# Anyone watching "Will" on TNT?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 15, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-will-on-tnt/791349 "2017-07-15T21:01:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-will-on-tnt/791349/1 "2017-07-15T21:01:59Z")

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I couldn’t find an extant thread. “Will” is a miniseries about the early days of William Shakespeare breaking into the playwriting business in London. The first two episodes were broadcast this past week. I thought it was excellent. And it was great to see Colm Meaney really hamming it up!

The soundtrack seems to be mostly 1980s-era British punk music (i.e., “London Calling”) which seems oddly appropriate.

Anyone else watching? What do you think?

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**Author:** ![Boggette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Boggette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boggette)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-will-on-tnt/791349/2 "2017-07-17T14:21:05Z")

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I’m watching. I find it interesting, but very dark. I’m not a fan of seeing torture. I have watched the first episode but have the others recorded. Depending on direction, I might stick with it, or might just have to turn it off. The fate of Baxter was extremely disturbing to me.

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**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-will-on-tnt/791349/3 "2017-07-18T17:09:15Z")

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Yeah I want he’d it. It is dark and a wee bit OTT.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-will-on-tnt/791349/4 "2017-07-18T18:22:00Z")

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> [@eenerms](#):
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> Yeah I want he’d it. It is dark and a wee bit OTT.

What does that first sentence even mean?

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**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-will-on-tnt/791349/5 "2017-07-19T16:41:58Z")

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> [@eenerms](#):
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> Yeah I want he’d it. It is dark and a wee bit OTT.

I meant: yes I watched it. It was a bit over the top and dark in places. Didn’t preview:smack: