John Wick: The Continental

[SpeedBash]

First trailer for this three part TV show

[The Hypno-Toad]

Interesting.

Certainly looks like the money is up on the screen and some nice period touches.

Still could got the wrong way but looks tight for the moment.

[The Gauge]

I was outside the building they used for the exterior shots just the other day..

[arfur]

The Gauge said:

I was outside the building they used for the exterior shots just the other day..

Nice building .. I knew it was a real building even from the movie - but it does ooze style

[The Gauge]

arfur said:

The Gauge said:

I was outside the building they used for the exterior shots just the other day..

Nice building .. I knew it was a real building even from the movie - but it does ooze style

It used to be the New York Cocoa Exchange until about the 1970's I believe. Though other buildings have also been used in NY.

Edited by The Gauge on Sunday 13th August 21:35

[Lucas Ayde]

Anyone else watching (on Amazon)?

Pretty pleasant surprise to see it done so well straight off the bat - definitely captures the action/violence of the movies and certainly feels set in the same 'World' as the movies.

Also, love the way they have set it in a stylised version of the 70s.

Could be a winner if they can keep up the quality.

[BadOrangePete]

Watched it tonight, thought it was very good. Lots of little nods to the JW films too (the Mustang ect) Brilliant soundtrack too!

[Lucas Ayde]

BadOrangePete said:

Watched it tonight, thought it was very good. Lots of little nods to the JW films too (the Mustang ect) Brilliant soundtrack too!

Yup - 70's tastic music, cars and fashion. Good decision to set it in that iconic decade and also to show how a couple of key hotel characters got where they are in the 'current day'. Plus, make the focus on the hotel and the goings-on related to it.

But also, make the general style/action familiar enough that it reflects what fans like about the movies. The best pilot episode of a TV show I've seen in a long time (even taking into account it's a move spinoff).

[pidsy]

Really enjoyed the opener - great soundtrack as mentioned.

Only 3 parts?

[Misanthroper]

Massively enjoyed the first episode, looking forward to the next one. They aren’t really giving it the push it deserves on prime, had to dig for it but well worth a watch.

[Speckle]

It was much better than I was expecting. The fight choreography (especially those involving the brother's wife) was top notch.

Looking forward to the next (hopefully) 90 minute installment.

[Lucas Ayde]

Misanthroper said:

Massively enjoyed the first episode, looking forward to the next one. They aren’t really giving it the push it deserves on prime, had to dig for it but well worth a watch.

They seem to reserve the big promotional campaigns for the stuff they produce in-house, but with Prime the best new shows are nearly always the ones they buy in as exclusives.

Definitely, I didn't know the show was going to be on Prime. I had been waiting for it for ages and had 'obtained' it elsewhere to watch that evening, was really surprised when I randomly happened to notice it come up on Prime so obviously I watched it there in preference.

Great start to this spin-off (I'm guessing it's a self-contained story) and apparently there's going to be at least one more 'The Ballerina' set between JW3 and JW4. The producers said that if those are well received there may well be more too.

[Kes Arevo]

Just watching the first episode, and just 20 minutes on it OOOZES John Wick.

Very encouraging.

[E63eeeeee...]

Yep, watched it on Friday, really enjoyed it. I quite like the 3 90 minute episodes idea too, they're like punchy films. Too many episodic things end up with filler episodes, and too many films are way over 2 hours.

[Daz68]

Really enjoyed this and looking forward to the other episodes. Music is fantastic.

[Jasandjules]

Where can this be watched?

[pidsy]

Jasandjules said:

Where can this be watched?

Amazon Prime.

[Kes Arevo]

Daz68 said:

Really enjoyed this and looking forward to the other episodes. Music is fantastic.

Soundtrack is superb. Very Guy Ritchie.

[M4tt-H]

Is it watchable if you haven't seen the JW set of films? I don't want to put Mrs H through an hour of something non-sensical if you need the back story (fore-story?) from the movies first.

[Kes Arevo]

I'd say so, yes... certainly from the first episode, at least.

The only explanation that you may need is 'this hotel is run by a very old criminal organisation, and it's safe haven for criminals'.

But you pick that up in the show.