TV Series

[Centurions]

Just finished it myself last night, i've not read the books but by all accounts they get the characters much closer to what the books are. I read up last night they are planning to do a series for every book, and this was based on the first book. Hopefully Amazon invests a bit more into it now, although the production value was quite decent tbf. The actor playing Reacher is an absolute unit, i've seen him on the Titans but he seems to have got even bigger for this role.

A solid 3.5/5 for me.

The 27th book will be out later this year, although I'd enjoy them myself I just can't see a series per book.

I'd give it a solid 7/10 myself.

 

[dogmeat]

Well, my Mrs. Biggs is enjoying Reacher at the moment.
Never seen her smile as much. :)

Tell her to watch Titans season 3 episode 3... The scene at the indoor pool. You'll definitely see her smile then hahaha

 

[dublinblue12]

Not feeling the love others on here are for reacher

 

[pfazz]

Tried Reacher last night and thought it was very poor.

 

[meltonblue]

Not feeling the love others on here are for reacher

Think it depends how much into the books you are. I don’t think it stands alone well as a tv show, I don’t think it really aims to either though. It’s a popcorn tv show of a popcorn book.

 

[willipp]

Enjoying the first few of trigger point.

 

[Bigga]

Wasn't that impressed myself

Thank you!!

I thought it was just me as I was just about to post on it! Very 'answers-ready-made' TV and I found it all a bit 'Angela Lansbury/ Agatha Christie' for me, just with added violence.

Can't see me watching any more as it will only go downhill from here. Has all the hallmarks for doing so.

 

[Bigga]

'The After Party'.

Not sure anyone knows the set of US comedians that made their way onto the TV scene 10 years back, but they've all got together for this show and I'm finding it highly enjoyable, which I didn't think would happen! Each episode centralises around one of the guests and highlights their comedic take on the the night.

Sam Richardson and Ben Schwartz are, particularly, very good with their comedic timing with each other as Schwartz can be hit and miss in other ventures. The rapping was genius TV, I must say!! LOL!

Honestly loving it!

 

[meltonblue]

Thank you!!

I thought it was just me as I was just about to post on it! Very 'answers-ready-made' TV and I found it all a bit 'Angela Lansbury/ Agatha Christie' for me, just with added violence.

Can't see me watching any more as it will only go downhill from here. Has all the hallmarks for doing so.

That does beg the question what on earth you were expecting, to be fair! That essentially is Reacher.

 

[Bigga]

That does beg the question what on earth you were expecting, to be fair! That essentially is Reacher.

I haven't read the books and I was going off people raving about the show.

A lesson I should have learned by now...

 

[meltonblue]

I haven't read the books and I was going off people raving about the show.

A lesson I should have learned by now...

Ah. Yeah, like I said earlier in the thread, I don’t think it stands alone well. I don’t think it’s meant too though, it’s absolutely playing to the audience of those that have read the books.

 

[Barcon]

Ah. Yeah, like I said earlier in the thread, I don’t think it stands alone well. I don’t think it’s meant too though, it’s absolutely playing to the audience of those that have read the books.

Wish I would have known that before watching it tbh.

On another note, I watched Two with Martin Freeman recently.
Responder and A confession. Bothe good and worth watching.

 

[Bigga]

Ah. Yeah, like I said earlier in the thread, I don’t think it stands alone well. I don’t think it’s meant too though, it’s absolutely playing to the audience of those that have read the books.

A bit stupid and niche, if that's the case.

An ex military guy rocks up, speaks any language, works out almost every crime scene and never had a bad case.

All kinds of 'nah' for me.

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

Having watched all eight episodes of Jack Reacher, I fail to see what all the hype is about. It was nowt special.
It was all about him taking his Tshirt off

 

[meltonblue]

A bit stupid and niche, if that's the case.

An ex military guy rocks up, speaks any language, works out almost every crime scene and never had a bad case.

All kinds of 'nah' for me.

Not sure it is niche, it’s got a huge audience it’s playing to and isn’t going after those that haven’t read the books. It’s not meant to be realistic in the slightest.

 

[CTID1977]

 

[TCIB]

Reacher did have a made for daytime tv feel about it yeah. It reminded me of the plot for Banshee a little in its core story arc but without that fresh feel. Some of it was just frustrating to as things happened just because they wanted it to. I won't go into to much detail yet as many still won't have seen it.

If i am honest i found myself getting more and more dissapointed as it went on. Very generic and i got caught with the sunken cost fallacy i think. It was not terrible or even bad, just so very vanilla an uninspired.

I want to like it but as time goes on when i think about it i just feel meh. If he used his ability to read people throughout as he did in the first episode when they wanted to show you he is a smart chap this series would be done and dusted by episode 4.

I will shut up now as the more i think about it the worse it gets in my head, if that makes any sense.

 

[Coatigan]

Was thinking S4 of Gomorrah was their best yet, up until the last 2 episodes when they suddenly totally shat the bed.

Don't know if I can be fucked with s5 anymore. Back to rinse repeat with a swapped in new big character.

Might give l'immortale a go for a bit of a a side break, see what pep's been up to behind the scenes.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Anyone else watched BBC’s “ The Girl Before” ?
Jessica Plummer very hot indeed :-)

 

[city2]

Reacher was just ok, I thought he was a bit wooden being so fucking big not as agile as little Tom