# Banshee **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 8, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817 "2014-02-08T03:42:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![crucible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/1 "2014-02-08T03:42:52Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![crucible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/2 "2014-02-25T14:16:19Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![crucible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/3 "2014-02-25T20:39:02Z")
In and around Charlotte, I see on WIKI. Under the dome…over near the shore, Wilmington, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/4 "2014-02-25T20:44:44Z")
Realistic? of course not. Cool? You betcha! ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/5 "2014-02-25T20:47:42Z")
Oh, they’re shooting another show here? I thought it was just _Homeland_. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/6 "2014-02-27T22:34:39Z")
This show is ridiculous but i love it. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/7 "2014-03-01T20:48:12Z")
With shows like this, once you’ve thrown in with the highly unlikely premise, it’s too late to quibble over realism. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/8 "2015-01-24T21:05:11Z")
Anyone still watching this? That fight between Nola and Proctor’s bodyguard had to be the most brutal fight i’ve seen on TV. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/9 "2015-01-24T23:56:49Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/10 "2015-01-25T03:00:15Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > 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’d have to second this, damm I am gonna miss that chick. Declan ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/11 "2015-01-26T21:01:42Z")
One of my favorite shows ever. It’s so twisted! ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/12 "2015-02-08T17:41:26Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/13 "2015-02-08T22:01:43Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/14 "2015-02-08T23:56:33Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > 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 ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/15 "2015-02-09T19:12:42Z")
Was Chayton meant to look like captain america? ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/16 "2015-02-10T06:55:48Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Was Chayton meant to look like captain america? I only noticed that after you posted, I figured it was just standard war paint. Declan ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/17 "2015-02-10T18:02:18Z")
> [@Declan](#): > > I only noticed that after you posted, I figured it was just standard war paint. > > Declan That was liquid latex. ---
**Author:** ![Chet\_Manley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47c2d/32.png) [@Chet\_Manley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chet_Manley)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/18 "2016-04-19T23:09:40Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banshee/680817/19 "2016-04-21T03:14:46Z")
> [@Chet\_Manley](#): > > 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