Genre: Science fiction drama
Format: 12 episodes
Release Date: June 5, 2015
Network: Netflix
Trailer:
Plot:
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“The series follows eight characters around the world who, in the aftermath of a tragic death, find themselves linked to each other mentally and emotionally,” he told Deadline. “They can not only see and talk to each other as though they were in the same place, they have access to each other’s deepest secrets. Not only must they figure out what happened and why and what it means for the future of humanity, they must do so while being hunted by an organization out to capture, kill or vivisect them.”
USA: Chicago, San Francisco
UK: London
Germany: Berlin
Mexico: Mexico City
South Korea: Seoul
India: Mumbai
Iceland
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
Straczynski says the 10-episode series will shoot simultaneously in 7 different countries and he will direct all London scenes.
Sounds epic in scale and expensive.
Shooting simultaneously in different countries could mean the actors/characters in each country-specific-scene cannot interact with the others from the other countries. Physically anyway, because it is said their minds are connected telepathically.
I understand that the series follows a group of people (presumably eight of them judging by the title of the series) who are psychically linked and find themselves hunted to the ends of the earth because of their “unique gift.” That gift has been described as an evolutionary leap, which was caused by technology. Sense8 has also been described to me as an “international series” which will have a diverse cast.
There you have it. Massive in scope, unconventional narrative, and some commentary about how trans-gender people like Lana are persecuted, camouflaged in the series in the form of fear against trans-humanism.
Is this the DX:HR series I always wanted?
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TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
I'm not so sure about JMS directing... He hardly has much experience in the chair, and as much as I love b5, his lost tales was a massive steaming turd pile.... it was fucking dreadful. I'd much rather he stuck to storytelling to be honest
But aside from that, can't wait. I would have preferred that it was mostly a wachdjeoskfhskkairufhsjski directed show to be honest, but alas... I guess it's not to be, and I'm sure it'll still be amazing.
Well if it will be shot simultaneously in 7 different countries that can only mean there will be 7 (or more) directors so JMS' (or any other director's) scenes will be only a fraction of the whole.
But I believe it's common for showrunners to let other people direct most (if not all) episodes and instead mostly be involved with writing and supervising the writing others do. And we already know (from the OP) they have written 3 spec scripts so they are definitely involved with the writing aspect.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
I've updated the OP to correct a few mistakes, clarify some things, and more importantly add in all available details and emphasize the most important ones.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
Sounds cool. I HATE how Netflix keeps releasing all the episodes all at once though.
Really? Why?
I can only imagine because it makes you want to watch them all in one go but you don't have that much free time and you become frustrated? I can't imagine any other possible reason.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
Well the uk for one, probably America, I'll guess china would be another, maybe France and or Germany... and Brazil?
Going to go out on a limb here and say probably not North Korea...
They shot V for Vendetta, Speed Racer, Ninja Assassin and Cloud Atlas in Germany.
They shot The Matrix trilogy in Australia (and they considered it for Jupiter Ascending).
So my first thought was that Germany will be one of the countries and their Cloud Atlas partner Tom Tykwer will direct the scenes there. But I just read Tykwer prepares his own German TV series so maybe not.. www.imdb.com/news/ni56333408/
Australia is a good case of a "not US, but still speaking English so we don't have to use subtitles" country, like the UK is.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
The Wachowskis are currently editing and overseeing the VFX of Jupiter Ascending and will start pre-production on Sense8 the upcoming January.
Looks like the schedule will work out just fine, so hopefully they'll also find time to get behind Sense8's cameras.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
Sounds cool. I HATE how Netflix keeps releasing all the episodes all at once though.
Really? Why?
I can only imagine because it makes you want to watch them all in one go but you don't have that much free time and you become frustrated? I can't imagine any other possible reason.
