HBO’s Vinyl plays more like a greatest hits collection instead of a groundbreaking se

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http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-wat...es-it-was-punk

The Martin Scorsese-Mick Jagger-Terence Winter series switches back and forth between its influences, says Alan Sepinwall. “Here's a burst of Sopranos, then a shot of Mad Men, followed by a gorgeous Scorsese camera move.” He adds that "this plays at times like Scorsese doing a cover band performance of himself. It's great to have Scorsese himself filming (Bobby) Cannavale doing a line of coke off a car's rearview mirror, but hasn't he gone down this particular seedy alley a time or twelve already?” PLUS: Vinyl bogs down in formulaic plot lines as it gives less time to the music, it is visually stunning yet ultimately empty, Vinyl is a compelling idea in search of a compelling story, it feels like the HBO-iest show the network has ever made — and that’s a good thing, it proves addictive despite its “bellicose male bullsh*t,” it’s an office drama masquerading as a music show, Scorsese directed a bloated pilot that lacks energy and personality, its biggest flaw is that the music doesn’t feel important, and Vinyl is "creatively audacious — a ridiculously exciting visual ode to the fist-pumping power of music."

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http://nypost.com/2016/02/23/vinyls-...an-the-series/

The HBO series might be the first TV show made for radio.

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I'll wait for it to come on DVD.