# "Terriers" Question (spoilers likely -- hoped for) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780 "2010-09-23T16:09:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/1 "2010-09-23T16:09:47Z")
I’m hooked on the FX show _Terriers_. I guess I haven’t been paying close enough attention, though. Latest episode’s closing scene with Donal lying on his couch playing some blues licks on his guitar, you see somebody (male?) climbing into the attic behind him. What is that? Earlier in the episode when his ex brings her intended in for “dinner” some mention is made of noises in the attic and the intended says something like “Yeah, I tried to fix that.” How long has this gag been running? Are there others I may have missed? ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/2 "2010-09-23T19:07:27Z")
It’s not a running gag. This is the first episode we’ve heard about any of this attic stuff. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/3 "2010-09-23T19:10:09Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I’m hooked on the FX show _Terriers_. > > I guess I haven’t been paying close enough attention, though. > > Latest episode’s closing scene with Donal lying on his couch playing some blues licks on his guitar, you see somebody (male?) climbing into the attic behind him. > > What is that? > > Earlier in the episode when his ex brings her intended in for “dinner” some mention is made of noises in the attic and the intended says something like “Yeah, I tried to fix that.” > > How long has this gag been running? > > Are there others I may have missed? I’m not quite sure it’s a gag and I don’t believe it has been alluded to before.. cinematically, I believe it is a suspensful cliffhanger device. My first inclination/assumption was that it was the newly introduced character of Ray the burglar up to no good. On the other hand, there are also at least two allusions in the last three episodes to Donal’s “alzheimers” or weird things that he doesn’t remember doing. In the latest episode it was finding a box of organized CD’s that he has no memory of ever boxing and organizing, but I don’t remember the other specific allusions from the first two earlier episodes. So maybe he has a mysterious squatter or maybe its his partner playing tricks on him? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/4 "2010-09-23T19:22:38Z")
I assumed it was a burglar, but now that you mention it, could a burglar exit through an attic? I suppose, if there was a window. Maybe someone’s been squatting in the house. Love the show, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/5 "2010-09-23T19:23:41Z")
Since posting the OP I have been trying to locate any other discussions of the show online. Not much! I surely hope the buzz on it picks up because this is too good a show to slip through the cracks of inattention. Ever since _The Tao of Steve_ I have been impressed with Logue, and the credentials of the creators/producers are top drawer. FX is hitting home runs these days. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/6 "2010-09-23T19:58:59Z")
Been meaning to catch up on this show On Demand. Question for those watching - does the actor that plays Britt use the same Southern accent he did on **True Blood**? ---
**Author:** ![deedeeknowit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@deedeeknowit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deedeeknowit)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/7 "2010-09-23T20:34:14Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > Been meaning to catch up on this show On Demand. Question for those watching - does the actor that plays Britt use the same Southern accent he did on **True Blood**? Nope. No southern accent. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/8 "2010-09-23T21:17:51Z")
Here are some links that may eventually provide more details: > **[Find your favorite FX Shows](https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows)** > > Watch full episodes and get the latest updates and information on all of your favorite FX and FXX shows. > **[FX](https://www.fxnetworks.com)** > > Critically-acclaimed. Award-winning. Fearless. FX and FXX current, legacy and exclusive new original series. Stream on Hulu. > **[Terriers (TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terriers_(TV_series))** > > Terriers is an American crime comedy-drama noir television series created by Ted Griffin that aired on FX from September 8 to December 1, 2010. The show was canceled by FX on December 6, 2010, after the first season. > Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, although it is portrayed as a distinct town, with Dolworth having onc... > **[Terriers (TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Terriers_episodes)** > > Terriers is an American crime comedy-drama noir television series created by Ted Griffin that aired on FX from September 8 to December 1, 2010. The show was canceled by FX on December 6, 2010, after the first season. > Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, although it is portrayed as a distinct town, with Dolworth having onc... > **[Terriers (TV Series 2010) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1493239/episodes)** [http://www.tv.com/terriers/show/77660/episode.html?season=All](http://www.tv.com/terriers/show/77660/episode.html?season=All) ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/9 "2010-09-23T21:32:43Z")
The question in the OP has already been answered but I wanted to chime in that I think it’s a great show. I hope that more people do get on board watching it because I am hearing that the ratings are not good, and their ad campaign sucks. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/10 "2010-09-24T03:48:04Z")
