NP - Prime Original "Patriot"

Ian Livingston igrlivingston at gmail.com
Thu Nov 15 11:39:01 CST 2018


checked it. liking it.

On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 9:13 AM rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:

> i loved the theme song, Train Song by Vashti Bunyan. b/c of that went out
> and bought her retrospective CD.
>
> great songs to ponder over strong drink while snow falls outside
>
> rich (expecting snow today)
>
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 10:48 AM Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I just finished watching Season 2.
> >
> > I highly recommended it to anyone who is not too attached to plot or
> pacing
> > and to anyone who enjoys mood, scene settings, deliciously stilted
> dialogue
> > and comfort dogs.
> >
> > I don't know how this series ever got sold the first time but I sure hope
> > they get funding for a third time! (I hope John gets some rest in between
> > seasons, though, although I like a sad protagonist. )
> >
> > Nice to find myself in agreement with David Morris once again.
> >
> > Oh, the soundtrack is to die for (or is that TO LIVE FOR?) featuring
> choice
> > cuts by the kinks, the Beastie Boys and at least one Dylan performance I
> > haven't heard before. The 'talking' songs by character "John," in
> context,
> > are priceless.
> >
> > Allan in WV, still substituting tv for opioids
> >
> > PS Really, really enjoying the AMC version of Le Carre's LITTLE DRUMMER
> > GIRL with Alexander Skarsgard, Michael Shannon and the thickly fetching
> Ms
> > Pugh
> > not available in the rest of the states until this coming Monday. Once I
> > assume that in the 70s Europe looked like the US in the 60s, I'm really
> > taken by the wardrobes, tech, and interior decorating. A good study on
> 'how
> > terror came to the West." Alas, it's all over in 3 shows
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 9:51 AM rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I've seen the first season of The Patriot and it is a quirky yet
> original
> > > show which incorporates an absurdist story-line with genuine pathos. I
> > > recommend it highly
> > >
> > > rich
> > >
> > > On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 8:40 AM Richard Ryan <
> richardonriver at outlook.com
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Looks a bit like an extended Saturday Night sketch.  But I have
> > terrible
> > > > judgment where comedy/satire is concerned - for example, everyone in
> > the
> > > > world loves Seinfeld but me.  Human existence being what it is I find
> > > where
> > > > "New Golden Age" TV is concerned horror (AMHS), dystopian sci-fi
> > > (Stranger
> > > > Things, Westworld) and very gothic crime dramas (True Detective,
> > Rectify,
> > > > Breaking Bad, etc) far more engaging and true to life.  I know my
> taste
> > > is
> > > > deficient in this area.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > > From: Pynchon-l <pynchon-l-bounces at waste.org> on behalf of David
> > Morris
> > > <
> > > > fqmorris at gmail.com>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 11:25 PM
> > > > To: P-list
> > > > Subject: NP - Prime Original "Patriot"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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> > > >
> > > > Great Series! It's vibe is sharply absurd. I'm on Season 2 now.
> > > >
> > > > David Morris
> > > > --
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> > >
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