Armed Polite Society
Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Brad Johnson on December 07, 2021, 10:47:19 AM
-
Prime just dropped the new Reacher series trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSycMV-_Csw
No date given other than "Coming Soon". My guess would be sometime early 2022.
They definitely they got someone with the physical presence to pull off the character, but based on the trailer I don't have high hopes for his acting skills. I'll give it a watch, though. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.
Brad
-
At least he looks like a guy who could do what the Reacher character does. Might even be a bit of an a-hole (which fits the character also). Hope the gun trivia doesn't suck, but it wouldn't take much to be better than the books. If it is at least not too political, it looks like it might be fun to watch.
I read 4 or 5 of the books if I remember correctly. Got a bit tired of them. I have a few more I never got around to reading.
On the other hand, more Expanse on Dec 10th.
-
At least he looks like a guy who could do what the Reacher character does. Might even be a bit of an a-hole (which fits the character also). Hope the gun trivia doesn't suck, but it wouldn't take much to be better than the books. If it is at least not too political, it looks like it might be fun to watch.
I read 4 or 5 of the books if I remember correctly. Got a bit tired of them. I have a few more I never got around to reading.
On the other hand, more Expanse on Dec 10th.
Yikes! I was unaware of The Expanse drop. Looking forward to it, even though they pulled some SJW crap last year and killed one of my favorite characters.
On the Reacher books - I have never read them. Any commie pinko stuff interjected, or are they fairly readable stories? I liked the Reacher movies despite the physical disparity between Cruise and the character. If the books are similar, I could read them. I have no time anymore for reading (or watching) stuff that injects an author's commie SJW politics.
-
I liked the first one or two Reacher books. The author is a good writer. Mainly it was just that Reacher is a pretty big A-hole in a couple of books. That kind of turns me off on wanting to read more.
The worst IMO was a book that had him going through West Texas. Seemed like everyone he met in the book was either a racist white person or a poor illegal Mexican. Add in the virtuous Ivy League grad doing pro-bono legal work. That one was hard to get through.
-
I liked the first one or two Reacher books. The author is a good writer. Mainly it was just that Reacher is a pretty big A-hole in a couple of books. That kind of turns me off on wanting to read more.
The worst IMO was a book that had him going through West Texas. Seemed like everyone he met in the book was either a racist white person or a poor illegal Mexican. Add in the virtuous Ivy League grad doing pro-bono legal work. That one was hard to get through.
Sounds about right :D
-
Series has dropped. Binged the first four episodes. Very surprised, and in a good way.
Looks like they're doing a whole season per book. First season is based on book one in the series, Killing Floor. Without going back and re-reading to compare, seems the show is following the book almost word for word. Nice. I thought the guy who was playing Reacher was a bit wooden in the trailer. Turns out that works pretty well in the show, playing to the character as originally written.
Another surprise was the production company, Skydance Television. I'm presuming, but guessing that it's the TV subsidiary of Skydance Productions, producer of the two Reacher movies. It's also a Tom Cruise company. Guess he found a way to stay in the Reacher franchise after all, just not as the main character.
SWMBO got into it so it must be pretty decent outside the environs of Reacher fans. Give it a watch if you have the chance.
Brad
-
Is it the first four and then they're doing one a week, or did the whole series drop? If the former, I don't want to start watching until all the episodes drop. I'm definitely watching it though.
-
Eight episodes in all so I guess it's a full season.
Brad
-
I was having trouble sleeping last night and watched a few episodes and really enjoyed it so far.
However, if I hear about a lightweight 9mm projectile I definitely don't assume it is subsonic.
-
The Tom Cruise Reacher: A hyperactive hamster on meth who thinks he is a mongoose.
Whatever this guy's name is Reacher: A zen enigma, who doesn't know how to count to three, and who doesn't care.
-
In April 1933 he was hospitalized with pneumonia and never fully recovered. On December 1, 1934, after three weeks of decline, Beatrice Blake summoned an ambulance. He suffered a pulmonary hemorrhage and died on the way to the hospital. The cause of death was listed as pulmonary tuberculosis.
They don't really call him a Bluesman, like Mississippi Fred... They list him for ragtime guitar...
https://youtu.be/2yPOl__CeXE
-
I watched it yesterday. Better than the movies.
-
Just finished the last episode. Is is inded a book per season affair, at least for now. Even more surprising is how well they followed the book all the way through. Couple of deviations, though none enough to be of note. Even then, they obviously did what they could to stay with the book's spirit. Last episode even had a "blink and you'll miss it" walk-by cameo by Lee Childs.
