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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 45,804
    just saw an ad for amc+ for an older show called Hap and Leonard. 2016-2018

    Stars Michael K Williams.

    described as darkly comic swamp noir
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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 10,121
    Will have to try this show again. I've tried I think 3 times before and couldn't get passed 2 or 3 episodes. I know everyone says you got to give it 4 or 5 and it is worth it. 
    The problem is I get 2 or 3 episodes in, something else comes up that catches my eye instead, and I have to rewatch the same ones again and never get to the "good" ones.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    edited March 2023
    mace1229 said:
    Will have to try this show again. I've tried I think 3 times before and couldn't get passed 2 or 3 episodes. I know everyone says you got to give it 4 or 5 and it is worth it. 
    The problem is I get 2 or 3 episodes in, something else comes up that catches my eye instead, and I have to rewatch the same ones again and never get to the "good" ones.
    I would say give it the entire first season instead of 4-5 episodes. It is incredible television and well worth the investment but does move slower than most other shows. You have to let it breathe. 
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,671
    Sheeeeeeeit, first Ziggy and now Clay Davis?
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,655
    😢 
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,986
    mace1229 said:
    Will have to try this show again. I've tried I think 3 times before and couldn't get passed 2 or 3 episodes. I know everyone says you got to give it 4 or 5 and it is worth it. 
    The problem is I get 2 or 3 episodes in, something else comes up that catches my eye instead, and I have to rewatch the same ones again and never get to the "good" ones.
    Did you revisit? I still haven't watched this show and kind of did what you describe.

    I keep seeing it pop up as one of the greatest ever and I know people here say the same.
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  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,373
    Gern Blansten said:
    mace1229 said:
    Will have to try this show again. I've tried I think 3 times before and couldn't get passed 2 or 3 episodes. I know everyone says you got to give it 4 or 5 and it is worth it. 
    The problem is I get 2 or 3 episodes in, something else comes up that catches my eye instead, and I have to rewatch the same ones again and never get to the "good" ones.
    Did you revisit? I still haven't watched this show and kind of did what you describe.

    I keep seeing it pop up as one of the greatest ever and I know people here say the same.
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  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,655
    It’s in my top 5, and I’d honestly have to say that it is my favorite show ever. It is so different from every tv show I’ve ever watched, in both tone, pace, writing, acting. At times, it seems like real people just living their lives. 

    I was watching it while my wife worked on her doctorate in sociology. Every time I talked to her about it, she would state how it was basically what she was either learning or later teaching.

    It has a lot to say about different aspects of America. If you’ve ever read David Simon’s The Corner or Homicide: Life on the Streets (yes, the nonfiction basis for THAT show), then you’ll see a lot of that reporting in the show.

    This is the only show I still have dvd collections for. It drops off a tiny bit for season 5, but the finale brings it home nicely. 

    It’s also just full of some wonderful acting talent, especially character actors.

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