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Political Cynic
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Just watched episode 1

It was pretty good. I’ve read the books but it was still good. Will watch the rest over the next few weeks.
 
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Binged 1-6 last night, decent enough show a little out there on some things, predictable about others, an absurd plot, a little bit of The Accountant mixed in...

Guns, Cars, Sex, Fights, what's not to like.

Still decent entertainment...
 
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an absurd plot, a little bit of The Accountant mixed in...

The plot itself pretty well follows Lee Child's Reacher book #1, Killing Floor. Of course, embellishments for the screen.



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I really liked it for all the reasons mentioned. but has anyone noticed Reacher's walk? It's more of a "glide" than a manly "stride". Most noticeable when he's walking along the side of the road at the end, and in a couple of other places. Really minor point, but it doesn't seem like the way he'd walk.




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We started watching it. It is enjoyable, light entertainment. No one will mistake it for high art, or even great TV, but it is fun.




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I really liked it for all the reasons mentioned. but has anyone noticed Reacher's walk? It's more of a "glide" than a manly "stride". Most noticeable when he's walking along the side of the road at the end, and in a couple of other places. Really minor point, but it doesn't seem like the way he'd walk.


I think that is intentional. Kind of the way he lives his life as a hobo just kind of glides from place to place.
Not really an purpose behind where or why he is walking.


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I could have done without the full frontal shots of the dead guy on the wall. Otherwise, I enjoyed it.
 
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I agree that was gross and over the top... I had actually blocked it from my memory.


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I could have done without the full frontal shots of the dead guy on the wall. Otherwise, I enjoyed it.


Well at least you couldn't see his balls....
 
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"Well at least you couldn't see his balls...."

Took me a moment to understand the joke


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Well, it was an INSIDE joke.


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Well, it was an INSIDE joke.

I'm not sure I can stomach this kind of humor.
 
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Finally, a show the wife and I enjoy together

It does bother me a bit that they do a terrible job of faking a GA town. I noticed it right away, the first give away was the Spruce trees everywhere


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Congrats?



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Finished the first series. Not bad.
 
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I enjoyed it. I watched it with my 14yo son which makes everything more fun. I’ve not read any of the books but my understanding is that the author gets a lot of firearms related things wrong, if so then at least the series stayed true to the books in that sense.

That’s why I like watching things with my son though. He doesn’t pick apart minor detail like I do and just enjoys the action.




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my understanding is that the author gets a lot of firearms related things wrong, if so then at least the series stayed true to the books in that sense.

A lot (most) of the fiction authors I read get firearms things wrong, from minor bits to full-out goofs. Stephen Hunter is the only author I've found that gets it all right.
 
Lee Child addressed this issue in the author's notes on his latest book.



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Really enjoyed this series. Looking forward to the next one.
 
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I was finally able to watch the 8-part series and enjoyed it. The only complaint I have is that there appeared to be a lot of gratuitous violence. This may be due to watching the series 2-3 episodes at a time making it seem more apparent, but beyond that, I enjoyed the series and looking forward to the next one.


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I was finally able to watch the 8-part series and enjoyed it. The only complaint I have is that there appeared to be a lot of gratuitous violence. This may be due to watching the series 2-3 episodes at a time making it seem more apparent, but beyond that, I enjoyed the series and looking forward to the next one.


It is sort of a predictable shoot-em-up, with lots of action and violence, so I think it is a legitimate complaint. But it is still an entertaining series.




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