Only thing that really made me chuckle was the V8 engine sound they used for the V6 Tauri cop cars. No one but a gearhead would notice so no harm, no foul.
Yeah, it'll be on the list when the next season drops.
Brad
-
Watched the first two episodes today. I like it.
-
I just finished the first episode. I like it too.
-
EWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
-
Okayfine - I don't care how badass you are, and how wimpy the guy with it is... That many hits with a crowbar has got to do some major damage.
-
And why didn't he take an AR or a shotty?
-
"I'm not a vagrant, I'm a hobo". :rofl:
I need to look up that toothpicks in the door hinges trick to see if it's real.
I have had to cringe at a few firearms related comments and "facts" so far. Also, up to episode 6, apparently rifles don't exist. You know that you're facing ruthless snake eaters that will make you scream and beg for them to please kill you if they catch you, but you're guarding a family in the middle of nowhere with your pistol and one mag?
I'll be finishing Season one tonight and look forward to (confirmed!) season 2.
-
Keep in mind that this is based on a book series that involves Reacher taking a .38 special round to the chest and it being "too weak to penetrate the pectoral muscle".
I wouldn't hold my breath for accurate firearms use.
-
Keep in mind that this is based on a book series that involves Reacher taking a .38 special round to the chest and it being "too weak to penetrate the pectoral muscle".
I wouldn't hold my breath for accurate firearms use.
Not unexpected, and I'm not letting it ruin the series, though I have had a few eyeroll strains already. :laugh:
I almost think the movies had more firearms accuracy than the series. While I'm still a silencer amateur, some of the "silencer and subsonics" forensics tidbits they drop make me think they did zero background research, other than maybe watching some bad movies.
-
I read the first Reacher book, and thought it was pretty terrible. Oh well.
-
I thought the guy was a good writer, but he sounds like he gets all his gun facts from someone who only knows bad Fudd lore and his main protagonist is a bit of an A hole who seems to be an expert at everything.
-
I thought the guy was a good writer, but he sounds like he gets all his gun facts from someone who only knows bad Fudd lore and his main protagonist is a bit of an A hole who seems to be an expert at everything.
This exactly.
Still fun reads.
-
Okayfine - I don't care how badass you are, and how wimpy the guy with it is... That many hits with a crowbar has got to do some major damage.
Agreed. Massively overdone.
-
In hindsight? Why did this viewer like the series?
The dialog.
-
In hindsight? Why did this viewer like the series?
The dialog.
Reacher: An assignment? I thought I was not... by employment, appearance, or lifestyle choice... a cop anymore.
Finlay: Well, shows you how desperate I am. So be smart, don't break the law, and promise me you won't end up in another holding cell.
Reacher [deadpan]: No. (turns and walks away)
Brad
-
REACHER Season 2 - Official Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC-rRhQcnlI
I would have preferred they keep the stories smaller scale, but I am sure it will be entertaining. I really like that actor as Reacher.
-
REACHER Season 2 - Official Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC-rRhQcnlI
I would have preferred they keep the stories smaller scale, but I am sure it will be entertaining. I really like that actor as Reacher.
Yeah, IMO, this is one of the 1 out of 100 Amazon Originals that they get pretty right. I liked last season, and am looking forward to this season.
-
Season 2 is supposedly based on book 11, Bad Luck and Trouble. It's been many years since I read it, but I recall enjoying it.
I wasn't hyped on Alan Ritchson based on the initial Season 1 trailers. Those doubts faded once I started watching. I think he's perfectly cast.
It'll be interesting if they've found a supporting cast as good as Willa Fitzgerald and Malcom Goodwin. The three had good chemistry.
Brad
-
Okayfine - I don't care how badass you are, and how wimpy the guy with it is... That many hits with a crowbar has got to do some major damage.
Hit him enough to knock him out and be bleeding profusely, yet be unbruised when showering a few minutes later?
-
Hit him enough to knock him out and be bleeding profusely, yet be unbruised when showering a few minutes later?
He ain't got time to bruise.
-
My wife and I had been thinking about dropping Prime since the price keeps going up and delivery to our place is still at pandemic crawl. We moved the MIL to the small city my wife works in last Christmas and have been using her address, 20 miles away, for delivery and it gets there like two days sooner and she even gets weekend deliveries. So, we kept it.
We have been waiting for this to come back.
-
I was thinking of dropping prime simply because I don't order Amazon stuff near as often as I used to so the shipping savings may not add up (not to mention their attempt at Lord of the Rings). I need to check my watchlist first. There are probably items I never finished.
