Game Theory New Web Series . . . . . - Page 8 - Poker News

Two Plus Two Forums Poker News & Discussion News, Views, and Gossip

Game Theory New Web Series . . . . .

Post Reply Subscribe

...

Page 8 of 8

3 4 5 6 7 8

Page 8 of 8

3 4 5 6 7 8

02-05-2013 , 06:59 PM

#176

ace8off

centurion

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 133

wasted 20 min of my life.

Quote

02-10-2013 , 03:15 PM

#177

Mark275

banned

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4,434

welll after watching the 3rd episode i can safely assume that it can only get better!

Quote

02-28-2013 , 08:53 AM

#178

Kevmath

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 28,242

Interview with director Aidin Nakhai

Quote

02-28-2013 , 10:17 AM

#179

ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S

What SN is this?

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 29,325

Quote:

But at the same time, the hands showcased in this series are not meant to be a teaching tool. In fact, the hero will be making mistakes so that he can learn from them later on and improve. I’ve had the most comments about the hand showcased in the pilot being a negative EV play and this was something from the concept stage I had planned. That the opening hand would not be technically correct, that it would be fundamentally unsound. I am looking 18+ episodes down the line where the main character can look back and see his mistakes and have a learning arc.

anyone confused as to why the main character is playing/speaking like a donk should read this carefully.

Quote

02-28-2013 , 10:30 AM

#180

SW_Kaizer

veteran

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,192

main character should start a coaching thread on 2+2

Quote

02-28-2013 , 11:20 AM

#181

jukofyork

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,749

Quote:

Originally Posted by ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S

anyone confused as to why the main character is playing/speaking like a donk should read this carefully.

It starts off with the guy explaining how he has an edge and doesn't gamble, etc... Then in the next episode he's cold calling a 3bet with trash and has his whole bankroll on the table!? Seriously WTF?

All this does is reinforce the view that all poker players are delusional degens...

Juk

Quote

02-28-2013 , 12:56 PM

#182

MonsterJMcgee

veteran

Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,001

my favorite part is how the janitor dad who beats his grown ass son is worried about his son ruining his prestigious name by way of playing poker.

my second favorite would be how the bros at the home game are 100% cool with their friend dropping off some random sketchy, try-hard, beanie-wearing dude with a half deformed face who doesn't socialize with them.

Quote

02-28-2013 , 01:54 PM

#183

Utus

banned

Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 640

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonsterJMcgee

lol

I thought it was ok, not sure if people like that actually exist (words they use, mannerisms etc)

sort of want to see what happens, so i suppose it is well written to some extent

Quote

02-28-2013 , 02:31 PM

#184

rookie1609x

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 491

Yah it's almost there I think it needs some work still. Good film/tv consists of "high stakes." Not in the sense of higher limits of poker but of an intensity that leaves you wanting more. I didn't exactly get that from the last episode. There needs to be a consistency of higher stakes and then the series will be able to prove its worth.

Quote

03-01-2013 , 12:14 PM

#185

ToddVandale

centurion

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 165

Thank you to everyone that is supporting.
We are very happy with our Pokernews.com article/interview and we hope that it will clear up any questions about the show.

Thanks for watching!

Quote

03-01-2013 , 01:00 PM

#186

Aguskb

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 12,313

i want to see nicole

Quote

03-01-2013 , 01:28 PM

#187

ShizzMoney

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,655

A) This is EXTREMELY well shot, camera wise. The music is dope. The plot is "meh" and the acting is....I wouldn't call it "terrible", I'd call it "green".

B) The scene when the dude gets beat by the dad (via lamp cord!) is funny, especially since he looks older than the dad lol

C) They say they live in America.....but they all have Canadian accents. Maybe the plot takes place in North Dakota? lol

These lines crack me up:

- "How did I put myself in this position?" (by calling raises OOP, with barely over 100BBs, with 42s lol)

- "You should bust a nut before you play, you'll feel relaxed. Doesn't Game Theory dictate this?"

Last edited by ShizzMoney; 03-01-2013 at 01:39 PM.

