Which prompts Stiller, ever the pragmatist, to think, “Time is valuable.” That’s why he and “Severance” showrunner Dan Erickson and the writing team have been spending much of the year planning Season 3 so that Stiller can step away and direct this feature film that tells the true story of a downed airman in occupied France and how he got involved with the French Resistance. Stiller also wants to make a movie based on the Rachel Maddow podcast “Bag Man,” detailing the bribery scandal surrounding Spiro Agnew, Richard Nixon’s vice president.

[–] tmyakal 3 points 1 month ago

tells the true story of a downed airman in occupied France and how he got involved with the French Resistance

My grandfather went through this exact circumstance. The French Resistance helped him get to a secret camp full of British and American soldiers, and they spent most of the war hiding in the countryside and digging little holes so they could play mini-golf with hand-carved clubs.

[–] candyman337@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Oh brother, apple is about to make this Series something terrible

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 27 points 1 month ago

I mean, he's not the showrunner.

His direction great (Stiller is one of the brilliant directors you immediately forget is a brilliant director, kinda like Ben Affleck), but given that he's still working on the show and isn't the creator or the main writer that's probably not what this is. Then again what they say and what's actually going on may not be the same thing.

[–] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

He’s not been the only director on the show. I think it can go on without him given all that has been done already. Maybe he’ll come back the the final season if lasts.

[–] candyman337@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah I've seen that he's also not the main writer, which I forgot, I hope it goes well

[–] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not only not the solo director, but I'd go so far as to say his direction didn't really stand out other than to maybe establish the production design, but that's rarely a solo effort.

Through 2 seasons, the only episode that immediately made me want to know who directed it was Chikhai Bardo directed by Jessica Lee Gagné. It felt special, cinematic, while watching it. And watching the after episode feature, which I rarely do, was rewarding to see how she achieved some shots, particularly the one most people assumed was CGI of the cable network oner between the floors. Now I can't wait to see what she does next.

[–] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

One thing I want to add, though I am not trying to take away from what you wrote. While the parts of the shot were filmed practically, there was still VFX involved and one CGI part that she clarified afterwards (the part where the camera passes through the vents).People today are very careful with their words since they believe using cgi today takes away from the magic.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hard to say. This was just a "sucking off Ben Stiller" publicity piece, presumably to hype his next project.

Seems like they've got a screenplay for the next season or two sketched out. And the show is relatively cheap to film, given that its effectively a series of bottle episodes with one or two big splashy set pieces thrown in. If AppleTV wasn't bleeding billions as the other-other-other streaming service, I'd say it was as safe as anything in their lineup.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Let it go. I barely finished 2.

Different, interesting... played out.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

wait there's going to be another season?

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Would be kind of cruel to end things on the season 2 finale cliffhanger.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Idk, don't get me wrong, I'm going to devour a new season day 1. But the two of them running headlong into certain doom... Idk, I could be happy in a world where we don't see that doom.

[–] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Except Apple hasn’t been doing binge releases. They do weekly episodes which is great for drumming up discussion.

[–] aim_at_me@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago

I feel like you missed the point of their post.

[–] chrisbtoo@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Meh. The first season was good, but I feel like it pretty much could've ended there. The second one felt kind of drawn out and dull to me.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The first season ended on a cliffhanger.

Do you also enjoy videos of people cutting cake asymmetrically?

[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I bet they also enjoy comments that

[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

That what!? WHAT!? TELL ME, DAMN YOU! I must know before I can sleep tonight!

[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I, too, have been heavily down voted for my opinions on this show (editor's note: at the time I've typed out this response, the comment I'm responding too is considered controversial based on the vote ratio).

I don't think you're entirely wrong, depending on what you mean by "pretty much".

If you consider season 1 and the first episode of season 2 (not even the full episode, just the parts that provide closure to season 1), then yes, the story could definitely have ended there. Perhaps with a few open questions and unresolved story arcs.

My biggest complaint is that the ending of season 1 really just came across as disrespectful to viewers, particularly in light of how long it was between seasons. Almost has the air of contempt to it. Shit happens, you can't plan for everything, and even great shows get cancelled. Best of intentions don't guarantee that a second season is coming, and that's what they left people with for years.

Having said that, I'm glad that there is a second season, but personally, with such a long stretch between seasons and the fact that the second season didn't really live up to my expectations after so long, I'm kinda meh on where things go from here or even if things go from here.

[–] chrisbtoo@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

My biggest complaint is that the ending of season 1 really just came across as disrespectful to viewers, particularly in light of how long it was between seasons.

Maybe this coloured my opinion of it, but I watched them back-to-back. I didn't experience that feeling of being disrespected by the wait. I just heard it was good, and watched what was available.

For the first season I felt like it was a really interesting concept, and I was excited to see how it developed. The second season just seemed like it'd lost its way to me, and they were drawing it out.