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Brian Reed
03-11-2006, 04:32 PM
New show from Shawn Ryan (creator of The Shield) and David Mamet. Finally got around to watching the Tivo last night and damn that was a fun show. Stars Dennis Haysbert as leader of a unit of anti-terrorist badasses. Includes excellent Mamet dialog and Shield-style soap opera. The first episode felt like a group of great talent feeling out an idea that was going to grow and get better with time.

Excelent dialog:

"You, you and you - panic. The rest of you, come with me."

"We get to jump out of airplanes, shoot guns and come home to our family at the end of the day. What's not to like?"

And my favorite: "If you stop to think about it, the entire universe has conspired to bring you to this time and place. Now make the most of it."
Howlett
03-11-2006, 04:37 PM
Heh, sounds good. I love the Shield, I hope we get that over here soon.
Your Pal, Carl
03-11-2006, 04:45 PM
What channel is this on?
amy
03-11-2006, 04:47 PM
This sounds cool.
Brian Reed
03-11-2006, 04:51 PM
What channel is this on?

CBS. Tuesday nights.
Your Pal, Carl
03-11-2006, 04:53 PM
CBS. Tuesday nights.
A David Mamet show on CBS? This I have to see.
amy
03-11-2006, 05:14 PM
it's re-airing here, right now, G.

check your local listings.
Your Pal, Carl
03-11-2006, 05:27 PM
it's re-airing here, right now, G.

check your local listings.
8pm out here.
amy
03-11-2006, 05:30 PM
8pm out here.


i missed the first 15 minutes of it. :(
Your Pal, Carl
03-11-2006, 05:38 PM
i missed the first 15 minutes of it. :(
I'll be sure not to.
amy
03-11-2006, 05:39 PM
I'll be sure not to.


let me know what you think.
CraigM
03-11-2006, 08:22 PM
Is this a brand new show?

I've gotta check this out.

Craig
Your Pal, Carl
03-11-2006, 08:55 PM
meh. It was okay. I thought the dialogue was a bit uneven. A few good lines. Haysbert's wife was a bitch. In fact, I didn't much care for any of the wives. I'll probably watch next week to see if it gets better.
Brian Reed
03-11-2006, 09:00 PM
Yeah, the wives were the weak bit. But they were also the bit that I thought was an interesting idea that just hadn't been sorted out yet.
Your Pal, Carl
03-11-2006, 09:04 PM
Considering who was involved with this, it should have been much better. Instead it felt like 10 other similar shows. :dunno:
SimiBoyz
03-12-2006, 02:22 PM
Excellent.

Love the sheild, I'll check this out when I can.
CraigM
03-12-2006, 04:43 PM
I really enjoyed this. I thought it was a solid beginning that has plenty of room to grow. Thought the ending was really good to, you can see that something big is coming down the road for Jonas, and I was surprised by the other part of the ending, though I should've seen that coming.

With it getting strong ratings (18.5 Million), I think this is a show that will be around for a good long while. Glad to see Mamet and Shawn Ryan getting this show out to so many people. I imagine with Ryan wrapping up The Shield, he's eager to get another good series out there. This looks to be one.

Do we know how many episodes the show will get this year?

Craig
amy
03-12-2006, 04:44 PM
I really enjoyed this. I thought it was a solid beginning that has plenty of room to grow. Thought the ending was really good to, you can see that something big is coming down the road for Jonas, and I was surprised by the other part of the ending, though I should've seen that coming.

With it getting strong ratings (18.5 Million), I think this is a show that will be around for a good long while. Glad to see Mamet and Shawn Ryan getting this show out to so many people. I imagine with Ryan wrapping up The Shield, he's eager to get another good series out there. This looks to be one.

Do we know how many episodes the show will get this year?

Craig


i don't expect more than 13 or so.
CraigM
03-12-2006, 04:53 PM
i don't expect more than 13 or so.
I just read 12, which sounds about right. They'll probably play it non-stop the rest of the season, and then give them a full season order for the Fall.

I'm just surprised that CBS didn't start the show in the Fall.

Craig
dEnny!
03-12-2006, 06:12 PM
New show from Shawn Ryan (creator of The Shield) and David Mamet. Finally got around to watching the Tivo last night and damn that was a fun show. Stars Dennis Haysbert as leader of a unit of anti-terrorist badasses. Includes excellent Mamet dialog and Shield-style soap opera. The first episode felt like a group of great talent feeling out an idea that was going to grow and get better with time.

Excelent dialog:

"You, you and you - panic. The rest of you, come with me."

"We get to jump out of airplanes, shoot guns and come home to our family at the end of the day. What's not to like?"

And my favorite: "If you stop to think about it, the entire universe has conspired to bring you to this time and place. Now make the most of it."

I might have to add this. I think I saw the Season Premiere (how many episodes have they shown?) and had to watch when I saw Mamet's name. You know I've yet to watch The Shield. :Oops:

I may have to add this to the old TiVo, what day does it come on?
amy
03-12-2006, 06:20 PM
I might have to add this. I think I saw the Season Premiere (how many episodes have they shown?) and had to watch when I saw Mamet's name. You know I've yet to watch The Shield. :Oops:

I may have to add this to the old TiVo, what day does it come on?



psst.. post #5


CBS. Tuesday nights.
Shannon Chenoweth
03-12-2006, 11:40 PM
Damn it, I missed this? :mad:
I only watch tv really 2-3 hours a week.

So, Tuesday nights? Please don't tell me it's on the same time as The Shield...
Brian Reed
03-13-2006, 12:29 AM
Damn it, I missed this? :mad:
I only watch tv really 2-3 hours a week.

So, Tuesday nights? Please don't tell me it's on the same time as The Shield...

The Shield gets a couple airings. Watch the west coast feed (the later showing) and catch this when it airs on CBS. Or buy a Tivo. Life is better with Tivo.
mewelke
03-13-2006, 11:08 AM
BTW, thanks for the picture of Zoe, Perfect Despair. All productivity for today is now doomed.
Brian Reed
03-13-2006, 11:20 AM
BTW, thanks for the picture of Zoe, Perfect Despair. All productivity for today is now doomed.


She (Gina Torres) was great on an episode of The Shield about two weeks back.
mewelke
03-13-2006, 11:33 AM
She (Gina Torres) was great on an episode of The Shield about two weeks back.


Gina Torres and the Shield...two great things...must go good together...like beer and pizza, or gin and tonic, or whiskey and more whiskey.
Shannon Chenoweth
03-13-2006, 01:07 PM
The Shield gets a couple airings. Watch the west coast feed (the later showing) and catch this when it airs on CBS. Or buy a Tivo. Life is better with Tivo.

Yeah, if I only had money... :p
dEnny!
03-13-2006, 01:56 PM
psst.. post #5

Thanks!
Brian Reed
03-13-2006, 02:30 PM
Yeah, if I only had money... :p

If you can give up heroin for just one week, you can afford a Tivo.