NP - Tin Star

Mon Dec 25 21:56:15 CST 2017

I've weighed in on Bright.  I hate it.  Is Brighten a thing?

David Morris

On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 10:18 PM Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Keith - I get all my ShowTime through The People's Network.
>
> Although spread across the continent, today each one of my kids asked me
> the same question "When do the tax protests begin?"
>
> Soon, I hope.
>
> David
>
> I'll check out "The Missing" first chance I get. Right now, I understand I
> may be the only subscriber to NetFlix who is enamored with BRIGHTEN. Like
> much of this, I think it's a better version of stuff we've seen a bunch of
> before so I enjoy the tenderloin between the cliche and the current
> delivery.
>
> -Allan in WV
>
> On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 10:34 PM, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> So, while you, the elite, are watching “Showtime”, and feeling special,
>> looking forward to those tax breaks, the “others”, me, are left to decide,
>> do I cancel Hulu, that I don’t watch that much, though they kept Broad City
>> going, or do I just keep hoping they surpass Netflix, my other option, with
>> more stunning British murder mysteries, or just rely on Sling for basic NBA
>> coverage, hoping it will fulfill my need for intelligent drama, yet knowing
>> that, ultimately, real drama is what I crave, and that craving can only be
>> sated by drama of the most realistic kind, which leads me back to
>> negotiating with my Philipina friend about a possible impending visit to
>> the US, leading to marriage or death or merely embarrassment, but, at the
>> least, supplies the drama so necessary for distracting one from the so
>> difficult to accept as reality situation of this coagulation of nefarious
>> motherfuckers who want to fuck me and everyone I know out of a basic right
>> to survive as a member of the species....that’s all I got...have a nice day.
>>
>> Www.innergroovemusic.com
>>
>> On Dec 22, 2017, at 6:33 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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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