NP - Tin Star

[David Morris]

Hi Allan,

By episode 5 Tin Star seems to be deepening.  Some characters are growing
either better or worse or both. The reason behind the initial murder is
still a mystery, but one surmises that the Brits have followed him in his
fleeing London.  The bald bad guy is still a cartoon, but the scenery is
lovely.

I stumbled upon a Starz series called The Missing.  I won't describe it.
The first episode hooked (so far) me.  We live in TVs Golden Age.

Sorry to P-list for this intrusion.
David Morris


On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 10:39 PM Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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