Harry Crack
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Post by Harry Crack on May 15, 2015 13:24:09 GMT -5
Did you watch Thrones ? The river/canal scene - tres cool But of course. In the book Tyrion gets the touch. They showed a wee patch of it on his arm on the show. As long as he does not touch his boatmate (my fave character) all is good !!!! I absolutely loved his little plea speech for wine " people who drink a lot of wine , need to drink a lot of wine" Ha Ha Ha |
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Post by Hank Kingsley on May 25, 2015 11:14:26 GMT -5
Tyrion rules.
Texas Rising tonight!!
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Post by tnerb57 on May 25, 2015 12:06:31 GMT -5
But of course. In the book Tyrion gets the touch. They showed a wee patch of it on his arm on the show. As long as he does not touch his boatmate (my fave character) all is good !!!! I absolutely loved his little plea speech for wine " people who drink a lot of wine , need to drink a lot of wine" Ha Ha Ha I thought that was on the full-size fellow's arm? |
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Post by Hank Kingsley on May 25, 2015 13:33:43 GMT -5
They showed a wee patch of it on his arm on the show. As long as he does not touch his boatmate (my fave character) all is good !!!! I absolutely loved his little plea speech for wine " people who drink a lot of wine , need to drink a lot of wine" Ha Ha Ha I thought that was on the full-size fellow's arm? It was Mormont's arm. Not Tyrion's. |
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Post by tnerb57 on May 25, 2015 13:41:28 GMT -5
I thought that was on the full-size fellow's arm? It was Mormont's arm. Not Tyrion's. |
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Post by Hank Kingsley on May 26, 2015 9:54:45 GMT -5
So.....
I had mixed emotions. Especially at the start.
But it developed and I'll continue to watch it.
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Post by Otis B. Driftwood on May 27, 2015 10:19:45 GMT -5
So..... I had mixed emotions. Especially at the start. But it developed and I'll continue to watch it. I'm DVR'ing. Haven't dived into it yet. Have a trip to Virginia tomorrow and didn't want to be diverted. Sunday will be DVR day. |
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Post by Hank Kingsley on May 27, 2015 10:44:52 GMT -5
It seems uneven and disjointed. Like a bunch of small skits tossed together.
Odd since Roland Jaffe also mad The Mission, a great movie.
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Post by Hubster on May 27, 2015 20:24:42 GMT -5
So..... I had mixed emotions. Especially at the start. But it developed and I'll continue to watch it. I enjoyed the Hatfields and McCoys much more than I have Texas Rising so far. |
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Post by Hank Kingsley on May 28, 2015 12:31:13 GMT -5
So..... I had mixed emotions. Especially at the start. But it developed and I'll continue to watch it. I enjoyed the Hatfields and McCoys much more than I have Texas Rising so far. Ed Zachary. It seems a wee bit clunky and amateurish. |
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Post by Harry Crack on May 28, 2015 18:27:14 GMT -5
I enjoyed the Hatfields and McCoys much more than I have Texas Rising so far. Ed Zachary. It seems a wee bit clunky and amateurish. Shit ! Don't like hearing this  The Spousal unit and i will watch it tomorrow . She will bail real quick if it gets choppy. |
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Post by Hubster on May 28, 2015 20:06:01 GMT -5
I enjoyed the Hatfields and McCoys much more than I have Texas Rising so far. Ed Zachary. It seems a wee bit clunky and amateurish. I know I'm being a wee bit picky but the terrain in SE Texas is nothing like the barren rock and canyon like scenery in T.R. |
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Post by Canuck eh? on May 29, 2015 8:45:17 GMT -5
Ed Zachary. It seems a wee bit clunky and amateurish. Shit ! Don't like hearing this The Spousal unit and i will watch it tomorrow . She will bail real quick if it gets choppy. And I wanted to see tits.  |
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Post by Harry Crack on May 29, 2015 8:52:50 GMT -5
5 of my female staff are outside my office just absolutely "abuzz" with chatter about the Bachelor show or something........save me  |
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Post by Hank Kingsley on May 29, 2015 10:35:36 GMT -5
A big part of the issue is I think they extended it to make 8 hours.
So all the crap that didn't make the 6 hour version gets stuck back in, required or not.
