NP - Ray Donovan on Showtime

[Allan Balliett]

Sorry, David, I was trying to confirm you recommendation while stating my
personal dislikes or  preferences (any scene of Ray  alone in a dark night
time parking lot sauntering towards the front door of a roadside bar in
Mexico, the Louisville Slugger he's carrying in his left hand twitching
occasionally in anticipation of the functional lawlessness that perhaps
ensue in the next episode)  I've followed Lynch Girl Naomi Watts since her
Mulholland Drive role. Such is my stalking, I've followed her 'husband'
Liev also. I've watched every single issue at least once as it was
released, which is to say I've spent a long long time with this family. I
also agree with you, of course: it's Good TV.

My newest tv series recommendation is the British/Canadian (Hi ya, Jerky!)
Amazon Prime series "Tin Star." It features Tarantino's   Tim Roth  and a
raw meat chomping Mad Man's Christina Hendricks among a very strong cast of
less familiar actors. Like other most recent recommendations, Ozark and
Taboo, Tin Star has a topless bar pretty close to the center of the story
but it also takes a time worn plot and invigorates it as every opportunity
without ever seeming artificial, all the while balancing action that
careens between First Nation issues, Guy Ritchie-style British gangsters,
and Boom Town biker gangs. Through it all we get to watch the amoral
machinations of a large oil company who, like the GOP, promises the little
people it's doing everything for them while it's actually looting their
commons and poisoning the surrounding wilderness. And, oh, my is the
scenery wonderful in this series. Wikipedia gets the plot wrong and drops
too many spoilers, but here's the link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Star_(TV_series)

I'm going to sneak a look at Netflick's FRONTIER tonight. Apparently a
French Canadian production that celebrates the spirit of Taboo while
allowing the Hudson Bay Company to be the villain they are.

-Allan in WV who is looking for a good copy of Lynch's RABBITS, also

On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 8:21 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm halfway through the final season #5.
>
> Even the creepy father has heart.  The family is way more than foolish.
>  "Functional lawlessness" sounds derogatory.  Many here revere the myth of
> Anarchy.  The show has greater depth than what you've seen as you portray
> it.
>
> Entropy/Anarchy? Ecstasy/Orogami?  Let's call the whole thing off!
>
> David Morris
>
> On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 6:57 PM Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> How much have you watched, David?
>>
>> I love the Ray Donovan character but I’m so tired of his foolish Southy
>> family.  Jon Voight is certainly the creepiest father tv has seen.
>>
>> Ray cuts a fine figure in the realm of functional lawlessness
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 7:40 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Is really great TV.
>>>
>>
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