No, it's not that. I think the best TV shows will always be the ones that evolve over time, and allow audience interaction on a weekly basis. Plus I really enjoy watching TV shows that play out in real-time with audiences. For example, The X-Files was always set in real-time. If the show premiered by October, they would do a scary Halloween episode. In December, Mulder and Scully would exchange Christmas presents, etc. And you lose special little moments like that with these Netflix shows. To me, watching Netflix shows that are filmed all at once is like wolfing down food at a buffet, where you eat lots of food but taste nothing. Not a fan.
Sounds cool. I HATE how Netflix keeps releasing all the episodes all at once though.
Really? Why?
I can only imagine because it makes you want to watch them all in one go but you don't have that much free time and you become frustrated? I can't imagine any other possible reason.
No, it's not that. I think the best TV shows will always be the ones that evolve over time, and allow audience interaction on a weekly basis. Plus I really enjoy watching TV shows that play out in real-time with audiences. For example, The X-Files was always set in real-time. If the show premiered by October, they would do a scary Halloween episode. In December, Mulder and Scully would exchange Christmas presents, etc. And you lose special little moments like that with these Netflix shows. To me, watching Netflix shows that are filmed all at once is like wolfing down food at a buffet, where you eat lots of food but taste nothing. Not a fan.
Couldnt agree less. So few shows I have ever watched "real-time".
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Couldnt agree less. So few shows I have ever watched "real-time".
I've never binged watched a single TV show. I always watch shows when they are airing. I want to immerse myself in a show and talk to my friends about it every week at school, at work, etc. To me these Netflix show just don't have any soul. And for example take a show like Breaking Bad. I was so thankful to be able to spend 6 years of my life with Mr. White. I'll always cherish the time I spent talking to friends about it in real-life and in forums, speculating and formulating theories every week . I can't imagine a show that special being reduced to nothing more than 6 "mini-movies" that could be watched and discarded in six separate days.
Sounds cool. I HATE how Netflix keeps releasing all the episodes all at once though.
Really? Why?
I can only imagine because it makes you want to watch them all in one go but you don't have that much free time and you become frustrated? I can't imagine any other possible reason.
No, it's not that. I think the best TV shows will always be the ones that evolve over time, and allow audience interaction on a weekly basis. Plus I really enjoy watching TV shows that play out in real-time with audiences. For example, The X-Files was always set in real-time. If the show premiered by October, they would do a scary Halloween episode. In December, Mulder and Scully would exchange Christmas presents, etc. And you lose special little moments like that with these Netflix shows. To me, watching Netflix shows that are filmed all at once is like wolfing down food at a buffet, where you eat lots of food but taste nothing. Not a fan.
a) Well, it's just a 10 episode series. I don't know much about series production but from what I know I believe that even if it was shown the way you say, half (5) or maybe more than half of the episodes would have already been written/shot before viewer feedback could be used to "evolve" the series in the slightest. This isn't a full blown 22+ season to make such a thing possible..
b) And as for showing Christmas episodes in Christmas and so on, what if the story the powers to be have in mind is meant to take place in a matter of days instead of months. Just throw it out and think of a new one just so you can have an episode where people exchange gifts?
It is absurd to make "real time" dictate the story. The creators should tell the story they want. If they want to make a series set in summer while in real time it is Christmas so be it!
Ashok0 wrote:
zipfero wrote:
Couldnt agree less. So few shows I have ever watched "real-time".
I've never binged watched a single TV show. I always watch shows when they are airing. I want to immerse myself in a show and talk to my friends about it every week at school, at work, etc. To me these Netflix show just don't have any soul. And for example take a show like Breaking Bad. I was so thankful to be able to spend 6 years of my life with Mr. White. I made so many friends talking to people about it in real-life and in forums, speculating and formulating theories every week . I can't imagine a show that special being reduced to nothing more than 6 "mini-movies" that could be watched and discarded in six separate days.
There are movies that last ~2h that have spawned endless discussion. There are short films that have more soul than seasons of series.
Don't get me wrong your preferences are completely understandable! But the absolute of your opinion ("everything else just lacks soul!") seems completely absurd to me.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
Couldnt agree less. So few shows I have ever watched "real-time".
