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1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

started this thread a couple weeks ago...

and couldn't even get a bite.  figured at least @BigOrange1 would've surfaced.

i've since finished the show.  ended strong, but i agree, parts of s4/s5 were probably the low point.  when you're in binge mode, some of the stories in those seasons got pretty repetitive and predictable.

not in my top 10, but a solid watch.

show made me drink even more bourbon...

"On this lonely road,

tryin ta make it home . . ."

Shit they had me from the first chord of that dobro.  The fantastic series was a wonderful surprise.  Did a pretty good job of making SoCal look like Eastern Kentucky.  The Elmore Leonard actual and EL-inspired dialogue was Coenesque (or was it the other way around?).  Anyway, send us more like Deadwood, Justified, No Country For Old Men and True Grit (2010).

7 hours ago, huge said:

show made me drink even more bourbon...

is that even possible?

10 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

is that even possible?

 

I just came in to say it’s amazing that anyone on this board missed Justified when it was on unless they did so on purpose. It felt like it was the source of 90% of what was written on TOS for a 3-4 year period.  

Watching this for the first time now. On episode 3. Very entertaining. Is this based on Elmore Leonard material? I saw he’s a producer.

Yes, Raylan Givens was in a short story and a couple of novels.  After the show got popular, he also wrote an additional novel called Raylan.  They're all really good but I'm a fan of everything Leonard ever wrote.  Boyd was in the short story only and died at the end.  The story goes that Goggins was so good in the early episodes that they decided not to kill him off but kept him around for the whole series.

I should have paid more attention to the opening credits, but I was too busy watching the show.

Ava’s a cutie. I remember liking her in High Fidelity. Good candidate for the over-40-and-still-got-it club.

You can have Ava, as it leave more Winona for me.

Regarding Goggins, I've read he was supposed to die in episode 1, and Justified was to be more of a procedural, serial show. (The 1st half of season 1 was.) Then Goggins comes in and before the 1st episode was done taping they said, "Yeah we need to keep this guy." Dude's a boss.

Crazy how many recognizable actors appeared on this show

My two favorite things in the show

Boyd Crowder taking 15 minutes to say R a y l a n  G i v e n s

One line-Apple Pie.

The writing falls off a little towards the end of season one. Looking forward to season two.

Season two it really gets rolling. I need to go back and rewatch it.

You know who's a national treasure? The most badass lawman in the State of Kentucky, Constable Bob. You stay frosty.

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I like that red headed coal company lady. Worth a Google.

And this is the first time I’ve seen Jeremy Davies actually play a different character than his usual Upham routine. Good stuff.

4 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

I like that red headed coal company lady. Worth a Google.

You should watch Hung. Rebecca Creskoff is smokin hot. Belongs in the Over 40 thread.

You should watch Hung. Rebecca Creskoff is smokin hot. Belongs in the Over 40 thread.

Google - she alright.

Damn, the never ending talent on this show. Didn’t expect Carla Gugino in season 3. Big fan.

6 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

Damn, the never ending talent on this show. Didn’t expect Carla Gugino in season 3. Big fan.

She had her own Elmore Leonard series before Justified called Karen Sisco. Worth a watch.

17 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

Damn, the never ending talent on this show. Didn’t expect Carla Gugino in season 3. Big fan.

Amazing how that works when the male lead is also the producer. 

18 hours ago, RPM said:

She had her own Elmore Leonard series before Justified called Karen Sisco. Worth a watch.

Oh yeah, is that the character from Out of Sight that JLo played in the movie?

One thing that I really liked about the first two seasons is that the writers didn’t rely on stupid plot devices, and whenever the criminals did something dumb they usually got called on it. That seems to be fading some in season three. 

Still amazed by the number of recognizable actors in this. I’ve counted three Band of Brothers so far, Roach from Point Break, Private Upham, Needle Nosed Ned Ryerson, Bubba Gump, a couple of Deadwood regulars, and many many more. And I’m only on season 3. 

5 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

is that the character from Out of Sight that JLo played in the movie?

Yes

It's one of my top 10. Wife and I both loved it. Agree - like almost every show - later seasons were not as good, but still a great show. I think Raylen is cool and Olyphant does a great job. Two of my favorite lines the I regularly quote are the "asshole" speech and "dicks, dicks, dicks."

You know my only complaint about this show is the theme song. I really don’t like that Uncle Cracker country-rap stuff.

But it fits. Plus I like the dobro or whatever lick at the beginning.

 

For sure. If the song kept up with that and no lyrics it’d be great.

I think they’re all good. We just stated 6.

Pretty good turn by Michael Rapaport from New York dbag to Kentucky hillbilly. 

Season 4 is widely considered the weakest, and maybe it is.  But I'll say the Crowe's are intriguing in that they have no ulterior motive.  Mags Bennett wanted to get rich and leave.  Robert Quarles was running from himself.  Drew Thompson was hiding from EVERYONE.  Daryl Crowe only wanted to be pure, white, trash.  (ie, a Floridian)  That makes him dangerous.

I think all the seasons are good.

About to finish 6.

And before you watch the series finale, make sure to rewatch the pilot. Lotsa call backs the pilot.

2 hours ago, Red Five said:

I’m six episodes through season 1. Not really feeling it. Should I keep going?

Yes. Power through the episodic stuff. All that does is learn you about the players and their motives. 

  • 2 weeks later...

Huh. A direct line from Heat appears in S6E8. “I don’t see you pulling thrill seeker stickups with a born to lose tattoo on your chest.”

Mary Steenburgen looks pretty good for 65.

23 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Mary Steenburgen looks pretty good for 65.

She got hotter as she aged. 

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