TV Series - What Are You Watching?

[williamalex1]

I just finished watching The Tourist, entertaining but really poor script at times, same applied to Reacher.

 

[GB72]

I just finished watching The Tourist, entertaining but really poor script at times, same applied to Reacher.

To be fair that sums up Reacher in the books as well. They were always enjoyable, easy reading, trashy books. Great holiday books that could be read by a pool without having to massively focus.

 

[pendodave]

Welcome to the world of Reacher . I agree, and with a previous poster who said the best books were ones where he was in small towns rather than taking on big multi nationals. They tend to be less far fetched, although they always are to an extent.

I agree with this meta criticism of the Reacher world. However, I think there are a few things that don't convince me in this series that extend beyond this.
1. The actor playing JR doesn't work imho. Roided up gym freak is not who he is. Should obviously be tall and strapping, but not not preposterous. Think wing-forward (delaglio). Better than Cruise I guess. There's no inkling of intelligence or humour either.
2. The love interest is completely unconvincing on any level. To the point that it's just annoying.
3. The rest of the crew as bar-room brawlers and unarmed ninjas. Give me a break. I'm all for the suspension of disbelief, but per-lease.

Haha. Looks like I'm really grumpy, but I just shot 78, so imagine how it would look if I'd chopped about... ;-)

 

[williamalex1]

I agree with this meta criticism of the Reacher world. However, I think there are a few things that don't convince me in this series that extend beyond this.
1. The actor playing JR doesn't work imho. Roided up gym freak is not who he is. Should obviously be tall and strapping, but not not preposterous. Think wing-forward (delaglio). Better than Cruise I guess. There's no inkling of intelligence or humour either.
2. The love interest is completely unconvincing on any level. To the point that it's just annoying.
3. The rest of the crew as bar-room brawlers and unarmed ninjas. Give me a break. I'm all for the suspension of disbelief, but per-lease.

Haha. Looks like I'm really grumpy, but I just shot 78, so imagine how it would look if I'd chopped about... ;-)

Harrison Ford, Arnie and Sly do alright cutting aboutso there's a chance for us yet pmsl.

 

[rulefan]

I agree with this meta criticism of the Reacher world. However, I think there are a few things that don't convince me in this series that extend beyond this.
1. The actor playing JR doesn't work imho. Roided up gym freak is not who he is. Should obviously be tall and strapping, but not not preposterous. Think wing-forward (delaglio). Better than Cruise I guess. There's no inkling of intelligence or humour either.
2. The love interest is completely unconvincing on any level. To the point that it's just annoying.
3. The rest of the crew as bar-room brawlers and unarmed ninjas. Give me a break. I'm all for the suspension of disbelief, but per-lease.

Haha. Looks like I'm really grumpy, but I just shot 78, so imagine how it would look if I'd chopped about... ;-)

I don't know the actor's size but I though Reacher was about 200lb and 6'5". Looks ok.

 

[BiMGuy]

I agree with this meta criticism of the Reacher world. However, I think there are a few things that don't convince me in this series that extend beyond this.
1. The actor playing JR doesn't work imho. Roided up gym freak is not who he is. Should obviously be tall and strapping, but not not preposterous. Think wing-forward (delaglio). Better than Cruise I guess. There's no inkling of intelligence or humour either.
2. The love interest is completely unconvincing on any level. To the point that it's just annoying.
3. The rest of the crew as bar-room brawlers and unarmed ninjas. Give me a break. I'm all for the suspension of disbelief, but per-lease.

Haha. Looks like I'm really grumpy, but I just shot 78, so imagine how it would look if I'd chopped about... ;-)

Season 2 was terrible compared to Season 1. Alan Ritchson’s acting was so wooden, he looked like he had been to the Joey smell the fart school of acting.

Tom Cruise was much better as Reacher, there was at least an air of menace about him.

 

[rulefan]

Looks promising after 2 episodes

Safe still looking good after 5 episodes but some stuff is 'Why are they doing that? Stupid woman!'

 

[Reemul]

Season 1 of Reacher he was nalied having read all teh books, season 2 not so good but it's the chosen book and storyline imo. Cruise was crap as reacher and a joke, absolute rubbish in every way.

 

[Piece]

I've never read a Reacher book so now misconceptions here. Cruise did a job and also the current unit. I preferred series 1 over series 2 - as pointed out above, it is because I like the idea of Reacher v small town bullies.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I've never read a Reacher book so now misconceptions here. Cruise did a job and also the current unit. I preferred series 1 over series 2 - as pointed out above, it is because I like the idea of Reacher v small town bullies.

The book is very descriptive of the character of Reacher. Tom Cruise didn't tick a single box when it came to matching that description. Sometimes the reality of the character doesn't need to match the book description but in this case it is absolutely central to the character. To get it so wrong was off the scale wrong.

I like Tom incidentally, he just shouldn't have been Reacher.

 

[rulefan]

Just finished "Safe". Plenty of twists and turns but the ending was pretty predictable.

 

[D-S]

Enjoyed Fargo 5, suitably Fargoesque and Juno Temple is some actress.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Rewatching Sherlock
Brilliant series & immensely superior to Elementary.

 

[need_my_wedge]

Course closed yesterday and today because of the storm. Decided for a change to sit on the sofa all day and watch TV. After the golf, blitzed through the first season of The Killing. Forgot how good it was, and don’t remember the culprit, already into season 2. Definitely worth a rewatch.

 

[Captain_Black.]

My all time favourites have been.
Breaking Bad
Ozark
Better calll Saul.
Justified
Homeland
Jack Ryan (season 4 was pants)
Rizzoli & Iles
The last one mainly because Angie Harmon is smoking hot!

 

[PJ87]

My all time favourites have been.
Breaking Bad
Ozark
Better calll Saul.
Justified
Homeland
Jack Ryan (season 4 was pants)
Rizzoli & Iles
The last one mainly because Angie Harmon is smoking hot!

Never watched jack Ryan, might be worth a go whilst waiting for reacher season 3 to be made?

Your top 3 are outstanding shows

 

[chico]

My all time favourites have been.
Breaking Bad
Ozark
Better calll Saul.
Justified
Homeland
Jack Ryan (season 4 was pants)
Rizzoli & Iles
The last one mainly because Angie Harmon is smoking hot!

Not a bad list, can only assume you've never watched The Sopranos.

 

[Captain_Black.]

Not a bad list, can only assume you've never watched The Sopranos.

No, I haven't.
But I have it on my list to watch.

 

[chellie]

We have binged the latest Fargo. Thought it superb.

 

[Orikoru]

No, I haven't.
But I have it on my list to watch.

Don't bother, it's dirge-like!