Luck (HBO)

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  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    Had the same thoughts as everyone, i felt like I was lost throughout most of it. Couldn't understand a word out of Escalante at all, and not sure how everyone fits in together. Definitely not a fan of the scene where the horse broke his leg :(

    But I'm hopeful because I want to like it too and will stick with it for a couple episodes.

    Anyone catch the GOT trailer 2 before Luck premiered? YESSSSS.
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  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    The Juggler wrote:
    does anyone know why they aired the pilot after the finale of boardwalk? i forgot that i dvr'd until last night. :lol:

    HBO is like a crack dealer...they want to get you hooked so you'll come back for more. Pretty sure they aired the pilot after Boardwalk's finale in hopes of getting that massive audience hooked into the new show since there was a lag between new shows due to the holidays. It's also why they had a free weekend for non-subscribers the night Boardwalk premiered as well as this weekend for the Luck premiere. Expect another free preview when season 2 of Game of Thrones begins.
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Fantastic first episode. This is gonna be a great show. I love horseracing and this series looks like it'll do the sport of kings justice. Can't wait for episode 2.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,914
    Heisenberg wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    does anyone know why they aired the pilot after the finale of boardwalk? i forgot that i dvr'd until last night. :lol:

    HBO is like a crack dealer...they want to get you hooked so you'll come back for more. Pretty sure they aired the pilot after Boardwalk's finale in hopes of getting that massive audience hooked into the new show since there was a lag between new shows due to the holidays. It's also why they had a free weekend for non-subscribers the night Boardwalk premiered as well as this weekend for the Luck premiere. Expect another free preview when season 2 of Game of Thrones begins.


    Crack dealer? It's called brilliant marketing.
  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    Indifference71 wrote:
    Heisenberg wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    does anyone know why they aired the pilot after the finale of boardwalk? i forgot that i dvr'd until last night. :lol:

    HBO is like a crack dealer...they want to get you hooked so you'll come back for more. Pretty sure they aired the pilot after Boardwalk's finale in hopes of getting that massive audience hooked into the new show since there was a lag between new shows due to the holidays. It's also why they had a free weekend for non-subscribers the night Boardwalk premiered as well as this weekend for the Luck premiere. Expect another free preview when season 2 of Game of Thrones begins.


    Crack dealer? It's called brilliant marketing.

    I wasn't debating that, I'm as hooked on their product as anyone.
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,914
    Heisenberg wrote:
    I wasn't debating that, I'm as hooked on their product as anyone.

    Ha...as am I.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Fantastic first episode. This is gonna be a great show. I love horseracing and this series looks like it'll do the sport of kings justice. Can't wait for episode 2.

    nice...feel free to explain the pilot episode to the rest of us then. :mrgreen:
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,914
    The Juggler wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Fantastic first episode. This is gonna be a great show. I love horseracing and this series looks like it'll do the sport of kings justice. Can't wait for episode 2.

    nice...feel free to explain the pilot episode to the rest of us then. :mrgreen:


    Ha...yeah, a quick synopsis of everything that happened sure would be nice.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    The Juggler wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Fantastic first episode. This is gonna be a great show. I love horseracing and this series looks like it'll do the sport of kings justice. Can't wait for episode 2.

    nice...feel free to explain the pilot episode to the rest of us then. :mrgreen:

    this helped me a little

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtra ... -luck.html

    hopefully the show will get better but that pilot was terrible...only towards the end of the show did i realize what the 4 guys were doing...and i thought the focused on dustin's character :? and hopefully no more michael mann's dull directing
  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    just watched it....AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME

    and considering i was in the business for 8 years makes it even better
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    Indifference71 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Fantastic first episode. This is gonna be a great show. I love horseracing and this series looks like it'll do the sport of kings justice. Can't wait for episode 2.

    nice...feel free to explain the pilot episode to the rest of us then. :mrgreen:


    Ha...yeah, a quick synopsis of everything that happened sure would be nice.