I've never binged watched a single TV show. I always watch shows when they are airing. I want to immerse myself in a show and talk to my friends about it every week at school, at work, etc. To me these Netflix show just don't have any soul. And for example take a show like Breaking Bad. I was so thankful to be able to spend 6 years of my life with Mr. White. I'll always cherish the time I spent talking to friends about it in real-life and in forums, speculating and formulating theories every week . I can't imagine a show that special being reduced to nothing more than 6 "mini-movies" that could be watched and discarded in six separate days.
Its not even about that. Im not from america, We dont get shows here when they come out. Im watching a halloween episode in a coutnry that doesnt ahve halloween, in july, etc
8 out of 10 dentists prefer zipfero to competing brands(fraich3 and Mutantius)!
Yeah you make good points consolitis. I liked "Gravity" much better than the entire last 4 seasons of "Dexter" and it was under 2 hours long. My point was just that imo there are times when a traditional model of telling stories on a weekly basis works best. I would love to see Netflix create a long running original series modeled like Breaking Bad, where the audience is given a weekly sense of anticipation. But yeah, if Sens8 is just a 10 episode run, its format might work great for the story its trying to tell. The problem is that if Sens8 is good, I'll just watch it in one day and have nothing else to look forward to.
- First off, let's get the obvious stuff out of the way.. The series will be filled with "action, big ideas and some amazing stunts that no one’s done before"
- The Wachowskis and Straczynski will shoot as much as possible in sound stages in Chicago and then they will along with 2-3 other directors travel to UK (London), India (Mumbai), Kenya (Nairobi) and elsewhere to simultaneously with each other shoot the rest of the footage.
- News about the international cast of the series will be shared in early 2014.
- He says "We plan to block shoot this as a 10-hour movie" so does that mean each episode will be close to 60' than 45'?
- Last but in no way least, about the premise and themes it will explore I think it's best to quote him:
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Launching late next year, the sci-fi thriller "Sense8" follows eight people from all corners of the globe who simultaneously develop the ability to connect with one another telepathically. As they begin to learn about their powers, they’re forced to confront the reactions to their mysterious gifts from world governments and average citizens.
“We started out at one point talking about how evolution involves creating ever greater circles of empathy: You belong to your family, then you belong to your tribe, then two tribes link up and now you have empathy for your people on this side of the river, and you’re against the people on the other side of the river … on and on through villages, cities, states and nations. One day we’ll hit the planetary level but we’re not there yet,” Straczynski said. “So what if a more literal form of empathy could be triggered in eight individuals around the planet, in India, the U.S., London, Mumbai, Nairobi and elsewhere, who suddenly became mentally aware of each other, able to communicate as directly as if they were in the same room. How would they react? What would they do? To what degree could they accept each other? What does it mean? And what would the world think about people with this ability? Would they embrace it, or hunt them down as threats to our own evolution? How would they survive? It would give us a perfect platform to do a show that was loaded with action, big ideas, some amazing stunts that no one’s done before, and play to a planetary audience.”
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
He said that shooting will take place in Mumbai, Nairobi, London, Mexico, the U.S., Germany, and possibly Russia.
And how it will be as unique for TV as The Matrix was for films:
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“This is gonna be a show that will be shot around the world simultaneously,” he says. “We’re gonna have five different units shooting at the same time to tell the story, and it’s gonna be ridiculously huge, and the cool thing about working with the Wachowskis…when they did The Matrix, they didn’t want to do a show like anything else they’d ever seen before, and The Matrix created a whole new cinema language. And they said, ‘If we’re gonna do television, then we have to do the same thing. We have to create a whole new vocabulary for television production…for television, which you can do in TV. And so coming into this, working with them, we’re pioneering some new techniques and new approaches in television storytelling. It’s quite extraordinary.”
He admits he can't say more because they fear others will try to copy them.
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“What we’re doing is really kind of new and innovative,” he said, adding that he didn’t want to have someone else eat their lunch.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
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