NP - Tin Star

[David Morris]

Hi Allan,

I'm three episodes in, so my thoughts might change further in.  I like its
mood and its setting, but it's slow pacing often annoys me.  I get bored
waiting for a new development.  Its use of back/forth time flashes works as
a narrative device, but is overdone, I think. The two villains, Brit
gangsters & Evil Oil, are OK as a device, but they lack any depth.  The
damaged cop hero is a bit cliche.  So far, I'm not feeling it. The wild
card to come will be the cop's daughter's romance with a very bad Brit G.

David Morris

On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 6:15 PM Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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