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11-16-2020, 05:34 PM | #1081 |
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I vote for the Game of Thrones, Sherlock and Breaking Bad. TGoT would be a sheer masterpiece if they had shot a normal season finale.
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11-17-2020, 04:06 AM | #1082 |
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Who's gonna give Big Sky a shot. Not a whole lot to look forward to on network, but this has promise. David E Kelley, adapting what I understand is a popular novel, . . . sex trafficking, open road America with its promise and danger, detective work, vigilante justice.
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11-17-2020, 05:56 AM | #1083 | |
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12-05-2020, 07:07 PM | #1084 |
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The Undoing on HBO
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12-05-2020, 07:20 PM | #1085 |
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12-05-2020, 07:21 PM | #1086 |
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12-05-2020, 07:27 PM | #1087 | |
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I mean, it paused for its messaging and soliloquoys as you might expect, but the action and narrative to the 2-part 'premiere'* was on par with most movies you get these days. I won't spoil it, but it caught my breath and jerked a tear or two. Very good. * - reserving judgement on the season to come, because that premiere was initially the 2-part finale of last season that got kicked due to lockdowns. Lots of changes for the season to come, but fingers crossed for quality. Also, Boreanaz is starting to close in on some all-time records for time as a broadcast television lead, between Buffy, Angel, Bones and Seal Team, he's been on the marquee since the mid/late 90s. |
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12-05-2020, 08:31 PM | #1088 | ||
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12-05-2020, 09:13 PM | #1089 | |
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They have to inject drama and politics [ie, chain of command, VA support, funding, . . . not 'politics politics' pers se], but it stays in the mindset of the team, so you're at least getting it from their perspective. And they have to get more funding somewhere, so there is occasional product placement. But otherwise one of the highlights of broadcast TV right now. |
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12-05-2020, 09:46 PM | #1090 | |
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Women are even nuts for that show because of Boreanaz and the war dog Cerberus. My two favorite episodes are still from season 2 and 3. When the old retired SEAL Swanny with PTSD that Clay was trying to get help blew his heart out in his truck in the VA parking lot. And season 3 "Say your last"episode where Bravo team's old former team leader Master Chief Adam Sievers fills in for Bravo1. He saves the lives of his teammates by falling on a grenade allowing the team to go on and with a mission to save the hostages in the university. The team flying with the body of the team leader and flashing back to the team walking the body in a bag into the infirmary past the saved hostages and looks on their faces. All while Dire straights Brothers in Arms plays is emotional. The reciting of the SEAL creed was a bit corny though. |
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12-06-2020, 07:09 AM | #1091 |
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12-09-2020, 01:05 AM | #1092 |
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Season 2 of Pen 15 was really good.
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12-10-2020, 07:53 PM | #1093 |
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Has anyone been watching The Flight Attendant?
It's a little haphazard, but it's stylish and manic and engaging. One of those reveal of the week international intrigue narratives. And Kaley Cuoco and Zosia Mamet [don't @ me] are pleasant to watch, and are clearly working hard to establish themselves beyond silly sitcom actors. Basically, boozy party-girl flight attendant wakes up on an overseas trip in a hotel bed with a dead guy, and it freaks her out not only for the obvious reasons but for the effect it has on her efforts to deal with past trauma in her life. And the series thus far is a manic, inebriated, whirlwind effort to figure out what the eff is going on while avoiding danger inside and outside the law. Nothing overly amazing, but breezy and largely a pleasant distraction |
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12-10-2020, 08:00 PM | #1094 |
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Nope
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12-16-2020, 09:58 AM | #1095 |
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