Well, let’s do what we can to keep the show on the air. [Here’s Sepinwall’s review of this week’s episode.](http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/terriers-change-partners-consenting-adultery) I’m sending it to some friends and putting it on my Facebook page. That should guarantee a full season, huh? I suppose we could write to FX or post on their website. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/11 "2010-09-24T12:38:13Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Well, let’s do what we can to keep the show on the air. > > [Here’s Sepinwall’s review of this week’s episode.](http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/terriers-change-partners-consenting-adultery) I’m sending it to some friends and putting it on my Facebook page. That should guarantee a full season, huh? > > I suppose we could write to FX or post on their website. Good ideas all. On Demand (in these parts) has the first two eps and the third is being rerun, so anybody wanting to get caught up can with a little effort. I’m going back through looking for little things like the guy in the attic. There’s so much that’s just thrown away! Guys must be having a blast putting this together. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/12 "2010-09-24T12:56:37Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > > [@AuntiePam](#): > > > > [Here’s Sepinwall’s review of this week’s episode.](http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/terriers-change-partners-consenting-adultery) I’m sending it to some friends and putting it on my Facebook page. That should guarantee a full season, huh? From that review: > [@](#): > > • I’ve seen two episodes past this one, so I now know what’s up with the mysterious figure clambering into Hank’s attic while he plays the guitar in the final scene. But at the time I watched that scene, I was completely dumb-squizzled. > > What did everybody else think? I’m just a little curious how many others saw this thing and perked up just the way I did. My first thought was, “Hey. This is even better than I had thought before.” Maybe the kick in the gut is what they’re banking on? Subtle, but that’s what an audience teetering on the edge might need to get back into the show’s darker side. Just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/13 "2010-09-24T13:28:04Z")
I’m digging it. Between this, Sons of Anarchy, Rescue Me, Damages, and Justified, FX is my go-to network for prime-time TV. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/14 "2010-09-24T14:14:27Z")
I dunno. I’m watching and will continue to, but it hasn’t fully clicked with me quite yet. I like the two leads and the vet/girlfriend. But so far every episode has had some clunky moments that will pull me out of the show briefly. IMHO the writing hasn’t had the strong consistency of something like _Breaking Bad_. For example in this last episode I think they wasted Olivia Williams ( who I like ). Something about how her character was written just fell flat for me. She just didn’t seem real or fully believable - almost like the writers were trying too hard. But it definitely has promise. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/15 "2010-09-25T17:55:02Z")
A couple of firsts for me in this episode – a character said “Smell my finger” and meant it – it wasn’t a joke – and a character used the word “desultory”. I’ve seen it in print but have never heard anyone say it, ever. Not Dennis Miller, not Dick Cavett, and not that dead guy who was on all the talk/news shows and used big words. Who was that guy? Not Gore Vidal, but his opposite number. William F. Buckley! Never even heard **him** say it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/16 "2010-09-25T20:19:26Z")
Any show starring Donal Logue with guest stars Loren Dean and Olivia Williams is worth giving a try in my book. Not all that great so far, but I do like the concept of the two non-PI’s not exactly being ethical. As to Attic Guy: Since Dean’s character (Jason) talked about the noises in such a way to discourage Hank from checking into it, one _might_ suspect Jason is somehow involved in that. But it is now typical for such shows to deliberately mislead viewers so who knows? ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/17 "2010-09-25T21:46:36Z")
And well, there is also the whole reason behind Hank’s ex and her new fiance visiting for dinner, when the attic noises occurred. Apparently, her new flame is experiencing identity theft, charges/denials to his credit card, etc. … which I just kind of assumed was Hank’s jealous doings from his sheepish reaction, earlier pickpocketing, and noncommittal answer to look into it. Maybe the attic dweller is really the culprit and has been up there since his ex wife lived there? (that dinner scene might be simulataneous foreshadowing callback.) ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/18 "2010-09-25T22:53:24Z")
Ratings slipped again on week three. Things do not look good–which is a damned shame; this is a show with plenty of potential… ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/19 "2010-09-25T23:35:38Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Ratings slipped again on week three. Things do not look good–which is a damned shame; this is a show with plenty of potential… I think the problem was that it was competing against the Top Chef Finale. I sure hope it gets a chance and fair shake. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780/20 "2010-09-26T06:05:03Z")
Do you think they will do a Halloween Terriers?! Seasonal episodes of classic shows are often some of my favorite episodes. Be cool to work this all in to a slow, building, end of October reveal and horror. But, I’m sure the film is long in the can. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terriers-question-spoilers-likely-hoped-for/554780.md?page=2)