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For All Mankind S4.
Started so-so and almost gave up but then developed really, really well. Great plotting and twists
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@antipodean the ordering coffee scene still gets me every time I replay it from the memory banks.
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@Nepia said in TV Serieseseses:
@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:
Really enjoyed Season 2 of The Tourist
I enjoyed S1 but with no Luci in S2 I am less interested in watching.
@Nepia said in TV Serieseseses:
@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:
Really enjoyed Season 2 of The Tourist
I enjoyed S1 but with no Luci in S2 I am less interested in watching.
Just finished it. I really enjoyed it and thought S2 was better.
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Archie (ITV, Britbox) 4 part biopic of Cary Grant and his relationship with Dyan Cannon and his daughter, Jennifer. Superbly acted by Jason Isaacs as Grant and Harriett Walter as his mother.
Worth a watch if you bored of Netflix/Prime/Apple crime or action shows
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Mental note: Apply RT policy to Graeme's reviews in future. The second season of Reacher is certainly not better in any measure than the first.
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@antipodean I am enjoying it, but my issue, that I don't recall from S1 is at times Reacher is a bit of an arrogant dick (his interactions with Russo mostly) and not that likeable, whereas S1 he seemed the strong silent type with some witty lines.
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I don't find Reacher S2 any better or worse than S1. I'm leaning towards some people having rose tinted glasses about S1 though.
One thing I will say about S2 is that Reacher and team have the most powerful hand guns ever invented. They can outshoot automatic weapons. So so silly.
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@taniwharugby Yeah, they've really gone over the top with that, and he just seems like a shithead.
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@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:
@antipodean I am enjoying it, but my issue, that I don't recall from S1 is at times Reacher is a bit of an arrogant dick (his interactions with Russo mostly) and not that likeable, whereas S1 he seemed the strong silent type with some witty lines.
My take is that he is playing the role with slightly autistic characteristics meaning he just doesn’t understand the impact of his behaviour, nor care hence the appearance of arrogance. Anyway could be wrong but either way I am still ok with the show, still enjoying it
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Reacher
- all criticisms are correct
- all apologists are correct
- In general - it's very true to the source material
= Complaints about plot, character, etc - should be directed at Lee Child, not the TV adaptation
In the books - Reacher is very much border-line autistic, possibly sociopath, very much a prick; and the plots are ridiculous. Perfect for a TV serieseses. Sit back, switch brain off, enjoy.
(I say this authoritatively, having watched a single episode of S02 thus far)
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The Reacher characterisation is fine - he's still intriguing. It's the cliched cardboard plot and wooden script/dialogue which are the problem
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Apple delivering again
2 episodes in, excellent
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@Tim said in TV Serieseseses:
@Kruse The team of writers the show employs could make a few modifications for the better?
Yeah - okay, so I'm up to episode 4, and more-and-more seeing why people are annoyed at the ridiculosity.
But... I still hold that it is staying extremely true to the source material... particularly in style - and I think that remains part of the charm.Imagine if they just loosely based it on the books, and people were whinging "But Reacher is supposed to be an imposing semi-autistic giant, not a charming midget!"
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@Tim said in TV Serieseseses:
@Kruse The team of writers the show employs could make a few modifications for the better?
They excel themselves in the latest episode:
Reacher: "We'll send you to somewhere safe in Buffalo"
Burns: "You're not coming with us?"
Reacher: "We have to kill a few people first"
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Criminal Record (TV Series 2024– ) ⭐ 7.1 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
