Watching Manhunt on Apple TV and I’m learning a lot about the aftermath of Lincoln’s Assassination that I was unware of. If even half of it is true, Edwin Stanton was one of the greatest heroes in American History.
The Gentleman (Netflix, 2024, 1 se) Almost done with the season and I cannot wait for future installments. Guy Ritchie can churn out punters I care about, whether they be forces for good, evil or most often somewhere in between. Every episode is a roller coaster of color, sights and sounds.
Poker Face (Prime, 2024) Some of the shine is coming off this show for me, but the wife likes it so we press on. The protagonist keeps knowing future murdered people. And it’s all a CRAZY COINCIDENCE in order to use her super power. Like Jessica Fletcher, always stumbling on murders at a certain point strains credulity.
But not last night.
The episode we saw last night stared Joseph Gordon-Levitt and from beginning to end was a masterclass in story telling. Wonderful episode and rekindled my flagging interest in the show. Seriously, if you have seen some of this and the show doesn’t do it for you, I get it, but try episode 9 of Poker Face, Escape from Shit Mountain.
Poker Face is on Prime?
Last year was Peacock. Is this the second season or the first you’re watching?
My wife and I really enjoyed the first season.
I did some checking, it must be season 1. Season 2 might not happen until next year.
Peacock and Prime, and a few others but we have those two. Not even exactly sure which one we use or which account. That’s always a pain.
That one (and the pilot) were directed by the show’s creator, Rian Johnson, so it’s not surprising it had an extra level of quality. But I liked the whole series. Once you buy into the conceit (and most cosy murder mysteries have some conceit, e.g. how can there be so many murders in a town with a population of 10,000?) just enjoy the ride.
I’ve been watching the Zorro series on Prime. Beautiful scenery and a decently talented and attractive cast. Worth checking out.
Is there a new Zorro show?
It came out in January.
It shows a lack of imagination, is what I am saying. The conceit is she can tell if anyone is lying. There are so many uses for that other than winning Poker games and as a Lie Detector for murder suspects.
There is so much to explore, I mean just psychologically. Who would she hang out with, who would hang out with her, why? How would this change your behavior? She just seems like a jaded world weary misanthrope, which is fair, but it’s a super power and I have a had time believing there would be no good from it other than finding a few murders of her close friends.
I just started watching Ray Bradbury Theater and find it fascinating, 80s music and all. Some of the directing is very effective and all of the special effects are what one would expect from something produced in that era. What I really want to know is, what the heck is up with the episode Gotcha (S2E4)? I was not expecting that. Much darker and ambiguous than I recall any anthology eps being.
Decided to rewatch Justified. Still great.
The wife and I started watching Cardinal, a police procedural set in Canada. Not bad so far.
Absolutely. Watching it now. The delicious dialogue! The intricate plots! The outrageous betrayals!
Season 2 of The Tourist is a hoot so far. If there were such a place as County Fargo in Ireland…
I finished both seasons. It doesn’t disappoint.
“Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden of assholes.”
I watched the first ~8 episodes of Justified years ago and none of them seemed any better than an average rerun of “Simon & Simon”. I imagine the recurring storylines start at some point, but I’d rather watch something that gets up to speed faster than that.
Yeah, they started out with a one story per episode format, but morphed into a continuing story with the decision to keep Walton Goggins on in a continuing role after the first season.
I just watched one of the worst epis of a great show- The Rookie.
Okay, what Tim is doing is unethical and illegal, and sure he gave a promise- but he also swore an oath, or actually two oaths. And Tim’s and Lucy’s relationship is creepy. She is super needy, and he is a father figure. Not to mention it is unethical- yeah, I know he is supposedly in Metro, but I have seen them patrolling together.
The whole “adopt a child” thing with John and Bailey was stupid.
And Johns lawsuit with that crooked lawyer? Impossible. That is exactly what Conditional Immunity (CI is often misunderstood, I admit) is for, and what it prevents. The suit would have been dismissed out of hand.
The “John is stationed in a out of the way place not in the city of Los Angeles” was worse maybe.
And I thought it came out in the 1950s: here is season 2, available free on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyQ29uBk6PyhGY5VXL3w5ZynnIsd8jF7m/
Just finished watching the UK police procedural SUSPECTS.
Really enjoyed it.
Most of the show’s dialogue is improvised in order to make it seem natural. The actors have a detailed story document (Suspects (TV series) - Wikipedia) and perform from there.