-
Season 2 dropped today. I just rewatched season 1 this week, and have to reiterate what I said earlier in this thread: This is one of the few "Amazon Originals" they get right. When I can get down to the minutia of complaining about "light bullets and subsonic" vs complaining about having woke crap and trannies injected every three minutes, these days, I'm happy.
Lets hope season 2 is as "non-woke" as season 1.
-
I intended to watch the first episode last night. I ended up watching all three that were released. Seems to continue the attitude and unapologetic violence of the the first season. I like it so far.
-
Ugh. Last season they dropped everything at once. Now it appears to be one a week after the first three. I might wait a couple of weeks to start watching. I've gotten spoiled from the whole season dropping at once. Waiting for an episode a week is soooo 2000's. :laugh:
-
Watching the first couple episodes now.
Henchman... "She checked in under the name Sarah Connor. Who's that?"
Robert Patrick's character "... I don't give a *expletive deleted*it."
SWMBO and I... HUGE Lol!
Brad
-
Watching the first couple episodes now.
Henchman... "She checked in under the name Sarah Connor. Who's that?"
Robert Patrick's character "... I don't give a *expletive deleted*it."
SWMBO and I... HUGE Lol!
Brad
I missed that line. Dangit. Lots of other good one liners though. Liked the one where Reacher complained about his room being ransacked and his toothbrush being broken in two.
-
Well, I couldn't hold out for all the episodes to drop. The first three have been good. That Sarah Conner bit was great. :laugh:
I've been doing good about not nitpicking gun stuff, but man, that episode 3 scene where he "rents" pistols from the pawnshop in NJ or NY, wherever he was at the time, was over the top. He should have just beat up some more drug dealers if he wanted some throwaway gats.
-
Well, I couldn't hold out for all the episodes to drop. The first three have been good. That Sarah Conner bit was great. :laugh:
I've been doing good about not nitpicking gun stuff, but man, that episode 3 scene where he "rents" pistols from the pawnshop in NJ or NY, wherever he was at the time, was over the top. He should have just beat up some more drug dealers if he wanted some throwaway gats.
Or gone to PA, or VT or wherever to buy them (note, don't know those states laws, the waiting periods and purchase limitations especially)
-
I just finished Season 2. I liked it. The final episode seemed a little rushed to me. It was only 42 minutes, so I guess they had to scrunch everything together.
-
I just watched the first 2 episodes of season 1. I like it. I wish they would leave out technical bullshit that they get totally wrong (like 95 grain 9mm being subsonic) but that's my only complaint so far. I can live with that.
-
I just watched the first 2 episodes of season 1. I like it. I wish they would leave out technical bullshit that they get totally wrong (like 95 grain 9mm being subsonic) but that's my only complaint so far. I can live with that.
Everybody know the bullets have to be bigger than 100 grains to be supersonic. Whattsammatta wit youse?
-
I finished season 1 and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've heard that season 2 sucks; was produced during the writer's strike and maybe AI wrote the script. They also said the first 3 episodes were okay but went steadily downhill after that and overall was terrible. (nothing but overused tropes) This was on Reddit, but everyone in the thread seemed to agree with that. Is season 2 worth starting?
-
I finished season 1 and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've heard that season 2 sucks; was produced during the writer's strike and maybe AI wrote the script. They also said the first 3 episodes were okay but went steadily downhill after that and overall was terrible. (nothing but overused tropes) This was on Reddit, but everyone in the thread seemed to agree with that. Is season 2 worth starting?
I decided to chance it. It's not as good as season 1, but I'm enjoying it. I just finished episode 4 and the reviews I've read said it had gone to *expletive deleted*it by now. Some of the dialog is overly-repetitive, ("Did I ever tell you how smart you are, Neagley?") and that's one of the things the bad reviews said but I think that's a poor attempt at a running gag. And it might even be an intentionally poor attempt because it's from Reacher's perspective. They also say "You don't mess with the Special Investigators" too much. It was good seeing Finlay again in a cameo.
-
They could have done without the campfire bonding bs... And I loved the opener at the ATM...
-
I didn't finish season 2. Not out of any real dislike, it just didn't hold my interest enough to turn it back on after episode three or four. Not BAD per se, just not good enough to bother watching.
-
I would give Season 1 a solid A, and Season 2 a B. Both better than half the garbage on TV. One better than 2.
(Justfied was an A+ series, IMHO, for point of reference.)