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ascayman

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12,732 posts

215 months

Tuesday 22nd January 2013
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New Sky Atlantic series starring Kevin Bacon starts tonight, looking forward to it.

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944fan

4,962 posts

184 months

Tuesday 22nd January 2013
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Have Sky+ it. Looks good.

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 22nd January 2013
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First episode was good, looks like it has promise thumbup

Black can man

31,816 posts

167 months

Tuesday 22nd January 2013
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944fan said:
Have Sky+ it. Looks good.
Yup ,us too

SWoll

18,206 posts

257 months

Tuesday 22nd January 2013
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Thanks for the reminder, expecting it to show up on Sky Anytime and will watch it tomorrow.

Just had a look at the trailer, didn't realise the actress who played the daugter in the Taken films has a major role in it.

Skywalker

3,269 posts

213 months

Tuesday 22nd January 2013
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Really enjoyed it. An excellent addition to a Tuesday's viewing.

Northern Munkee

5,354 posts

199 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2013
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Hmmm... I'll give it a few more episodes, but I'm not sure. James Purefoy I know is supposed to be menacing, Leckter style, but not so much. Thought using Edgar Alan Poe was a lazy plot device. Im struggling to see what charisma Purefoy is putting out that brain washes his victims, not quite as bad as Bruce Payne, but just posh English accent is not enough. And Bacon who is always watchable has been given a character assembled from the parts bin. Flawed, troubled, instinctive (apparently) genius (well no cop is getting anywhere), drink problem, physically weakened, fired from the FBI, slept with his adversaries wife, etc, etc.

I'm picking a faint whiff of Silence Of Lambs/Alex Cross and half a dozen other films or shows.

As I say I'll give it a chance.

Rick_1138

3,656 posts

177 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2013
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Sky+'d it so will watch tonight.

I want to enjoy a new TV series from the start, but the last time i did that was with 'the event' and that just became awful.

I like Kevin Bacon so hopefully it will be a good tuesday night watch.

Until GoT comes on in March.

muon

814 posts

139 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2013
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Was half asleep so I sky+'d it.

I always remembered Kevin Bacon as a half decent actor (Stir of Echoes is probably my favourite) but he seemed pretty fking crap in this. Almost like he was trying to over-act.

Maybe me being tired was to blame. I'll give it a chance though.

richtea78

5,574 posts

157 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2013
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Just watched it. Probably a mistake to watch it while eating dinner biggrin

Enjoyed it though will see how it goes

The girl from Lost didnt have a big part in the end

P-Jay

10,551 posts

190 months

Thursday 24th January 2013
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Thanks for the heads up, caught it last night (it's on past my bedtime) really enjoyed it. I think it'll get better, last nights was a pilot and they're usually a bit rough around the edges as they have to introduce all the main players and outline the whole premis in one hit.


I was a bit shocked when Taken's Daughter got off'd, I suspected she'd become one of the stars of the show, perhaps the writer / casting director was counting on that.

I guess the rest of the series will focus on Kev fighting off badguys sleeper cell / followers upto and perhaps after the point he's put to death.

ibisti

311 posts

260 months

Thursday 24th January 2013
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P-Jay said:
Thanks for the heads up, caught it last night (it's on past my bedtime) really enjoyed it. I think it'll get better, last nights was a pilot and they're usually a bit rough around the edges as they have to introduce all the main players and outline the whole premis in one hit.


I was a bit shocked when Taken's Daughter got off'd, I suspected she'd become one of the stars of the show, perhaps the writer / casting director was counting on that.

I guess the rest of the series will focus on Kev fighting off badguys sleeper cell / followers upto and perhaps after the point he's put to death.
[spoiler]I guess by murdering again, both the guards and the girl he will have to be tried again which will take quite a while and enable the series to be as long as it needs to be[spoiler]

SWoll

18,206 posts

257 months

Thursday 24th January 2013
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P-Jay said:
Thanks for the heads up, caught it last night (it's on past my bedtime) really enjoyed it. I think it'll get better, last nights was a pilot and they're usually a bit rough around the edges as they have to introduce all the main players and outline the whole premis in one hit.


I was a bit shocked when Taken's Daughter got off'd, I suspected she'd become one of the stars of the show, perhaps the writer / casting director was counting on that.

I guess the rest of the series will focus on Kev fighting off badguys sleeper cell / followers upto and perhaps after the point he's put to death.
Just watched it and was about to post exactly the same thoughts. Including my surprise at Taken daughter getting killed

I think it shows quite a bit of promise and was well handled for a pilot. As you say they have to squeeze a lot into that 1st hr get people onside. Looking forward to episode 2.

ascayman

Original Poster:

12,732 posts

215 months

Wednesday 30th January 2013
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So what did we think of the 2nd episode?

Its even darker than i expected but i must confess to enjoying it.

SWoll

18,206 posts

257 months

Wednesday 30th January 2013
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Waiting for me on Sky+ hopefully. Glad to here it's keeping to the dark side though.

y2blade

56,029 posts

214 months

Wednesday 30th January 2013
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Have just watched the first show (Will watch the second one later)

Very good...series link well and truly set.

richtea78

5,574 posts

157 months

Wednesday 30th January 2013
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I am enjoying it as well. Seems a lot darker than typical TV shows

Needs some more eye candy though really. smile

hornetrider

63,161 posts

204 months

Wednesday 30th January 2013
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Very much enjoying this. Second episode better than the first.

Side note: not heard that Sepultura cover of Angel before. Excellent original tune and a really good dark cover. Played out the episode really well.

vixen1700

22,669 posts

269 months

Thursday 7th February 2013
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Watched all three now and think it's pretty good really, just wondering how big the actual cult goes beyond the small cell that we know about

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

197 months

Thursday 7th February 2013
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Really enjoying this - utterly fresh.