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The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,279
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Has anyone seen this yet? Watched the pilot last night. Very entertaining.
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    Caught it a week or two ago through a Showtime preview thing.

    I am SO in on this one.
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    Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,744
    I keep forgetting that they put the pilot episode up on demand already. Will definitely check it out....previews looked great.
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,279
    hedonist said:

    Caught it a week or two ago through a Showtime preview thing.

    I am SO in on this one.

    Yeah it's pretty good, right? Some interesting characters...

    Has the pilot aired or is it only on demand at this point?

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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    The Juggler said:

    hedonist said:

    Caught it a week or two ago through a Showtime preview thing.

    I am SO in on this one.

    Yeah it's pretty good, right? Some interesting characters...

    Has the pilot aired or is it only on demand at this point?

    Giamatti is badass!

    Yes, so far only on demand. I believe the premier is this Sunday.
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,279
    hedonist said:

    The Juggler said:

    hedonist said:

    Caught it a week or two ago through a Showtime preview thing.

    I am SO in on this one.

    Yeah it's pretty good, right? Some interesting characters...

    Has the pilot aired or is it only on demand at this point?

    Giamatti is badass!

    Yes, so far only on demand. I believe the premier is this Sunday.
    Okay cool.

    Yeh he is. And his wife's an even more interesting character actually.

    Lots of potential here!
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    The Juggler said:

    hedonist said:

    The Juggler said:

    hedonist said:

    Caught it a week or two ago through a Showtime preview thing.

    I am SO in on this one.

    Yeah it's pretty good, right? Some interesting characters...

    Has the pilot aired or is it only on demand at this point?

    Giamatti is badass!

    Yes, so far only on demand. I believe the premier is this Sunday.
    Okay cool.

    Yeh he is. And his wife's an even more interesting character actually.

    Lots of potential here!
    Agreed on the wife! I didn't want to give any spoilers.

    Really looking forward to getting into this, especially with Homeland done for now.
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    Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,601
    Solid profile of Damien Lewis in the New Yorker

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    Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,744
    Really liked the 1st episode. Some very interesting characters here...will definitely keep watching.
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    ldent42ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Lots of familiar faces in that show. I'll watch it again next week.
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    Anyone catch last night's ep? May on demand it in a bit, although I'm currently having too much fun reading some of the ticket posts at the moment =)
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    xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,074
    So far I've seen the first two episodes. I really like the pacing and back and forth between scenes with Axelrod and Giammati.
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,158
    This is really good!!
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    Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,744
    dimitrispearljam said:

    This is really good!!

    Yeah, I'm really liking it. Loved that Axelrod was wearing a Metallica t-shirt when he told that family he was shorting them $16M because the grandfather was an asshole back in the day.
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    I really need to watch last Sunday's ep already - that scene sounds great.
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    EnkiduEnkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    I like it. Watched the second episode last night. But I don't adore it. Not yet. The opening scene in the first episode - spoiler alert here - my husband said, "She's gonna turn out to be his wife." I like the two guys, but her character seems forced. I'd be happier if it was just about the two guys going back and forth.
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    ldent42ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Indifference71 said:

    dimitrispearljam said:

    This is really good!!

    Yeah, I'm really liking it. Loved that Axelrod was wearing a Metallica t-shirt when he told that family he was shorting them $16M because the grandfather was an asshole back in the day.
    such a great scene
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    About to get back into the last one and loving it. Very cool to see Penn Jillette on there too.

    Does Giamatti's voice sound reminiscent of Saul Berenson's (Homeland) to anyone else?
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    Oh so good! And agreed on the family scene.
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    WhatYouTaughtMeWhatYouTaughtMe I have no idea what's going on right now! Posts: 4,957
    I dig it. I kind of regret watching the first two episodes a week ahead. They didn't put the 3rd one up early on their streaming service.
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    This is getting better and better.

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    Loving Giamatti more than anything but could do with less of the wife stuff.

    Now...Axe's wife? Bring her it on!
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,279
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    Anyone get the feeling this is a little too soap opera-y? To me it gives off the vibe of an 80's era show like Dynasty or Dallas but with a more modern, edgy twist.

    Not liking it as much as I thought I would.
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    I'm enjoying it from a pure entertainment standpoint but sometimes logic gets in the way.

    For example, how is a bigwig in the world of law and justice on his hands and knees in a sex club in front of everyone else?

    Fun watch and I so dig Lewis & Giamatti but guessing it probably won't make it past a second season.
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    ldent42ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    hedonist said:

    I'm enjoying it from a pure entertainment standpoint but sometimes logic gets in the way.

    For example, how is a bigwig in the world of law and justice on his hands and knees in a sex club in front of everyone else?

    Fun watch and I so dig Lewis & Giamatti but guessing it probably won't make it past a second season.

    Not to mention the fact that he was in bumfuck, Iowa wasn't he? How do you just find this place on the internet and then get allowed in ten minutes later?
    Also not buying a grown adult woman "second act"-ing a Broadway show cuz she was bored at work. She's loaded, could've bought a ticket and seen the whole thing.

    I will keep watching though, because it's still entertaining
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,279
    ^Yep. Everything you guys mentioned. I also hate this little love triangle that's forming in the DA's office. And now the one chick offered to be her bosses gaurantor (on her way up the ladder to becoming president)? Just reeks more soap opera than solid drama to me.

    I don't even care so much to remember the character's names other than the leads and their wives.
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    Great acting!

    Writing needs help. Hard to believe that Andrew Ross Sorkin lets some of this nonsense fly.

    There's no way that Paul Giamatti's character would need Investing 101 shit such as "short squeezes" explained to him.
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,279
    Well this week's episode was better than the last few. Pretty intense.
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    Yeah, I liked it as well. Even got my guy into it - he's been buying/selling stocks lately but we're not even close to fuck-you money. Plus he digs the Metallica injections.

    Definitely going to stick with this one.

    (the show, too)
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    pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,196
    The Juggler said:

    Well this week's episode was better than the last few. Pretty intense.

    couldn't see the lawyer as anything but the killer in True Detective Season 1 though. every time he was on screen that is what i thought about. he plays a better killer than lawyer.

    i like this show but agree that there is a lot of soap opera type stuff on it. i mean his office is investigating the company and guy his wife works for? that is just so far fetched. Giamatti is great though.
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,158
    this is one of the best shows at the moment
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    myoung321myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    Caught the first 2 episodes... seems very well done. I'll watch the rest.
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