US: Mindhunter (Netflix)

arknor · 25 Aug 2019 at 10:35

not as good as season one imo but still pretty good.

I didn't think the serial killer interviews were as interesting.
kemper and the shoe guy were way more interesting than any of the new ones.

all the interviews with serial killers that seem dumb as a rock are boring as hell, and manson was a huge let down

seems more like they just wanted him in the series for the hype and PR , they shouldn't have bothered.

The hunt for wayne williams, and all the following him around was good enough I guess.
didn't seem like he really had much substance to him though

Combat Fighter · 25 Aug 2019 at 12:01

HermanMunster said:
Just finished season 2, great series but a somewhat unsatisfying ending.

My thoughts as well. I found S2 a bit boring overall.

Nothing like as good as S1.

melmac · 10 Sep 2019 at 13:46

arknor said:
not as good as season one imo but still pretty good.

I didn't think the serial killer interviews were as interesting.
kemper and the shoe guy were way more interesting than any of the new ones.

all the interviews with serial killers that seem dumb as a rock are boring as hell, and manson was a huge let down

seems more like they just wanted him in the series for the hype and PR , they shouldn't have bothered.

The hunt for wayne williams, and all the following him around was good enough I guess.
didn't seem like he really had much substance to him though

Your thoughts pretty much match mine. The Interviews really made the first Season. They were tense and gritty, the new ones were a bit dull and the Manson interview was pointless and again, boring.

Very Watchable but nowhere near season 1. I haven't finished Season 2 yet, 2 episodes to go. Will see if they can change my mind at all.

Just one thing annoys me about Season 2. Annoy is too strong of a word. Why do they play the eerie music every time we go to Tench's house, like something mad dramatic was just about to happen. It doesn't fit the scene at all.

kinetic747 · 12 Sep 2019 at 08:56

arknor said:
not as good as season one imo but still pretty good.

I didn't think the serial killer interviews were as interesting.
kemper and the shoe guy were way more interesting than any of the new ones.

all the interviews with serial killers that seem dumb as a rock are boring as hell, and manson was a huge let down

seems more like they just wanted him in the series for the hype and PR , they shouldn't have bothered.

The hunt for wayne williams, and all the following him around was good enough I guess.
didn't seem like he really had much substance to him though

The Manson interview was more comedy than menacing, very disappointing after Season 1. Still enjoyable overall though.

ColdAsIce · 16 Sep 2019 at 22:59

melmac said:
Your thoughts pretty much match mine. The Interviews really made the first Season. They were tense and gritty, the new ones were a bit dull and the Manson interview was pointless and again, boring.

Very Watchable but nowhere near season 1. I haven't finished Season 2 yet, 2 episodes to go. Will see if they can change my mind at all.

Just one thing annoys me about Season 2. Annoy is too strong of a word. Why do they play the eerie music every time we go to Tench's house, like something mad dramatic was just about to happen. It doesn't fit the scene at all.

Probably because his adopted son is a little serial killer in the making.

Glanza · 29 Sep 2019 at 10:03

Really good video here regarding the editing:

Ollie_ · 29 Sep 2019 at 19:49

Yeah echoing the thoughts of a few others, don't bother with season 2, it's lost it.

Akagi · 29 Sep 2019 at 21:01

Ollie_ said:
Yeah echoing the thoughts of a few others, don't bother with season 2, it's lost it.

I dont think anyone said don't bother with it. It was still excellent, just perhaps not as excellent as S1.

Definitely still very good watching and recommended.

MookJong · 30 Sep 2019 at 12:48

Surprised to see people disliking season 2, the wife and I loved it.

However I had listened to "Monster" a podcast all about the Wayne Williams case and so I loved how this all slotted together into their story. I would say however the podcast did a way way better job of explaining the case and the situation in Atlanta at the time. Really worth listening to, one of the best podcasts I've heard. You get to hear the guy producing the podcast speak to Wayne multiple times over the phone from prison.

LOAM · 24 Oct 2019 at 22:24

MookJong said:
Surprised to see people disliking season 2, the wife and I loved it.

However I had listened to "Monster" a podcast all about the Wayne Williams case and so I loved how this all slotted together into their story. I would say however the podcast did a way way better job of explaining the case and the situation in Atlanta at the time. Really worth listening to, one of the best podcasts I've heard. You get to hear the guy producing the podcast speak to Wayne multiple times over the phone from prison.

Same, halfway through and think is extremely good.

Glanza · 21 Nov 2019 at 10:48

https://www.slashfilm.com/mindhunter-season-3-update/

S3 on hold due to Fincher's film commitments.

SixTwoSix · 23 Feb 2023 at 15:41

It's now officially been cancelled as Netflix have said its too expensive to resume.

It's been on hold so long I had hoped it might get revived.

Real shame, near enough the best thing ever made by Netflix and a close to perfect show.

Scam · 23 Feb 2023 at 16:16

SixTwoSix said:
It's now officially been cancelled as Netflix have said its too expensive to resume.

Netflix who paid Rian Johnson $100m up-front for Glass Onion? Those guys are mentalists

Ayahuasca · 23 Feb 2023 at 16:20

Chodflix strikes again.

SixTwoSix · 23 Feb 2023 at 16:26

Scam said:
Netflix who paid Rian Johnson $100m up-front for Glass Onion? Those guys are mentalists

I'm sorry, how much?!?

kinetic747 · 23 Feb 2023 at 16:58

SixTwoSix said:
It's now officially been cancelled as Netflix have said its too expensive to resume.

It's been on hold so long I had hoped it might get revived.

Real shame, near enough the best thing ever made by Netflix and a close to perfect show.

Hopefully someone else picks it up, like yourself I found it one of the best things Netflix ever made.

Iron Man · 23 Feb 2023 at 17:00

I enjoyed this show and hoping something similar comes out soon.

Scam · 23 Feb 2023 at 17:31

SixTwoSix said:
I'm sorry, how much?!?

Rian Johnson Explains His Giant Paycheck From Netflix For The Knives Out Sequels - SlashFilm

'Let's kind of test and see what's going on out there.'

www.slashfilm.com

My bad, it was actually for two sequels. Long story short.. he could make that money eventually through points/residuals if he got a good contract written up with a traditional studio.. but he/they decided to pay him upfront instead. It's still mad.

Total shame Mindhunter isn't coming back, it was a great show.

Trusty · 23 Feb 2023 at 18:37

Ahhh shame. Such a great series

SixTwoSix · 23 Feb 2023 at 18:44

Scam said:
Rian Johnson Explains His Giant Paycheck From Netflix For The Knives Out Sequels - SlashFilm

'Let's kind of test and see what's going on out there.'

www.slashfilm.com

My bad, it was actually for two sequels. Long story short.. he could make that money eventually through points/residuals if he got a good contract written up with a traditional studio.. but he/they decided to pay him upfront instead. It's still mad.

Total shame Mindhunter isn't coming back, it was a great show.

Still too much money for that useless ****