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Around the world there are people of different cultures who take actions and decisions that seem out of the ordinary to the average westerner. Considered taboo, these people and their storie... Read all Around the world there are people of different cultures who take actions and decisions that seem out of the ordinary to the average westerner. Considered taboo, these people and their stories are now being known. Around the world there are people of different cultures who take actions and decisions that seem out of the ordinary to the average westerner. Considered taboo, these people and their stories are now being known.
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Honestly... Shocking & Stomach Turning.
I tried to walk into this with an open mind and initially naïvely assumed this would explore Taboos in a more placid "Hey look at these strange weird cultural quirks / oddities" way, but what I saw instead was stomach turning, especially in regard to the treatment of animals. The senseless barbarity and butchery fully on display was overwhelming and shocking at times. Savage and inhumane from a civilized western perspective; a brutal reminder that some humans still live guided by a stone age mentality in a myriad of ways. The narrating presenters / experts try to cast the scenes in a "Well, we can't judge what we can't understand" sort of light, along with the classic "We need to ensure we preserve these cultures, otherwise they'll be lost". To be honest though... ... sometimes I couldn't escape the feeling that there was no ACTUAL value being created here; it was nothing more than desperation meeting destructive belief / tradition, thus, I often felt myself strongly disagreeing with the premise that these snake-oil approaches NEEDED to be kept active vs simply preserving them in history books. As an example, a tribe in Africa had a woman claiming to be some sort of spirit vessel, and all she really did was take on a masculine voice/tone, have people slit live animal throats (including a calf), leave the animals wriggling or flailing on the ground as people danced in the blood gushing from the animal's neck... Then, all she said to each person who came seeking help & advice was "everything is going to be okay"... All I could do was sit there stunned in traumatic shock and horror, wondering how anyone could possibly take her seriously, let alone believe that this cruelty would solve their issues. One woman even came seeking help for her sick daughter; internally I was screaming "Take her to a doctor!". In my view, the sad reality was that some of these communities would have been better served with a proper education focused on science, and better access to healthcare; worrying about 'preserving' their culture, as far as I could tell, was RELATIVELY a non-issue. ANYWAY, the production quality WAS decent, and it WAS interesting, BUT given that it was shot "in your face" David Attenborough style (think "nature shows that explicitly / vividly showcase death in the animal world"), this show is not for the squeamish, and if you're an animal lover, I'd STRONGLY recommend you take a hard pass on some episodes (though, unfortunately, no warnings are given in advance). Oh, and if you're on the sensitive side, DO NOT WATCH RIGHT BEFORE BED; give yourself plenty of time to recover and unwind. I regard myself as an animal lover and empathetic towards the plight of others, so my review should likely be regarded with that lens in mind.
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The long-awaited second season of Tom Hardy’s Victorian show Taboo is expected to begin shooting towards the end of next year, as per its lead writer.
Tom Hardy's gothic Victorian TV show Taboo has finally been given a date for when it might start shooting its long-awaited season 2. Originally airing on FX in 2017, Taboo is about James Delaney, a mystical and enigmatic figure played by Hardy who returns to London after a long stay in Africa following the death of his father. Also starring Oona Chaplin, Jessie Buckley, and Jonathan Pryce, Taboo ran for 8 episodes and picked up generally favourable reviews. Showrunner Steven Knight, with whom Hardy had previously worked on Peaky Blinders , has stated that he intends Taboo to continue for two more seasons, one of which had already been confirmed back in 2017.
Now it looks as if the wait is almost over and fans of the show can get excited again, as Knight explains that they have a date when they expect to start filming on season 2. Speaking at a convention in Birmingham (via Broadcast ), Knight outlines that they expect to start shooting " towards the end of next year ." Apparently the main reason behind the delay has been scheduling, although Knight describes both himself and Hardy as " keen to continue ." You can read the full quote below:
"I imagine that it will start production towards the end of next year...
"[Tom and I] are both keen to continue and there are lots of people who want us to continue in that direction. It's been a question of schedules and deciding where it goes next."
With the announcement of Taboo season 2 and Sony's upcoming Venom 3 , it's no surprise that Hardy is having a hard time scheduling his projects. The actor is a perennial favourite, and despite the lukewarm critical reception of Venom: Let There Be Carnage , he certainly remains a draw for audiences as both Venom films have surpassed expectations at the box office. Luckily, Hardy will has a slew of exciting projects on the way, and that includes a return to the world of Taboo .

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Oona Chaplin

Zilpha Geary

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Richard Dixon

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Stephen Graham

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David Hayman

Brace

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Michael Kelly

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Jessie Buckley

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Jonathan Pryce

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Edward Hogg

Godfrey

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Jason Watkins

Solomon Coop

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Christopher Fairbank

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Mark Gatiss

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Nicholas Woodeson

Thoyt

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Lucian Msamati

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Robert Parker

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Steven Knight

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Steven Knight

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Tom Hardy

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Chips Hardy

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Ridley Scott

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Kate Crowe

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Tom Hardy

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Dean Baker

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Kristoffer Nyholm

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Anders Engström

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This one is more of a slow burner, but so good. I hope there is a season 2 although if it finished here, it would be a full story. Tom Hardy does it again and again. He plays these hard brooding tortured characters so well.
Incredible series!

A captivating and brilliant masterpiece

We want a sequel!!
!! some spoilers ---- do not read if you haven't watched ----- I enjoyed this serie, something different and fast evolving. I haven't quiet get some characters or development like the sister brother relationship at first it seems intriguing with the magic and spirits twist, I thought that was something interesting to play on, then all of a sudden after 6 episodes chasing each other the sister character disappear like nothing happened? She was into a terrible marriage, raped (so it seems) by her husband, beaten, forced to an exorcism and once she finally gets free (although in a violent way...) she is rejected by her lover and committed suicide? I hope there is another side of this and it does not end there. Anyway what was really interesting about the series was the main character story, the battle with himself the spiritual shamanic universe he is into, his fighting demons. looking forward to a better written season 2!
A lot of action, mood and twists. But I don't understand what James gained by his machinations. He could have left London on his ship in episode one and saved a lot of lives. Why stay? Why scheme? What was the point of it all?
This review is based on Season 1 (in case other seasons are released later). Engaging viewing overall, but the performance is almost entirely carried by Tom Hardy. The writing is uninspired and with very little character or plot consistency. Plot elements are introduced and just evaporate; other plot elements are introduced but seem contrived because they are there to create the basis for something that happens later, but don't make any sense in the context of what has happened up to that point. And don't watch this show if you're into histor
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