reading the real life story and was fascinated.
Just finished watching The Tinder Swindler on Netflix, which kind of have some similarities to the Inventing Anna story. Wow, the Tinder Swindler is something all right. How he conned those women out of millions is crazy! Red flags everywhere though.
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Post by belgravia on Feb 12, 2022 16:52:10 GMT
Looking forward to watching! I love Julia Garner and this story is fascinating.
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Post by maryland on Feb 12, 2022 18:56:46 GMT
I may have to watch that! I am always looking for new shows as I don't like much on regular tv. I am watching Working Moms and really like it!
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Post by quinlove on Feb 12, 2022 19:49:29 GMT
Watched 4 episodes last night. I read the original New Yorker story, which was fascinating. I am a big fan of Julia Garner, and I think she is perfectly cast. That is one weird accent she has. When I first heard it, I was ?, but I read something that said she nailed it. That being said, I’m finding the pacing to be slow, and the journalist annoying for some reason. Watched one episode so far. I’m a huge fan of Julia too. And I agree with that accent - what ? The story seems very intriguing, I was unaware of it. |
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Post by Just T on Feb 13, 2022 0:11:15 GMT
I just started watching it today. I saw another show about her, and I was fascinated. I am really looking forward to this show. And of course, I love Julia Garner. <3
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Post by Scrapper100 on Feb 13, 2022 0:20:44 GMT
Watching it now and yes the accent is annoying. Still watching. On episode 3 right now.
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Post by Lexica on Feb 13, 2022 0:51:43 GMT
I am watching it now. I'm on episode 4. I'm not quite sure what to think of it all yet. I googled Anna to see where she is now and she is apparently locked up by ICE and awaiting extradition back to Germany. She is trying to fight it saying her family has received death threats for bringing disgrace to the country and she is afraid to return.
I saw the Tinder Swindler a few nights ago and that show left me really angry. That guy needs to be locked up. At least the dating apps are supposedly banning him. I felt so badly for all of the people he scammed. One of my favorite parts of that show was all of the messages he left the one friend who was selling his clothing. He kept going from threatening and hostile to begging to "I love you" and then repeating it all again. That was fun.
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Post by imkat on Feb 13, 2022 19:01:53 GMT
Just finished it. I didn't care for the portrayal of the journalist or Anna's weird accent either.
I have to say it was a total transformation for Julia Garner. I did not recognize her at all.
Overall, I thought it was interesting since it was true, but it could have been a lot shorter.
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Post by peaname on Feb 13, 2022 19:11:14 GMT
I watched the first episode the acting is over the top, the reporter’s expressions seem so fake to me I don’t think I will watch the rest. Julia’s accent is awful. I love her in Ozark though.
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Post by candleangie on Feb 13, 2022 19:23:00 GMT
I watched the first episode the acting is over the top, the reporter’s expressions seem so fake to me I don’t think I will watch the rest. Julia’s accent is awful. I love her in Ozark though. Weirdly, it’s almost spot on for Anna Sorokins accent. |
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Post by leeny on Feb 13, 2022 19:28:41 GMT
I watched the first episode the acting is over the top, the reporter’s expressions seem so fake to me I don’t think I will watch the rest. Julia’s accent is awful. I love her in Ozark though. I initially felt this same way, but decided to continue watching to see the whole story. I am on episode 4. |
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Post by peano on Feb 13, 2022 20:45:49 GMT
I finished it last night and I really had a problem with the episodes with the trial. Bottom line is Anna was a con artist and lied and stole. So just because you lie and steal to multi-billion dollar institutions doesn't make your actions any more honorable.
I had heard about the Robin Hood concept in the story, but I totally disagree with that premise. She was in no way heroic. She was not only a criminal, she was not a particularly sympathetic or compelling person--she was unkind and superficial and manipulative.
I don't even understand what was going on with Vivian and Todd in the story. I didn't understand their sympathy; their actions didn't make sense.
Vivian was acting like some super-spy looking for clues and speculating about Anna's history, going so far as to travel to Germany to talk to people about Anna, and showing no journalistic objectivity.
And Todd leaving his wife to start off on vacation without him. WTF?
Ten minutes with Anna's parents made me more sympathetic to them, than the entire series did with Anna.
The whole Morocco thing. Didn't understand the point of the Kacy food poisoning story line. It seemed to be significant...and then it wasn't.
I don't understand how Rachel became the bad guy for Neff and Kacy for "selling out" Anna, as if this was worse than what Anna did.
Maybe Rachel did enjoy all the ill-gotten perks from Anna, but when faced between going to a Moroccan jail, and using her plastic to bail everyone out of a pickle, I think I'd have done exactly the same thing. I mean, what other option did they have?
Maybe everyone who got scammed, did so because they had no moral compass.
