NP - Tin Star

Tue Dec 26 07:21:38 CST 2017

maybe the improved version of BRIGHT?

I didn’t realize Bright was directed by the same fellow who directed RIOT
SQUAD.  He must be hurtin’ about now.

I thought the idea of an “alternative present where mythical creatures
regularly interact with humans” was well executed and worth consideration

Nevertheless, the Hugh point of BRIGHT was without a doubt Will Smith
killing a fairy with a broom.  Aging doesn’t become Will, does it?

ALLAN

On Mon, Dec 25, 2017 at 10:56 PM David Morris <. Cr at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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