Banshee

I was amused to see the sheriff, his girl, his guru and his barkeep taking down an armored car, using the impossible method of driving a pickup truck backwards right up to the back door of the armored truck going down the interstate at highway speeds (60mph?).

When the driver of the armored vehicle realized his load was being hijacked, he took absolutely no evasive behavior,

I wonder if anyone ever saw a more unbelievable method?

the scene where commandoes were able to transfer from one plane to a 747 over the Atlantic at 500+ mph was as bad, I think.

Wondering where, actually, in North Carolina, is Banshee shot? post Civil War industrial buildings seem to play an important part in the pastiche. Wasn’t ‘under the dome’ also shot in NC?

In and around Charlotte, I see on WIKI. Under the dome…over near the shore, Wilmington, I guess.

Realistic? of course not. Cool? You betcha!

Oh, they’re shooting another show here? I thought it was just Homeland.

This show is ridiculous but i love it.

With shows like this, once you’ve thrown in with the highly unlikely premise, it’s too late to quibble over realism.

Anyone still watching this? That fight between Nola and Proctor’s bodyguard had to be the most brutal fight i’ve seen on TV.

I don’t know about that, aside from the fact that this one ended in somebody dying, I’d have to say the fight between Hood and the martial arts guy was pretty nasty too.

I don’t know what it is about this show. The premise is absurd, the violence is way over the top and the sex scenes border on pornographic. I love it.

I’d have to second this, damm I am gonna miss that chick.

Declan

One of my favorite shows ever. It’s so twisted!

Ok, that was telegraphed from last week

Nazi deputy shows up, new indian chick deputy, old deputy chick knows too much.

Also touched upon, was that we dont know hoods real name, and he whispers it to deputy chick.

Declan

I think it would be a real hoot if his name was actually John Smith, like he told that cop investigating the jewel heist, under circumstances where it would be dismissed as a lie.

I think that would be a let down.

Definitely getting a man with no name vibe from this show, bordering on the supernatural. Chayton, the big indian dude is the angel of death, and I’m pretty sure that I can figure on Proctor being lucifer.

Declan

Was Chayton meant to look like captain america?

I only noticed that after you posted, I figured it was just standard war paint.

Declan

That was liquid latex.

Anyone still watching?

Season 4(Final Season from what I’ve read) started a few weeks ago with 3 episodes out so far. I’ve only seen the first so far but interested to see how they wrap it all up.

For those that aren’t familiar with the show it has over the top, Tarantino style violence, with borderline pornographic scenes mixed with completely unbelievable action sequences. Or as my GF puts it, it’s trashy TV, but done really well.

Since its only 8 episodes, we are coming up to the halfway mark. So far its like a shoe with loose threads, I am just waiting on the episode where everything gets cynced up. New Deputy looks hot, Tall dark and Nazi is having an affair with his sister in law, Proctor is the Mayor and Brock is the sherriff.

I’d be surprised if that fictional town is not a smoking hole in a couple of weeks.

Declan