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Amazon's new TV pilot for "The Last Tycoon." Set in 1930's Hollywood and based on Fitzgerald's book which was loosely based on Irving Thalberg's life, the pilot - as many pilots do - attempts to do too much in on episode: introduce a lot of characters, a lot of background history and multiple plot lines while also wrapping a full episode story inside.
It becomes a mishmash that doesn't really work, but also doesn't mean the series (if it gets made) would be bad as, then, they'd have the time to flesh out the characters and stories. The period sets and details were well done, but overall it felt a bit too modern and "Disney-a-fied." That said, the clothes - the women's dresses in particular - were stunning. My girlfriend wanted several of them.
It becomes a mishmash that doesn't really work, but also doesn't mean the series (if it gets made) would be bad as, then, they'd have the time to flesh out the characters and stories. The period sets and details were well done, but overall it felt a bit too modern and "Disney-a-fied." That said, the clothes - the women's dresses in particular - were stunning. My girlfriend wanted several of them.
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