    the 4 degenerates bet a pick 6 at santa anita..cost them $ 900 for the ticket
    we saw them getting their money up in the beginning
    they hit and are deciding how to claim it tax wise

    hoffman is the wise guy out of jail..his driver owns a great horse for him )i guess he couldn't own it from jail or whatever

    escalante is a great trainer,but very crooked
    seems like he is training hoffman's horse


    the stuttering guy seems to be a jockey agent


    nolte not sure yet



    the coming attractions show you how deep this show is gonna get
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,956
    neilybabes86 wrote:


    the 4 degenerates bet a pick 6 at santa anita..cost them $ 900 for the ticket
    we saw them getting their money up in the beginning
    they hit and are deciding how to claim it tax wise

    hoffman is the wise guy out of jail..his driver owns a great horse for him )i guess he couldn't own it from jail or whatever

    escalante is a great trainer,but very crooked
    seems like he is training hoffman's horse


    the stuttering guy seems to be a jockey agent


    nolte not sure yet



    the coming attractions show you how deep this show is gonna get

    i was going to explain the pick 6 and all the bets but wasn't sure if that is what people were confused about. anywho...

    what i got from the nolte character is it looks like he had a champion contender in the past who somehow lost that horse and the new one is somehow related to the previous contender. this is what i got from him talking to the horse at the end. i would guess that it will end up being hoffman's character that had something to do with it from the previews of some of the upcoming episodes.

    totally looking forward to it again next week.
  • 81
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    Why is this on three stations at the same time?
    81 is now off the air

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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,956
    81 wrote:
    Why is this on three stations at the same time?

    because HBO finally got tired of showing Date Night and Dinner for Schmucks every 2 hours. probably a topic for another day but man these cable movie channels show 97% shit and 3% good stuff...and they show the 3% just enough to keep you coming back. HBO series obviously change that a bit, but the movies they show mostly are terrible.
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,914
    neilybabes86 wrote:

    the 4 degenerates bet a pick 6 at santa anita..cost them $ 900 for the ticket
    we saw them getting their money up in the beginning
    they hit and are deciding how to claim it tax wise

    hoffman is the wise guy out of jail..his driver owns a great horse for him )i guess he couldn't own it from jail or whatever

    escalante is a great trainer,but very crooked
    seems like he is training hoffman's horse


    the stuttering guy seems to be a jockey agent


    nolte not sure yet



    the coming attractions show you how deep this show is gonna get

    Very nice wrap-up. I picked up on pretty much all of that except Nolte. The only thing I picked up on him was he looked like some crazy old man talking to a horse. :lol:

    You said you worked in the industry for 8 years?? That's pretty cool....what did you do?
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    agreed. i guess i got more out of it than i thought.

    did nolte say something about his previous horse getting killed?

    with escalante, how is he crooked? i'm assuming trainers are not allowed to place bets on horses let alone different ones right? did he tell the jockey to take him wide, because he wanted him to lose and had more money on the other horse? :?

    and is there something more with those dudes who hit the super 6 other than figuring out how to claim the money tax wise? what's the difference if they came forward to claim it then or the next day? i didn't understand that.
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    Indifference71 wrote:
    neilybabes86 wrote:

    the 4 degenerates bet a pick 6 at santa anita..cost them $ 900 for the ticket
    we saw them getting their money up in the beginning
    they hit and are deciding how to claim it tax wise

    hoffman is the wise guy out of jail..his driver owns a great horse for him )i guess he couldn't own it from jail or whatever

    escalante is a great trainer,but very crooked
    seems like he is training hoffman's horse


    the stuttering guy seems to be a jockey agent


    nolte not sure yet



    the coming attractions show you how deep this show is gonna get

    Very nice wrap-up. I picked up on pretty much all of that except Nolte. The only thing I picked up on him was he looked like some crazy old man talking to a horse. :lol:

    You said you worked in the industry for 8 years?? That's pretty cool....what did you do?


    took bets at otb ( nyc off track betting ) which went out of business last year
    500 friends out of work in a heartbeat...fucked up

    the only legal bookie to claim they LOST millions :roll:

    lots of fat cats were pocketing the cash under the table
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    btw

    episode 2 is up on HBO TO GO
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  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    I watched the pilot again yesterday- think watching the 2nd time helped.
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,914
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    I watched the pilot again yesterday- think watching the 2nd time helped.


    I was thinking about doing that too. I think I'll do that tonight.

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