So, I enjoyed the beginning, but overall the series was too long, and then became entirely preposterous.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Feb 13, 2022 21:20:40 GMT
Is this a documentary/true story?
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Post by rainangel on Feb 13, 2022 21:37:35 GMT
I love these kinds of stories. Based on true, but bizarre stories.
Anna Chlumsky seems to only be able to play one role. It's like she has the same personality in this show and Veep. But I have a soft spot for her for being Vada Sultenfuss...
I think Julia Garner is doing a really good job at being Anna. I am European, and I've met a lot of people with mixed accents. Anna's accents is apparantly spot on, and if that's true I can definitely hear the German and Russian, but also the striving to sound educated and posh. She doesn't try to sound American, she tries to sound upper class when she speaks English. If that makes sense.
I have one episode left. What stands out to me is the free-flowing of money between the rich in New York. And how casual things are if people think you are rich too. I mean, she was introduced to a guy who owns a company of private jets, and she could call in a favor from him on a text a few days later? If that was a non-rich person asking for a favor, that would not end up with them on a private jet with friends flying out of state. Their lives are different than mine, that's for sure!
And my favourite part was when she turned down the Fyre Festival guy. Because he operated 'too small'. Yes. Yes, he did.
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Post by uksue on Feb 13, 2022 21:52:23 GMT
I’m watching episode 9. It’s a car crash lol.
They’ve certainly sanitised them while thing and turned her into an anti-hero.
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Post by peaname on Feb 13, 2022 22:57:47 GMT
I love these kinds of stories. Based on true, but bizarre stories. Anna Chlumsky seems to only be able to play one role. It's like she has the same personality in this show and Veep. But I have a soft spot for her for being Vada Sultenfuss... I think Julia Garner is doing a really good job at being Anna. I am European, and I've met a lot of people with mixed accents. Anna's accents is apparantly spot on, and if that's true I can definitely hear the German and Russian, but also the striving to sound educated and posh. She doesn't try to sound American, she tries to sound upper class when she speaks English. If that makes sense. I have one episode left. What stands out to me is the free-flowing of money between the rich in New York. And how casual things are if people think you are rich too. I mean, she was introduced to a guy who owns a company of private jets, and she could call in a favor from him on a text a few days later? If that was a non-rich person asking for a favor, that would not end up with them on a private jet with friends flying out of state. Their lives are different than mine, that's for sure! And my favourite part was when she turned down the Fyre Festival guy. Because he operated 'too small'. Yes. Yes, he did. That’s Anna Chlumsky from My Girl?!! I see it now but wow I had no idea. |
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Post by smasonnc on Feb 14, 2022 1:42:49 GMT
I've tried to watch it and fallen asleep two nights in a row. Too much perky journalist, not enough Anna. I read the New Yorker article and it seems like they're trying to stretch the story too thinly. I had high hopes for this. I hope it gets better.
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Post by gina on Feb 14, 2022 5:07:10 GMT
I liked the journalist. I COULD NOT STAND Anna's accent. I watched one episode then turned it off. Not interested in continuing.
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Post by KelleeM on Feb 14, 2022 10:02:48 GMT
I liked the journalist. I COULD NOT STAND Anna's accent. I watched one episode then turned it off. Not interested in continuing. Exactly the same. |
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Post by thundergal on Feb 14, 2022 16:37:19 GMT
I watched the 2nd episode yesterday. I'm disappointed and won't be watching the rest. I wonder if the story would have been better served by a docuseries or documentary format. It's a little too soap opera-y for me. Just not my favorite style of TV show.
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Post by mnmloveli on Feb 14, 2022 16:53:52 GMT
I’ve watched 4 episodes and can’t wait to watch the rest. Once I got into the second episode I was loving every minute.
The journalist grows on me each episode.
Julia Garner’s portrayal of Anna is amazing. That “something” she does to her voice is spot-on in trying to sound like the real Anna. How she controls almost everyone around her is shocking.
Looking forward to watching the remaining 5 episodes.
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Post by candleangie on Feb 14, 2022 21:06:19 GMT
@peano
I’m not sure how else they could have gone. Those things really happened…
The food poisoning was significant because it saved Kacy from being involved in the financial shit storm that came next.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 14, 2022 21:18:11 GMT
I'm watching and am very interested in the story. I've read several stories about the young journalist she scammed for months so I've been looking forward to seeing it.
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Post by CeeScraps on Feb 14, 2022 21:34:40 GMT
I've started to watch it. I'm not sure what episode I'm in the middle of. I just couldn't keep my eyes open last night.
I am enjoying it. I am astounded at how the money and favors flowed back/forth!
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Post by craftymom101 on Feb 15, 2022 1:09:19 GMT
Top of my list but haven’t started yet. Finishing Reacher & Steel Magnolias. We loved Reached and I’m so glad it was already renewed for season 2! |
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