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Entertainment: The Bondsman
« on: April 15, 2025, 01:52:44 PM »
It's kinda gory, but overall, I liked the first episode... Lead is Kevin Bacon, and his character is a fellow targeted by Hell's HR people (perfectly done) to have to go out and run down Hell's escapees...

 
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Re: Entertainment: The Bondsman
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2025, 03:34:34 PM »
What's it play on?

Streaming?

Over the air?

Youtube?

Victrola?
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Re: Entertainment: The Bondsman
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2025, 03:35:17 PM »
Wait - aren't all HR people from hell?
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Re: Entertainment: The Bondsman
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2025, 03:38:22 PM »
Best advice I ever got from Facebook Reels is HR is NEVER your friend.

Their job is to protect the company at all times.
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Re: Entertainment: The Bondsman
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2025, 03:51:31 PM »
I saw the 1st episode too - the basic premise strongly reminds me of the old TV series Brimstone.

Brimstone: Cop murders his wife's rapist and when later on he's killed in turn, he goes to hell. Devil makes him a deal - return a bunch of escaped hellions, and he gets a second chance.

Bondsman: Bail bondsman is killed and goes to hell. It looks like his "job" is to recapture hell's escapees. At this writing, still waiting on the backstory reveal.
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Re: Entertainment: The Bondsman
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2025, 06:11:32 PM »
Quote from: K Frame on April 15, 2025, 03:38:22 PM
Best advice I ever got from Facebook Reels is HR is NEVER your friend.

Their job is to protect the company at all times.

Sounds exactly like the Patient Advocate office at my VA hospital.
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Re: Entertainment: The Bondsman
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2025, 07:53:31 PM »
Downloaded it.  We shall see if it's any good.
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Re: Entertainment: The Bondsman
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2025, 10:54:57 PM »
Quote from: K Frame on April 15, 2025, 03:34:34 PM
What's it play on?

Streaming?

Over the air?

Youtube?

Victrola?

Amazon Prime Video.

I watched the first episode tonight.  Wasn't great, but worth watching so far in my opinion.  I'm going to get a few more episodes in before I make a decision about finishing the series.
 
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Re: Entertainment: The Bondsman
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2025, 07:12:24 AM »
Quote from: HankB on April 15, 2025, 03:51:31 PM
I saw the 1st episode too - the basic premise strongly reminds me of the old TV series Brimstone.

Brimstone: Cop murders his wife's rapist and when later on he's killed in turn, he goes to hell. Devil makes him a deal - return a bunch of escaped hellions, and he gets a second chance.

Bondsman: Bail bondsman is killed and goes to hell. It looks like his "job" is to recapture hell's escapees. At this writing, still waiting on the backstory reveal.


I LOVED Brimstone!

Another one of the really good with a lot of potential shows that Fox *expletive deleted*ed up beyond all recognition, sucked dry, and then discarded.
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Re: Entertainment: The Bondsman
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2025, 08:05:54 AM »
When it comes to any show about heaven/hell/angels/demons, I'm mostly like a comic book fan watching a film/tv adaptation. I might try to enjoy it, but there are too many "well, actually" moments that keep getting in the way.
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Re: Entertainment: The Bondsman
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2025, 11:21:23 AM »
Four episodes in and I'm losing interest.  While I generally like the actors in the show, the writing is meh.  I doubt I'll go any further with it.
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If there really was intelligent life on other planets, we'd be sending them foreign aid.

Conservatives see George Orwell's "1984" as a cautionary tale.  Progressives view it as a "how to" manual.

My wife often says to me, "You are evil and must be destroyed." She may be right.

Liberals believe one should never let reason, logic and facts get in the way of a good emotional argument.
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