The reason why HBO has the name of "Yellow Storm" is because the scale of the station has always been relatively open, and there is no "violence", "blood" and "boat drama" that HBO dare not film. Of course, there is no shortage of "yellow storm" works on other stations in the United States, such as "Breaking Bad" and "The Walking Dead" and AMC, Starz that produced "Spartacus", Showtime who produced "Bloodthirsty Judge" and "Homeland Security", etc., as well as Cinemax and FX, they have also produced a lot of "top" American dramas. It's just that the "Yellow Storm" works produced by HBO have a very high quality rate, and they have been praised by the world many times, and over time they have become famous today. Today, let's take stock of a few HBO productions of "Yellow Storm" dramas that stand at the pinnacle.
Game of Thrones
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Producer: Timothy Van Patten, Brian Kirk, Daniel Minahan, Alan Taylor.
Starring: Sean Bean, Michelle Fairley, Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage, Emilia Clark.
Based on the seven-part fantasy "A Song of Ice and Fire" by American writer George R.R. Martin, on a fictional continent of Westeros, the Seven Heroes of the Warring States have been fighting and fighting all year round, and everyone who covets the ruling power of the Iron Throne will be swept into this wheel of history. When this picture scroll unfolds magnificently, we seem to see the warriors and smoke and dust coming from afar, and the sword light and sword shadow and the deceit form a note to play this "Song of Ice and Fire".
The fights in the play are very real, beheading, burning, etc. are commonplace, not to mention the "boat play", the sacrifice of the "Dragon Mother" is obvious to all. Maybe many friends are rushing to watch the excitement of watching this drama, but when you are deeply attracted to the plot, you will find that if there is really such a fantasy continent, this scene is really possible. Could it be that the "Seven Heroes of the Warring States" wore suits and ties, sat around the round table, and relied on checkers to decide where the world belonged? Between the light and shadow of civilization and the shredded rules, people still abide by "desire"?
When Eddard Stark, Cersei Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, Jaime Lannister and other vivid images are engraved in this boiling magnificent scroll, no one can refuse this show.
Moreover, the final season is not as unacceptable as many people say, just because the starting point is too high, and everyone's expectations are too high. Although there are some flaws, "Game of Thrones" is still the irreplaceable No. on the HBO list1。
Excited
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Producer: Sam Levinson, Augustin Fritzel, Jennifer Morrison.
Starring: Zendaya, Hunter Shaffer, Jacob Eloti, Barbie Ferreira, Alexa Demy.
When it comes to HBO's "large-scale" dramas, you can't miss this supernatural drama adapted from the Israeli drama "Assassination Nation" - "Excitement". There were two seasons in 2019 and 2022, as well as a special in 2020. At the heart of the story are the "troubled teenagers", who are lost in their youth with nowhere to place, and a dazzling array of lights and shadows such as drug abuse, passionate parties, and violence fill the entire play.
In addition to the plot, the super "cinematic" camera movement of this drama is almost out of the category of TV series, the change of tones and the swaying of the camera, coupled with the pure background in place**, completely "jumped" the word "hi" out of the screen. In fact, behind the dazzling picture, there is a microcosm of social problems such as lack of family love, depression, and rebellious periods. is a rare good drama with a lot of scale and depth.
True Detective
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Director: Carey Fukunaga.
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Tory Kittels, Alexandra Daddario.
The first season of "True Detective" is an irreplaceable drama in my mind, and when I first recommended this drama, I was still defining it as a "niche" drama, and it is not too much to become a popular drama today. The reason why the first season is a god is first of all my goddess - Alexandra Daddario (Alexandra Daddario), this goddess with beautiful eyes like "cat eyes" has amazing performances in works such as "Mourning", "White Lotus Resort", "Beach Ranger", and of course, the most admired is this "True Detective".
Secondly, this drama has truly achieved "back to basics", without so many gorgeous special effects and fancy fights, it is very pure and focused on reasoning. But from the second season to the fourth quarter of this year, word-of-mouth is not as good as one season. We can boil it down to the changes in the production team and cast, although each season wants to continue or surpass the previous style and heights, but the ups and downs of the production standard are really unacceptable.
Westworld
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Producer: Jonathan Nolan, Johnny Campbell, Richard J. Lewis, Michelle McLaren, Neil Marshall.
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Tandy Newton.
Michael Clayton's 1973 films, "Westworld" and "Future World", were finally adapted and created by Jonathan Nolan and his wife to make today's sci-fi drama "Westworld". What will happen to the world when AI is out of human control has been worrying and waking up for 50 years. The most ironic thing is that in this theme park called Westworld, the androids only begin to awaken to their self-consciousness after being constantly killed and inhumanized by humans.
This is a "high-quality" American drama created by "high cost", with a top production team and cast, exquisite "costumes" and blockbuster-level visual effects combined with advanced special effects, artificial intelligence, western cowboys, and the future world can become a super eye-catching classic element alone. The most important thing is to use large-scale expressions to ** thought-provoking topics such as human nature, desire, violence and power, which are endlessly evocative.
Atlantic Empire
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Producer: Martin Scorsese Timothy Van Patten.
Starring: Steve Buscemy, Kelly MacDonald, Michael Pitt, Michael Kenneth Williams.
I evaluate it as an epic "gangster film", adapted from Nelson Johnson's name of the same name, and the background board is Atlantic City in the 20s of the 20th century, the story of the battle of the gangster families during the Prohibition period in the United States.
The exquisite and beautiful picture, the twists and turns of the plot, the well-arranged soundtrack, and of course, the amazing scale, are the reasons for the success of this show. If you have checked some information, you will find that the characters in the play are by no means apocryphal, such as Nucky, Al, and Luciano can find similar "Du Yuesheng" level of benchmarking real characters, such as Enoch Johnson, Al Capone, and other notorious gangster leaders in American history can find enough similar deeds in the play.
Rome
Rome Directors: Michael Apter, Alan Kotler, Alan Paul.
Starring: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Seren Heed, Kenneth Coulanham.
It is another epic imperial scroll, with imposing scenes and exquisite and ornate costumes that reproduce the prosperity and grandeur of ancient Rome, starting with the political struggle between the military officer Pompey and Julius Caesar, to the decay of power and the internal turmoil of ancient Rome. When we saw the Colosseum and the Lighthouse of Alexandria rebuilt by the crew in a 2:3 scale in the play, we were really shocked, with more than 3,000 highly restored ancient Roman costumes from thousands of years ago according to historical records, which shows the good intentions of the creative team.
Although the reputation of "Game of Thrones" is much better than that of "Roma", and because of the similarity, some people always compare the two together, but it still can't shake the status of "Roma" as a rare large-scale historical American drama.
True love is blood
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Producer: Alan Bauer, Mike Leman, Scott Wynant.
Starring: Anna Paquinn, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Covanten.
Based on Chammaine Harris's "Vampire of the South"**, Alan Ball has spent seven seasons and 80 episodes telling a thrilling love story of a hostess and a young vampire who combines fantasy and suspense.
At first, I watched it as an episode version of "Twilight", but from the first season to the last season, I was too lazy to complain about "Big Tooth", "Our Lady" and the bloody plot. But when seven years passed, the episode ended, and I began to lose inexplicably again.
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