OT- Justified on FX
Anybody else liking this? I initially watched because it has actors from 2 of my favorite now-gone series...The Shield and Deadwood. Also saw one of the actresses from Hung.
As long as they don't venture too far into cliche characters I think it has some potential.
Yeah, I thought it was decent and I think it has potential. But like you said, they need to be careful with the cliches. FX puts out some good stuff though. The Shield was top notch.
Is a GREAT show. Possibly one of my favorites ever.
FX does a good job....I'll have to check this one out. Their track record speaks for itself.
March 19th, 2010 at 12:57 PM ^
I like your style, dude. I am right with you- SOA is a sick, sick show. I pretty much like all of FX's shows- The League was tremendous, Sons of Anarchy is outstanding, I've watched Rescue Me since its inception, love Damages, etc. Always Sunny is great, too. In my opinion, FX puts out the best group of shows of anyone. As in, I think I watch every one of their original shows.
And I definitely liked the premiere of Justified. Timothy Olyphant is a pimp in the show, and I like that it's set in Eastern Kentucky/Appalachia. The scenery is cool/different than what you normally see on television. All in all, I am definitely going to watch the series.
Also, I am fairly sure that males in the 18-35 demographic are FX's target audience, so it isn't surprising that they'd put out so many shows that someone like myself and many of the posters on this board would be fans of. I can't wait for the next season of Sons of Anarchy- that show is awesome.
March 19th, 2010 at 10:00 AM ^
I was hoping this would be about Justin Timberlake. I was disappointed.
March 19th, 2010 at 10:13 AM ^
FX is head a shoulders above the Big 3 in programming.
Sons of Anarchy, Damages, Archer, Rescue Me and now this show.
March 19th, 2010 at 10:17 AM ^
Rescue me is phenomenal. I ought to check out the other ones (especially Archer) people seem to be into it.
Never miss it.
He stole Bill Hicks' entire act and persona. He's nothing but a copy of the real deal and that's why I'll never watch one of his shows.
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Leary#Accusations_of_plagiarism"
He's nothing but a white Carlos Mencia.
March 19th, 2010 at 11:00 AM ^
Its strange how there are cable networks now that really do put out better program than the major networks, though its not hard with most of the crap on network tv I guess. Are there more networks putting out really quality programs aside from FX, USA and AMC which are all I can think of at the moment?
March 19th, 2010 at 12:30 PM ^
I think it's because they make more money. W/ subscription fees as well as advertisement, they've got more cash to throw at making decent productions. There's a reason that networks have fallen all over themselves to make reality shows. They're cheap to produce and can occupy two hours of programming per week. One hour of actual show and another hour long results show.
March 19th, 2010 at 12:10 PM ^
Don't forget It's Always Sunny...and to a lesser extent, The League. Very funny stuff.
March 19th, 2010 at 12:41 PM ^
I'd plug USA as steamrolling the network competition. Burn Notice, Psych, White Collar, and to a lesser extent Royal Pains and In Plain Sight.
March 19th, 2010 at 10:58 AM ^
Im watching because of DeadWood...loved that show...i am still pissed to this day how it ended...BULLSHIT. but ya Timothy Olyphant is basically playing the same character which he is great at...dont you think?
March 19th, 2010 at 11:45 AM ^
Agreed, I absolutely loved Deadwood. Excellent and incredibly profane dialogue, good characters, and Swearengen was just badass.
was pretty outstanding, I agree with you and other posters here. I think I'd read HBO thought is was way too expensive to produce, and Milch was interested in doing "John from Ohio," so it didn't have much support internally from the network or the creator.
I saw one episode from "John from Ohio" and thought, he gave up Deadwood to do this? Though I don't know what I was expecting. What from Ohio is ever enjoyable? (Guided by Voices excepted)
Charles Woodson, to name one awesome Ohio product.
I suppose we could add UofM greats like Bo Schembechler, Mario Manningham, Elvis Grbac, Desmond Howard, etc. and good folk like yourself who've seen the light ... and perhaps LeBron and John Glenn. That's it, though. No more. ;)
March 19th, 2010 at 11:12 AM ^
Seth Bullock Lives
March 19th, 2010 at 11:15 AM ^
I thought Justified was REALLY bad. Very cheesy IMO. Sheild, Resuce Me, Sons of Anarchy, Always Sunny, The League - all really good shows, but this one was just bad. Every shooting was "justified". . .I mean come on! A lot of the quotes were really bad. That said I'll give it a shot since FX shows have been really good to date....though Damages which has also been one of my favs has been dissappointing lately. . .
March 19th, 2010 at 12:40 PM ^
I completely disagree. I thought the dialogue was clever and well written. But I always like Elmore Leonard. The dialogue may not be particularly realistic (I doubt that anyone is clever enough to maintain such a high level conversation), but it is fantastic and well executed.
The guy writes some really enviable protagonists. I will grant that they may be a little over the top and somewhat two dimensional characters, but I maintain that it can be fun rooting for superman. His dialogue work is frequently fantastic as well; exhibit A - Out of Sight.
March 19th, 2010 at 11:23 AM ^
Archer rules
It doesn't get any better than that... just an unbelievable show. It's Always Sunny is great.. a bit better in the first two seasons... but still great.
But The Shield might be my favorite show of all time... even more so than The Sopranos or The Wire.