Quote

03-01-2013 , 01:34 PM

#188

Utus

banned

Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 640

I liked the line

"I'm going to bank with your checks"

this should be the one liner guide to uNL

Quote

03-01-2013 , 01:42 PM

#189

insidemanpoker

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,590

Definitely room for improvement but do give credit for the effort. Are you spending a lot of $ on this or mostly just investing time? Regardless of reviews of the content, it seems pretty solidly done from a video standpoint although I am not in a special position to judge, but from a random eye it looks good. Good content is definitely the most important but I guess what defines that depends on your goal and target audience which I am getting the feeling is a bit undefined at the moment.....getting a station to throw up something? Pleasing the poker community? Independently getting it out there for profit to random viewers?

Quote

03-01-2013 , 06:27 PM

#190

ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S

What SN is this?

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 29,325

Quote:

Originally Posted by jukofyork

All this does is reinforce the view that all poker players are delusional degens...

Juk

a lot of poker players are delusional degens =/

nobody, including the writer of the show, is arguing that the main character is at best mediocre with terrible brm skills at this point

Quote

03-01-2013 , 06:32 PM

#191

DonkvFish

adept

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 938

I liked it..of course room for improvement, but I liked the storyline.
Also curious what the main character was playing online before b/f and how much $ he has stuck on ftp.

Quote

03-01-2013 , 10:45 PM

#192

blueodum

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,295

Quote:

Would be a lot better if we had a reason to root for the main character ala Mike McD busting his whole roll on a sick beat and then turning to driving a truck on the graveyard shift.

Wrong. It was a cooler.

Quote

03-01-2013 , 10:52 PM

#193

blueodum

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,295

Quote:

Curious if posters itt empathize with Walter White?

Of course. But perhaps less so in the last season when he becomes megalomaniacal.

He starts out as a frustrated chemist/ absurdly over-qualified teacher, feeling screwed by not reaping the success of Greymatter. He gets cancer and he starts cooking meth in order to leave his wife and children a secure financial future if/when he succumbs to his illness. After he meets Gus he has to fight for his life.

He's basically a good man who is put into a series of difficult situations and eventually decides that being the Kingpin is the only way to protect himself and his family.

Quote

03-02-2013 , 03:23 AM

#194

dietDrThunder

veteran

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,269

I don't think it was terrible. I think it was an excellent attempt by amateurs, better than anyone in this thread would come up with, and in general, worth the effort by the folks who did it.

You get better at anything by repetition. Keep at it, and treat this like it's school, not like it's make-or-break on this one project. It wouldn't surprise me one bit for a thread in 5 years to pop up w/ something like "hey, do you guys realize that the director of [insert massive universally praised blockbuster here] is the guy who did that 'Game Theory' thing years ago?

Quote

03-02-2013 , 03:26 AM

#195

dietDrThunder

veteran

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,269

Quote:

Originally Posted by jukofyork

All this does is reinforce the view that all poker players are delusional degens...

Juk

I think this reflects reality better than seeing the guy take the original $400, deposit it on Lock, and play $.05/$.10 until he has $5,000, at which point he takes a shot at the 1/2 in a casino somewhere. I don't remember the producers saying anything about this project being a vehicle to forward the image of poker players...

Quote

03-02-2013 , 03:51 AM

#196

All Hail Circe

veteran

Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,594

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueodum

Wrong. It was a cooler.

What is sad is I used to watch that with my room mate back when we first started playing poker and I used to always say " Man, that was s*#@ luck, no way he wouldnt go bust in that hand "

Now I think about the hand, how it was played, his commentary ( to KGB at the table ) and yeah...LOL at that notion.

Its laughable. I am glad that I now understand that or who knows what "@%itty" bad beat stories I would be posting on 2p2.

Quote

03-02-2013 , 11:19 PM

#197

donniccolo

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6,141

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aguskb

i want to see nicole

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueodum

While this is your opinion (how you interpret the art that is Breaking Bad) it's not correct. Maybe Walter White was a good man at some point, but that left him way before Season 5...

Any idea when E4 of Game Theory is set to come out?