NP - Tin Star

[Allan Balliett]

Thanks for your comments, David. Thanks for checking out Tin Star. I don't
remember where things were by the end of episode 3 but I know that very
shortly after that things get weird and things get dark. Like all good tv,
it's essentially impossible to talk about Tin Star without spoiling, so
mums the word, I'm afraid. I think its safe to say that the Big Oil company
will soon exhibit aggression to protect both its image and it's project
that rivals that of the CIA in 3 Days of the Condor. Sure, it's cliched but
for the most part characters respond to common situations in novel ways.
What do you think of the Chief's daughter? I mean the actress. I guess
she's a good actress because I always catch myself asking 'Is she acting or
is she just this way all he time?" I don't think I ever decided. I'd have
to see her in another row. But as a character, she early on earned her
right to be traumatized.

Yes, I have to admit, I'm impressed by the things unique to the setting of
this drama, like the big u-turn around the apparent dead wolf in the middle
of the road in the apparent wilderness. And the idea that at any time it's
possible that absolutely anyone may be drug off by a hungry bear. Or that a
really bad guy could have a French accent.

-Allah

On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 10:13 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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