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Originally posted by Black92LX:
I watched the trailer it is going to be tough.

Jim is Jim and always will be Jim no matter how good a show he is now in.

Same with Tony Soprano, while a good actor James was always and will always be Tony to me and takes away from all I have seen him in.

I have to admit I was wrong. We finished this up last night and enjoyed it and thankfully I did not see Jim as the character.
Not the greatest show ever but certainly hoping for a season 2.

We watched an episode and evening after the kids were in bed so I did not analyze the thing as much as some folks.

I saw somewhere on the web that there is a season 2 cast that has been signed. I'm hoping they follow through with another seasons.
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What's going to happen in Russia? We need season 2 to find out.

Not loving it. Watchable, but Jack Ryan as a pussy is not flying with me.

I was prepared to hate Jim Greer as a Muslim, but at least he has a pair.

The drone pilot is definitely in the wrong line of work. He might want to look into a career as a WalMart greeter or something. I am curious to see how his trip to Syria is going to work out for him tho.

I don't think Tom Clancy would approve.

Finished the series last night.

I liked it. It might help that I'm not familiar with the Clancy books.

It might help also that I'm unfamiliar with the DC area.

My guess on the drone guy is they are building him up for next season.

It was entertainment and met my expectations as entertainment.

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
Not loving it. Watchable, but Jack Ryan as a pussy is not flying with me.

I was prepared to hate Jim Greer as a Muslim, but at least he has a pair.

The drone pilot is definitely in the wrong line of work. He might want to look into a career as a WalMart greeter or something. I am curious to see how his trip to Syria is going to work out for him tho.

I don't think Tom Clancy would approve.

Kinda thought Jack Ryan was always a "pussy." He was never really written or portrayed as man of action so much as doing what was forced on him. Analyst, policy maker, so on... John Clark (John T. Kelly) was Clancy's do all bad man working in the shadows.

Just finished binge watching it, and I really enjoyed it. I also don't think Krasinski is the best casting choice, but I can live with it. Not much relation to Jack Ryan from the books, but a very enjoyable show.I'm in for Season 2 when it comes.

Just watched the series, was off sick from work.

I like it, but no way a CIA analyst and former Marine would be that naïve about how things get done.

And Abby Cornish is hot.

Season 3 is up.

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Originally posted by 6guns:
Season 3 is up.

Watched the first two episodes last night.
Not bad, storyline is good albeit not new ... rogue agent who's trying to do good... blah blah.
Never liked who they cast but whatta you going to do?

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Originally posted by smschulz:
Never liked who they cast but whatta you going to do?

Yeah, I've had a hard time getting on board with the Greer actor. I just don't find him very believable. And, of course, they had to make him a muslim.

I'm a few episodes in as well. It's OK. There's a whole lot of moving parts in this season, and you kind of have to stretch your imagination a bit. But, I like this genre, so I'm enjoying it.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
Never liked who they cast but whatta you going to do?

You don't think Gym Halpert makes for a believable special operations superspy?

Yeah, I struggle with it as well. I want to like him, but...

(Oh, and for those who don't get the reference...)

Watched Ep. 1 today. Looks good enough for mindless entertainment……

Well, it bears a striking resemblance to the Hunt For Red October.

I guess my standards are lower, I think this season is pretty damn good.

BTW, I never watched The Office, so I’m not dealing with the ghost of an old comedy show.

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Originally posted by TMats:
I guess my standards are lower, I think this season is pretty damn good.

BTW, I never watched The Office, so I’m not dealing with the ghost of an old comedy show.

Me either! I didn't even know who this 'Jim' was they have been talking about.

So far, I'm enjoying the series. Just finished episode 3 last night.

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Originally posted by jljones:
Well, it bears a striking resemblance to the Hunt For Red October.

Plot-wise, it's like a cross between Hunt for Red October and Sum of All Fears.

But I enjoyed it. I've never really thought Krasinski was a great casting choice, but overall, I thought the 3rd season was well done and very much worth watching.

Binge watched the series with my girlfriend on Xmas. I fell asleep in the middle of the season and missed 1-2 episodes. Woke back up, pieced the whole thing together and guessed the predictable ending by episode 7.


It was ok. I give it 6/10. Would be nice if they were true to the character. Jack Ryan is a CIA analyst, not a field operative yet they have him doing more field work than analysis.


Jack Ryan is probably one of the most butchered characters in the last 25 years and part of that is because they keep changing the actor who plays him. Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, Chris Pine and now John Krasinski. Baldwin and Ford played Ryan the best, however I believe much of that has to do with both those roles staying true to the "analyst" Ryan is vs. "field operative" to make Ryan much more of an action hero than he's supposed to be.

I like Krasinski but there's something off about his portrayal of Ryan. As others have mentioned he comes off like a pussy and constantly has this worried look about him while solving complex schemes too easily/quickly/conveniently. For example in "Patriot Games" Harrison Ford spent most of the movie doing actual analysis just to come up with sat photos of tits and a bald headed guy with sunburns to make an educated guess of which camp the IRA was training at. In this series it just seems like Krasinski is uncovering bombshell after bombshell while running around with tactical gear and an M4. It's almost as if Jack Ryan is Jack Bauer.

I'm not so sure that Jack Ryan hasn't morphed into Jack Ryan, Jr, at least that's who I think of when I watch these series.

As much as I detest Alec Baldwin, he was the best “true to form” Jack Ryan from the books.

But I understand the “new” Jack Ryan. I do not believe they would have high ratings with a series without the running around with a M4 in tactical gear. I really believe the audience is less cerebral about plot and more visual about staying connected with the character by what action scene comes next.

To put it bluntly, if the rub doesn’t come easy (and predictable), the studio won’t have viewers.

I started season 3 last night. I enjoyed what I've seen so far.

As to complaints about it not following the real Jack Ryan, I get it. But on it's own, I still find the story and acting entertaining. I guess I'm not a purist as far as that is concerned.