09-29-2018, 11:26 AM
Go ahead. Attack me. I can take it.
I started with a couple new show as well as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel but that is over on the streaming thread.
This week I did FBI, Magnum PI, and the InBetween Man. I have more on the DVR but I am waiting for the Queen's return before I watch some of them like Manifest and Murphy Brown.
I feel like I'm watching all these TV Land or Channel 20 shows with all the reboots I am seeing.
Of the three I did watch, I liked InBetween Man the best. It's like a cross between Barry and The Sopranos. It does deal with a guy who beats people up for a living but he seems the crime life seems to be losing it's appeal for him. It's an Australian show over on FX on Tuesday nights. It's a half hour long show but they've been putting out double episodes. It's full of swearing including un-beeped Fucks. They promise nudity but have yet to deliver. In the four episodes I have seen, it's all been pretty gritty.
FBI
I remember watching the show as a kid, but I can't remember anything about it except for Ephram Zimbalist Jr. And maybe they did recaps of the crimes at the end with the crooks in circular mattes. Anyway, it's from Dick Wolf, he of the Law Order Franchise and the trilogy that is set in Chicago. It seems like all of his other procedurals, but that is not neccesarily a bad thing. In this episode Missy Peregrym and her partner are hunting down a bomber in the Bronx (I just got the joke) who is blowing up gang members. There are twists and turns. Jeremy Sisto yells a lot. The blonde SAC woman is menacing and speaks in a whisper. It's just your solid show.
Magnum PI
Having never watched the original, I can't see how this holds up to the original. There has been a lot of chatter about the fact there is a hispanic man in the lead role and he doesn't have the iconic mustache. Yeah, okay. He does drive the ferrari. He doesn't wear the Hawaiian shirt. And Higgins the house caretaker is a woman. She is probably the best character in the group. Magnum is still a PI. He has a support team of war buddies around to help solve the crimes. He is at odds with law. Since this show is also done by the Hawaii 5-0 guys, they get to talk about 5-0 and there is supposed to be a cross over in the offing. This show was a lot lighter than 5-0 and there are some good laughs. But it also feels like a TV show out of the 90s. I'll watch a few more before consigning it to the dust bin.
I started with a couple new show as well as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel but that is over on the streaming thread.
This week I did FBI, Magnum PI, and the InBetween Man. I have more on the DVR but I am waiting for the Queen's return before I watch some of them like Manifest and Murphy Brown.
I feel like I'm watching all these TV Land or Channel 20 shows with all the reboots I am seeing.
Of the three I did watch, I liked InBetween Man the best. It's like a cross between Barry and The Sopranos. It does deal with a guy who beats people up for a living but he seems the crime life seems to be losing it's appeal for him. It's an Australian show over on FX on Tuesday nights. It's a half hour long show but they've been putting out double episodes. It's full of swearing including un-beeped Fucks. They promise nudity but have yet to deliver. In the four episodes I have seen, it's all been pretty gritty.
FBI
I remember watching the show as a kid, but I can't remember anything about it except for Ephram Zimbalist Jr. And maybe they did recaps of the crimes at the end with the crooks in circular mattes. Anyway, it's from Dick Wolf, he of the Law Order Franchise and the trilogy that is set in Chicago. It seems like all of his other procedurals, but that is not neccesarily a bad thing. In this episode Missy Peregrym and her partner are hunting down a bomber in the Bronx (I just got the joke) who is blowing up gang members. There are twists and turns. Jeremy Sisto yells a lot. The blonde SAC woman is menacing and speaks in a whisper. It's just your solid show.
Magnum PI
Having never watched the original, I can't see how this holds up to the original. There has been a lot of chatter about the fact there is a hispanic man in the lead role and he doesn't have the iconic mustache. Yeah, okay. He does drive the ferrari. He doesn't wear the Hawaiian shirt. And Higgins the house caretaker is a woman. She is probably the best character in the group. Magnum is still a PI. He has a support team of war buddies around to help solve the crimes. He is at odds with law. Since this show is also done by the Hawaii 5-0 guys, they get to talk about 5-0 and there is supposed to be a cross over in the offing. This show was a lot lighter than 5-0 and there are some good laughs. But it also feels like a TV show out of the 90s. I'll watch a few more before consigning it to the dust bin.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm