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https://youtu.be/GSycMV-_Csw

Trailer out for the new Reacher series... Looks promising

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That looks rather good, I'll definitely be giving it a go.

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Now that’s the Reacher from the books.

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Looks good.

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To young Reacher is older.

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Reacher was 36 (in the books) when he left the Military - the actor playing him in the series is 38.

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I'll give it a go, I just hope it is serious and not too laid back and cheesy like MacGyver.

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Started watching it this morning and failed to stop and ended up watching the lot. Excellent series imo

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:tu:

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Binging on it here and loving it.

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You probably won't like it.

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No "realism" then ? :angel:

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Thought so. I liked the more serious tone of the films.

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Have you read the books?

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Nope

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Forgot how long I've been reading the Reacher series of books. Didn't think last 2 in series very good.

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I hope Amazon stick with this. Perfect way to transfer to books to screen. Very enjoyable. Great music too .

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Just finished it and I loved it, should easily be another season with its 8.8 rating.

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I am watching it again haha

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I watched all 8 episodes over a 2 day period, I don't usually bother with these Netflix/Amazon series things as they're often too 'wishy washy' and tend to go overboard with the romantic interludes and moral overtones a little too often.

I thought I'd give it a go as I've read the books and enjoyed them . . doesn't everyone like a lone hero with attitude that takes on the bad guys?

I thought the series was a let down to be honest, especially after episode 2 or 3, far too much of the romantic stuff getting in there, and also spoiled in places by the 'atmospheric' music almost overpowering the dialogue . . . something that's now generic to most things on TV.

I guess my expectations are too high, which is why I rarely watch a TV series or Film if I've read and enjoyed the book.

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Good to know i am not going to be in the minority when i watch it :)

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As of now, Ive watched the first two episodes - its been awsome so far.

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:tu:

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We could add a poll to all these TV show threads to get a better idea of who enjoys them or who thinks it's not so great.

So far 2 people in this thread don't like it with 1 of them not seen it yet.

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No lets accept people's opinions for once.I can't see a poll adding anything to this thread.

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I'm enjoying it so far, only on 3rd episode. The dialogue is really bad in places, often really cringy (such as '3 nights ago the moon was 26 degrees further to the east' etc etc) and has some really bad acting in places. Other than that I will probably finish it.

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glad to hear your realism factor is alive and well. I am going to watch the first ep shortly and will report back.

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your realism thing has no continuity. One minute you say something like this is not real enough then cream over some sort of fantasy show. So you could say your realism has no realism haha

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not really otherwise the only stuff I would be able to watch is documentaries. My realism factor isn't about whether the story/universe/world is realistic, it is about whether the events that transpire in that established world are realistic.

I could give you millions of examples but one will prove my point quite nicely. All my friends rant and rave about The Orville and say it is more like Star Trek than Discovery is. I tried it and couldn't get into it for two reasons. You for all intents and purposes have highly trained Starfleet officers who are constantly making inappropriate jokes either on the bridge during tense situations or during diplomatic talks. It wouldn't happen. Secondly, the sets and especially the bridge was too plain and simplistic and you can't believe it has all the necessary controls and functionality for a starship. It felt more like Red Dwarf to me than Star Trek. It looks like they have changed it for season 3.




It is all about watching something and immersing yourself in that universe and having things make sense based on the rules they establish. If someone does something which doesn't make sense and wouldn't happen, or similarly, something doesn't happen which you know should then it ruins it. You can laugh at me all you want but I just enjoy well made good quality stuff and if you want an example of what I think is the bees knees then look no further than The Expanse. The reason why I love the HISHEs on youtube and they make me laugh so much is because they pick up on all the stuff I think of while I am watching the film.

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Well you totally missed the point of The Orville. Would have thought having Seth at the lead would have given you the clue

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So surely then if The Orville shows that the characters like to use humour in tense situations, and they consistently enforce this then it should help your realism factor?

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Indeed. You may not appreciate the ‘morons in space’ schtick they’re doing but the show is definitely internally consistent. Also, just because the set design doesn’t look like Star Trek doesn’t mean it’s not credible or realistic. It’s sci fi fantasy for smeg’s sake, nothing can travel faster than light so portraying a ship that can is purely down to creative production design. You can like the design or not but to try to argue it’s unrealistic is just silly. I seem to recall a not dissimilar list of whinges over the Mandalorian when they failed to waste an episode showing his ship getting fixed.

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Yes he's missed the point, it's a Comedy. :D

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but he creamed over Dune

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You know its supposed to be slightly comedic, right ? :erm:
JFYI, They have actually toned the comedy down a bit as its progressed.

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it wasn't that they didn't spend an entire episode showing it getting fixed, it is that they didn't show it getting fixed at all when it it literally crashed into a planet and they through several floors of ice caves or whatever it was the ship was in pieces. They can spend half an episode showing him rebuilding a nabboo star fighter but they can't make a dialogue reference or 60 second showing his ship in a work shop/yard being repaired?


absolutely flipping brilliant





Here's another good one for you. Last year I was flicking through the channels while I was having lunch one day and an episode of MacGyver had just started. It started off with him and his friend being trapped in something like a cargo container and they were sitting there gently rocking backwards and forwards. The scene then changed and they cut to an external view of the container being in something like a hurricane or tornado being carried over a great distance and constantly rolling over on the ground. It then cut back to MacGyver and him gently rocking backwards and forwards talking and then the outside shot again and it went back and forth for about 5 minutes. I laughed my ass off.

I don't sit there with a check list picking through episodes. They choose what to show and tell us in the stories and when something happens I can think "oh wow, that's cool, that would actually happen like that (in the case of the amazing physics in The Expanse) or in the case of MacGyver, what a joke. It was like a constant contradiction and was as if they thought the audience were stupid. It didn't make sense at all.

I'll have one last nit pick at Bobba Fett. How many times does he have to be challenged or attacked before he takes actions. He keeps backing down, letting assassins go, giving appeasement gestures, "talking", not asserting his authority when required and behaving like a complete pansy. "If you guys won't stand up for your planet and territory don't worry, sit there and do nothing and I will do it for you.................but I probably won't and I am going to get the Mandalorian to do it instead........watch this space."

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An author I follow (@scalzi) summed it up for me

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I don't see a huge difference in design between the Ent-D bridge and the Orville's. But then that's likely on purpose based on Seth Macfarlane's love of Star Trek

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If you liked Reacher, try author Nick Petrie's series (Peter Ash) book 1 The Drifter. Just reading second book and enjoying it.

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Thanks.

In return, I’d recommend the Spenser books, by Robert B Parker (there are 50 in total).

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Read some of them, will get back to them at some point.

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Just finished watching Reacher and loved it. I can't wait for more and the good news is that this is the kind of character and series which can go on indefinitely and keep telling different stories similar to Jack Bauer and 24. It is a huge coincidence but it worked out very nicely that I watched this straight after watching the latest season of Dexter. Lana being in it was a nice surprise and the icing on the cake.

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Who is "Lana" ?

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Glad it was renewed so quickly.... Bring it on.

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Watch the whole thing, it is only 4 minutes long.






I wish there was a 20 hour video of every scene she was in from all 10 seasons.

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arrrr you mean Meg

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Well, considering there are 26 books and 6 short stories, here’s hoping so…

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I'm still shocked General liked it.

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loved it. I was initially hesitant because I thought the trailer made it look way too corny and cheesy like MacGyver but it wasn't.

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Currently mid-way through, but I keep watching into the evening after the kids have gone to bed, then have to watch it all again as they catch up the next night!

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Really enjoyed season 2

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I prefer to read the books..

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The books are as ever better but this TV adaption is really good. As good as you can expect. Roll on season three

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I've enjoyed it, but I still dont think it was as good as season 1.
This season seemed darker, with less funny moments, and I really liked Oscar and Roscoe better than this seasons supporting players.
Still, at least we have another season to look forward to, presumably in 2025. :)