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Originally Posted by Thrillerboy
I've dropped the whole "they're not marketing towards us" line plenty of times myself in this thread. Honestly, it's not really the point right now. The reason I say this is because when this series was still in production, the producers and some of the cast were gushing about how this wasn't just some Twilight-esque drama that panders specifically to the crowd you're mentioning. They pointed out there would be blood, sex, nudity (though this I knew wasn't going to be anything mind-blowing...it's cable), and to a lesser extent, transformations. I'm not saying they were promising us fucking AWIL, but they made a point of saying this was more than some chick show, even if that was the original target audience of the book series. Now, at this point, it seems they oversold themselves, or maybe there's cut footage that will see the light of day on a DVD/Blu-Ray. Who knows?
Budget is the likely culprit here. It seems clear that they are picking and choosing which parts of the transformations to show based on what's cheaper and easier to do. That adds to my belief that they blew their load on that first episode, which showed in how they glossed over the second. Not surprising, but disappointing. If this was a hurdle for them, why not keep one of the two tfs in your pocket from the first episode, and put more effort into the one we just got last night? To be such a key moment (the "first change"), it really felt rushed.
I know how this all goes, expectations-wise. I already went back to reading up on the other three or four projects I'm waiting on after the second episode of this. If we ever get that amazing tf scene, I think it will come from a place you'll least expect it. Or I can just start researching all the techniques and materials it takes to do it myself. (I'm not even being all that sarcastic with that last statement...)
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Trouble is no matter how many times we drop the "Not for us" line, people in general still allow themselves to believe otherwise.
That's what happened with 50ft Cheerleader. Time and again people were warned its not a fetish movie and to expect a lousy b-grade fest at best, but people were STILL disappointed because they convinced themselves it might beat out Hannah's movie or North's movie in terms of effects and sexiness.
BUT, I will say you have a point about over selling. Because again with Cheerleader, they did that quite well. It's partly why people allowed themselves to forget the "Not for us" line in the first place, and the same thing is happening now with this series.
This is why I try not to watch or read early interviews if I can help it. I'd rather watch for myself and make my own judgements later to avoid let downs.