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Post by Canuck eh? on May 29, 2015 10:45:27 GMT -5
5 of my female staff are outside my office just absolutely "abuzz" with chatter about the Bachelor show or something........save me I guess they're fans of STDs. |
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Post by Harry Crack on May 29, 2015 11:56:25 GMT -5
A big part of the issue is I think they extended it to make 8 hours. So all the crap that didn't make the 6 hour version gets stuck back in, required or not. Ahhhhhh...Stephen King disease. Still a monumentally talented writer , but the last 15 years sans an independent Editor all his books are too long. You just have to read 400 pages to enjoy the 300 good ones. |
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Post by Hank Kingsley on May 29, 2015 14:40:45 GMT -5
A big part of the issue is I think they extended it to make 8 hours. So all the crap that didn't make the 6 hour version gets stuck back in, required or not. Ahhhhhh...Stephen King disease. Still a monumentally talented writer , but the last 15 years sans an independent Editor all his books are too long. You just have to read 400 pages to enjoy the 300 good ones. It's more than that though. Some characters seem wooden. And stereotypes abound. And some scenes could seeming come from some Monty Python sketch where they are scurrying around a field somewhere. |
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Post by Harry Crack on May 29, 2015 16:04:35 GMT -5
Ahhhhhh...Stephen King disease. Still a monumentally talented writer , but the last 15 years sans an independent Editor all his books are too long. You just have to read 400 pages to enjoy the 300 good ones. It's more than that though. Some characters seem wooden. And stereotypes abound. And some scenes could seeming come from some Monty Python sketch where they are scurrying around a field somewhere. OH NO !! Should we even bother watching it ? We have way too much stuff already time wise anyways due to a couple of reasonably interesting Hockey games next few nights... |
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Post by Hank Kingsley on May 29, 2015 17:53:14 GMT -5
It's more than that though. Some characters seem wooden. And stereotypes abound. And some scenes could seeming come from some Monty Python sketch where they are scurrying around a field somewhere. OH NO !! Should we even bother watching it ? We have way too much stuff already time wise anyways due to a couple of reasonably interesting Hockey games next few nights... I'm sure the less discriminating who are happy watching Survivor or the Great Race or whatever the fuck will probably be more than happy. |
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Post by Otis B. Driftwood on Jun 1, 2015 7:08:28 GMT -5
Ed Zachary. It seems a wee bit clunky and amateurish. I know I'm being a wee bit picky but the terrain in SE Texas is nothing like the barren rock and canyon like scenery in T.R. That was the very first thing I noticed. Nothing remotely resembles those canyons around Gonzales. Nothing. |
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Post by Otis B. Driftwood on Jun 1, 2015 7:12:56 GMT -5
It's more than that though. Some characters seem wooden. And stereotypes abound. And some scenes could seeming come from some Monty Python sketch where they are scurrying around a field somewhere. OH NO !! Should we even bother watching it ? We have way too much stuff already time wise anyways due to a couple of reasonably interesting Hockey games next few nights... Have reasonable expectations Harry... It's "OK". Pretty good acting but the scripts are a little thin. Sledgehammering the "Yellow Rose" myth into this is a bit much for me. It's worth a view... probably not worth a second one though. |
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Post by Harry Crack on Jun 1, 2015 10:06:08 GMT -5
OH NO !! Should we even bother watching it ? We have way too much stuff already time wise anyways due to a couple of reasonably interesting Hockey games next few nights... Have reasonable expectations Harry... It's "OK". Pretty good acting but the scripts are a little thin. Sledgehammering the "Yellow Rose" myth into this is a bit much for me. It's worth a view... probably not worth a second one though. We dumped it from the pvr schedule- very disappointing |
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Post by Hubster on Jun 1, 2015 11:01:21 GMT -5
Have reasonable expectations Harry... It's "OK". Pretty good acting but the scripts are a little thin. Sledgehammering the "Yellow Rose" myth into this is a bit much for me. It's worth a view... probably not worth a second one though. We dumped it from the pvr schedule- very disappointing I think Lonesome Dove set the bar high for the western mini series genre. Texas Rising has the feel of a Hallmark movie. |
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Post by Otis B. Driftwood on Jun 1, 2015 12:21:12 GMT -5
We dumped it from the pvr schedule- very disappointing I think Lonesome Dove set the bar high for the western mini series genre. Texas Rising has the feel of a Hallmark movie. Seems to me History Channel is trying to hit that mother lode they found with "Vikings"... first with "Sons of Liberty" last year and now with "Texas Rising". It's a shame because with the exception of Kris Kristofferson, the cast is capable of delivering a quality product. Even the dude who played Dewey Crowe in "Justified". The writing is substandard. |
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Post by Harry Crack on Jun 1, 2015 12:53:35 GMT -5
I think Lonesome Dove set the bar high for the western mini series genre. Texas Rising has the feel of a Hallmark movie. Seems to me History Channel is trying to hit that mother lode they found with "Vikings"... first with "Sons of Liberty" last year and now with "Texas Rising". It's a shame because with the exception of Kris Kristofferson, the cast is capable of delivering a quality product. Even the dude who played Dewey Crowe in "Justified". The writing is substandard. LOVE Dewey on Justified !! |
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Post by Harry Crack on Jun 1, 2015 12:55:42 GMT -5
UN - solid points on Stephen King , just an fyi , but my favorite fiction novel of all time is The Stand . Pure Genius.........wait a minute why is my nose running , flem seems to be building in my sinus's........
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Post by Otis B. Driftwood on Jun 1, 2015 20:27:16 GMT -5
Seems to me History Channel is trying to hit that mother lode they found with "Vikings"... first with "Sons of Liberty" last year and now with "Texas Rising". It's a shame because with the exception of Kris Kristofferson, the cast is capable of delivering a quality product. Even the dude who played Dewey Crowe in "Justified". The writing is substandard. LOVE Dewey on Justified !! Me too... one of those characters that made it worth watching. |
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Post by Harry Crack on Jun 2, 2015 10:52:42 GMT -5
Boyd Crowder is awesome
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The Spousal unit and i will watch it tomorrow . She will bail real quick if it gets choppy.
