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post #51 of 75
9/23/07 at 11:30am
I just finished this last night (watching the stadium arrival scene via download, thankyouverymuch), and it was indeed great. Then, I promptly came in here to the computer and watched the S2 premiere on the little quarter-screen player over at Yahoo... which was also very exciting, despite the quarter-screenedness of it.

Thumbs up!
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post #52 of 75
9/23/07 at 11:44am
How was the season 2 premiere? I want to save it to watch it on my big screen, but I am interested to know if the show is keeping up the same quality. I love this show so much, and am irrationally paranoid that it'll pull a Veronica Mars season 2 and go right off the quality cliff.
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post #53 of 75
9/23/07 at 12:09pm
I did not perceive any change in quality. Not a ton of football in it, as they're not really back in season yet, but plenty of good drama.
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post #54 of 75
9/29/07 at 2:57pm
Finally got to the DVD set. I'm not through yet, but, holy crap this show is good.
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post #55 of 75
9/29/07 at 3:05pm
Watched the first disc. Do these kids learn how to act at some point in the series?
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post #56 of 75
9/29/07 at 3:29pm
Not a fan? Bummer.

Scott Porter, especially, is a stand-out.
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post #57 of 75
9/30/07 at 6:49pm
So I just finished watching the racism two-parter, "Blinders" and "Black Eyes and Broken Hearts," and man, I don't know. It bothered me when I watched it last season (admittedly out of context), and it bothered me again today.

It just seems to me that what was a pretty accurate and simple story about small town racism turned after school special once they got to the rival school -- as if Mac's sins were forgiven because he happened to be less of a racist than the cops who wanted to drag Smash out of the bus. And because there was so much good stuff in the two episodes up to that point (especially Mac talking about his father, and the relationship between Smash and his mother -- easily my favorite parent/child relationship on the show), that the giant fucking sledghammer that was the end of that episode stands out all the more.
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post #58 of 75
9/30/07 at 8:03pm
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Originally Posted by RathBandu
So I just finished watching the racism two-parter, "Blinders" and "Black Eyes and Broken Hearts," and man, I don't know. It bothered me when I watched it last season (admittedly out of context), and it bothered me again today.
Those are easily my least favorite episodes of the season. There's some good stuff in them (the Powderpuff game, for instance), but they do come across a bit too heavy handed. Still, with 20 fantastic episodes, having 2 that are clunkers doesn't really bother me.
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post #59 of 75
9/30/07 at 8:07pm
I was really more disappointed by the resolution than anything leading up to it. I thought Smash's line to Mac about how "this doesn't change anything" before the game was a lot better than the whole "our racist is better than your racist" thing that happened after it.

I'll also take this opportunity to say that while she may be lacking in the department of acting, Minka Kelly is easily one of the hottest fucking women on television. Easy. (And Connie Britton. Oh, man, the milf that is Connie Britton.)
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post #60 of 75
9/30/07 at 8:23pm
Seconded Minka. She shows up briefly in Mr. Berg's The Kingdom, which I saw last night, which ALSO features some Explosions in The Sky. The band. Not the combustible event.
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post #61 of 75
10/1/07 at 12:15pm
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Originally Posted by El Gray
Seconded Minka. She shows up briefly in Mr. Berg's The Kingdom, which I saw last night, which ALSO features some Explosions in The Sky. The band. Not the combustible event.
Actually that is Danny Elfman's score isn't it? It's on the soundtrack for The Kingdom and it doesn't say Explosions in the Sky on it.
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post #62 of 75
10/1/07 at 1:14pm
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Originally Posted by Rene A. Moncivais
Actually that is Danny Elfman's score isn't it? It's on the soundtrack for The Kingdom and it doesn't say Explosions in the Sky on it.
I think they used one EITS track during a prayer scene, but I could be mistaken. I know there was no EITS credit at the end of the movie, because I waited to see. Maybe I'm totally wrong.

Elfman emulates well, if that was the case.
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post #63 of 75
10/1/07 at 1:17pm
Disc two down and while I enjoy the show, I don't get the massive praise. The acting remains awful - unless Matt Saracen is supposed to be developmentally disabled, that is - and the show has slowly begun to make a hash out of its own timeline and pacing. I would have to watch again, but I think the episode where Street gets snuck out of rehab by Lyla and Tim indicates that he was out for two solid nights, although he's only supposed to be out a couple of hours. The show needs to get back to having the day of the week presented on screen.
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post #64 of 75
10/1/07 at 1:18pm
Also, I don't understand things like the way the coach's wife looks at football, like this is his first job with a high school football team, or her first time living in this town. It obviously isn't, so for her to be surprised that the Reyes kid would get off scott free with beating up the nerd or any of the other ways Dillon deals with its football players makes handy audience identification but feels super false.
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post #65 of 75
10/3/07 at 1:13pm
For some reason I assummed it was their first time living in Dillon?

I agree with the racism angle though. It's quite well handled until that ending, an ending I would be able to handle if it was brought up again. But it just seems to put a cap on it.

Also, the Lyla/Street thing is awfully written. It didn't hit me as much as it did on first viewing. It also doesn't help that Lyla is the worst actress on the show. But they do what they can with the material.

Just got past "I think we should have Sex" and I still really like the way the issue is handled in the show. And Connie Britton knocks her big scene out of the park. In fact it's her and Chandler that have my favourite interactions on the show.
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post #66 of 75
10/3/07 at 2:05pm
I think there's a reference or two to the Taylors having lived outside of Dillon prior to the season, but Coach had clearly been involved in the program for a number of years as a QB coach. I think that they moved to Dillon proper at the start of the season, though

As for the Tami thing, my assumption was that she may have been a stay-at-home mom or booster, and that this is her first time actually working at Dillon High. And I would guess that Eric's years as QB Coach (especially if he was working one-on-one with Street for most of that time) didn't bring up a lot of the issues that being the head football coach would.
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post #67 of 75
10/3/07 at 2:09pm
He had lived outside of town - the old star QB who came back for homecoming day mentions that he would drive 20 miles to coach him. But he was also coaching Street since Street was a kid.

And by the way - was he supposed to have knocked up his wife when he was 16? There's a line of dialogue when he's telling Street that a crippling injury should never happen to a 17 year old where I thought he intimated it. At any rate, I didn't grow up in a high school football town and even I knew that players get away with murder. How could the wife not?
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post #68 of 75
10/3/07 at 2:19pm
I took that line to mean that Eric had experienced an injury that ended his own football career. Anyway, I don't know how far you are in the series yet, but they say that Julie was planned.
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post #69 of 75
10/3/07 at 9:58pm
I saw it as Taylor's discussing Street's own situation. His career wasn't ended by injury; the birth of his daughter is the only event in terms of significance which could possibly compare with Street's paralysis.

But great acting in that scene - Street gets pissed when he thinks Coach Taylor is throwing more pity on him - exactly how he should react.

A word about the supporting characters. Blue Deckert as Mac McGill - terrific. One of these guys who's been bouncing around TV for 20-30 years, finally comes up with a great role.

And Kevin Rankin as Herc - God bless him, he's back in season 2. His scenes were some of the best of the year, especially the Phil scene in Crossing the Line. Should be Emmys for roles like that.
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post #70 of 75
10/5/07 at 4:24pm
I'm glad to hear Herc is coming back, I wouldn't sure there would still be for a place with him what with where Street ends up as the Season closes.
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post #71 of 75
10/5/07 at 5:01pm
A bit late to the conversation, but I thought the racism stuff was well-handled, again until the end.

Coming up to it, with it showing both sides and giving you many different characters to identify with shows just how complicated questions of race and racism are, and how quickly things can get out of hand. The ending showed that Mac wasn't a "conscious" racist...he would do anything for the boys, regardless of who they were. However, the fact that the entire situation was just dropped after that bothered me. The "one act of redemption" is a bit too Hollywood for me, or this show.
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post #72 of 75
10/8/07 at 4:22pm
This is $14.99 this week at Best Buy. It's worth paying that just for Riggins comment about Saracen at the roast at the end of the season.
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post #73 of 75
10/14/07 at 4:54pm
I bought this at Costco for $18.99 (before tax) based on the recommendations here and from a friend. I have absoutely no interest in football and find almost any kind of rabid fandom disgusting. But I'm getting very involved in this show. I've had to scan this thread very carefully to avoid getting later episodes spoiled as I'm only on the 2nd disc.

But thanks for the recommendation everyone!
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post #74 of 75
10/24/07 at 3:13am
I watched a few episodes last season and loved it, but got so caught up with work and other shit that I fell behind and decided to wait for the DVDs. I picked them up last week and churned through the entire season in about 2 days and tonight watched the 3 episodes from this season.

Outstanding show and its a shame that fucking "Heroes" was the NBC show that got a Best Drama nomination. I love how all of these characters feel so goddamn real.

Even if the ratings suck, I hope NBC lets this thing live for a few years like they did "Homicide: Life on the Street".
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post #75 of 75
10/24/07 at 4:12am
I've still only gotten to the 4th disc after having the set for about a month. I'm going through these as slow as molasses having to work all day. But I am really getting into the show. But since most of the episodes are pretty self-contained, I not really driven to watch one episode after the other as I did when LOST: Season 1 came out on DVD.

I have to say, Coach Taylor's wife. Mmm... if this were any other show, I'd complain about how she is just too perfect. But the actor and the show sell it and I am in love with her character. How can I ever be happy with anyone when the standards are set so high!? Kekeke.
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