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post #1 of 88
2/10/08 at 7:00pm
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I just caught up with this show and it kicked my ass. Looks like I missed the boat on the discussion of this show due to the purge hence the new topic. Some things I loved about it....

The nonlinear nature of the show: I love the structure of the show and how your perspective of things in the present change from episode to episode. The one scene in particular is Glen Close losing it at her beach house. In one episode, we think it's one thing and then a few eps later we realize what it really was.

Glenn Close: Quite possibly the best work she's ever done. She is on fire here!

Ted Danson: Inspired casting. Never did I think Sam Malone could nail the corporate tycoon role but he did.

This is by far one of my favorite series on FX. Just incredible stuff.
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post #2 of 88
2/11/08 at 1:19am
Thankfully FX renewed it for two more seasons. I don't know if Danson will be involved but Glenn Close is all you really need at the end of the day. I think that jumps in time were fantastic and I hope they can keep that same format in S2. It really added something to the show.
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post #3 of 88
2/11/08 at 9:35am
Danson's evil charm was a huge part of last season. I hope he survived that shot and comes back.
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post #4 of 88
2/12/08 at 1:34am
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Danson's evil charm was a huge part of last season. I hope he survived that shot and comes back.
same here, Ted was great.
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post #5 of 88
2/12/08 at 11:54pm
Loved this show!! Was totally hooked from week to week. Even though it required the viewer to pay very close attention other wise you'd be completely lost. Glad Glenn Close won the Golden Globe and was happy the show was nominated for best drama.

Hope it returns soon with a new season. Though i hope F/X doesn't make us wait like forever like they do with The Shield.
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post #6 of 88
1/3/09 at 6:21pm
I thought I'd resurrect this with the season premiere on Wednesday and all.

I got the first season of this as the free half of a Buy One TV Season Get One TV Season free deal on Amazon. I'd seen bits and pieces of episodes and really dug them so I figured what the heck. I'm hoping I'll have it watched by Wednesday (I'm in the middle of nowhere until classes start on the 12th, I'll probably be caught up on this AND Sons of Anarchy by then).

I know Rath used it as part of his explanation for his "Good Show Bad Actors, Bad Show Good Actors" thread but other than that and the few replies in here it seems like not many people around here are talking about it.
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post #7 of 88
1/4/09 at 11:50am
I still think it's a bad show, but the new additions to the cast -- William Hurt, Olyphant, John Doman -- are going to make me watch it anyway.
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post #8 of 88
1/4/09 at 12:25pm
Actually, with THE SHIELD retired and THE RICHES canceled, DAMAGES is now FX's best show. Although, I bet I'm really going to miss Zeljko this season, even with all the big names they've brought on board.
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post #9 of 88
1/4/09 at 2:08pm
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I still think it's a bad show, but the new additions to the cast --
But you like Grey's Anatomy.

They have alot to live up to in S2 and am curious how long the FBI investigation will last. Can't imagine Patty not seeing it coming.

And FX is being stingy with no preview clips.

When was The Riches canceled?
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post #10 of 88
1/4/09 at 2:19pm
Riches was cancelled last November, which sucks, because I really liked that show.

Anya, go back and look at some of the statements I've made about Grey's. I've been off the love train for that show for a while now, although it's one I do try to keep an eye on because it's so goddamn popular. You want to mock my enthusasim for something that's not great/gay/uneven, Gossip Girl is your go to show now. Thanks.
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post #11 of 88
1/4/09 at 2:24pm
I like this show. I thought Zeljko's accent was a bit much but it was a very good mystery.

Still makes me chuckle a bit that Marimow from The Wire is the hitman in this show.
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post #12 of 88
1/4/09 at 2:27pm
THE RICHES was fantastic. Really underrated. I still mourn the loss ... probably because that gypsy bastard Quinn from season two is now showing up regularly on FRINGE.

I'll be interested in seeing how season two of DAMAGES is constructed. Will they try something that again cuts back and forth between time frames? Or will it be more of a straight-ahead narrative this season? Hmm ...
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post #13 of 88
1/4/09 at 2:28pm
I'm curious to see how Olyphant plays in this one.
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post #14 of 88
1/4/09 at 3:07pm
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I'm curious to see how Olyphant plays in this one.
Based on the character intros on FX spoiler spec-They meet in grief counseling so I'd bet he's with Patty somehow
-end spoiler spec
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post #15 of 88
1/4/09 at 7:48pm
I'm about halfway through the first season and I'd definitely say it's good but it's far from great. If they'd miscast this it could be a real disaster though. The characters and performances are definitely the highlight.

They're also what put me over the edge about catching up with the show. Earlier on it was like "Yeah, I'd like to watch that show. I'm curious". As soon as I saw that William Hurt, Tim Olyphant and Marcia Gay Harden were joining the show it went from "When I get to it" to "Fuck that, I want to watch it NOW!".
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post #16 of 88
1/5/09 at 9:39am
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I'm about halfway through the first season and I'd definitely say it's good but it's far from great. If they'd miscast this it could be a real disaster though. The characters and performances are definitely the highlight.

They're also what put me over the edge about catching up with the show. Earlier on it was like "Yeah, I'd like to watch that show. I'm curious". As soon as I saw that William Hurt, Tim Olyphant and Marcia Gay Harden were joining the show it went from "When I get to it" to "Fuck that, I want to watch it NOW!".
After the 1/2 way mark the show gets better and better.

I almost gave up on it around half way through, but the end kicked my arse.

I cant wait for it to start tomorrow. It will indeed fill some of the hole left in my heart from the departure of The Shield.
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post #17 of 88
1/5/09 at 9:44am
I'll be watching.
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post #18 of 88
1/5/09 at 12:45pm
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I'll be interested in seeing how season two of DAMAGES is constructed. Will they try something that again cuts back and forth between time frames? Or will it be more of a straight-ahead narrative this season? Hmm ...
Today's USA Today answered my question. Season two will have time shifts again. Only this time, we'll be seeing flash-forwards, not flash-backs. Apparently, sometime in the future, Ellen commits some horrible act of violence (which we'll get to see early on ... probably the end of episode one). Throughout the season, it will slowly be revealed how she got to that point. Sounds pretty cool.
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post #19 of 88
1/8/09 at 1:17am
That was worth the wait. Again a ton of questions and we are back at square one.

-I'm guessing William Hurt is the father of Julia Hewes. Also he killed his hot ass wife.

-Sheriff Bullock wasn't nearly angry enough.

-Patty is seriously fucked up and I hope that they allow her character to descend further into madness. Her hallucinating Ray Fiske was in the office was suitably creepy. Not as messed up as the suicide last season but good enough.

And I can't wait for the guys from The Wire to show up.
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post #20 of 88
1/8/09 at 1:22am
Won't find any argument from me.

My biggest wish for this season was that Ellen would become more proactive, it felt like she stumbled upon most everything in terms of revelations by accident. It seems like they're taking steps in that direction.

I'm intrigued to see more of Olyphant too.
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post #21 of 88
1/8/09 at 1:39am
Yeah, pretty solid opener, though I expect bigger plot twists (which this show thrives on) in the coming weeks.

Anyone else get the impression that Patty was entirely responsible for the politician's daughter getting busted with coke, just to get him turned back around on underwriting the foundation? That seemed to be what they were hinting at with the little conversation between Patty and her son.
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post #22 of 88
1/8/09 at 1:41am
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Anyone else get the impression that Patty was entirely responsible for the politician's daughter getting busted with coke, just to get him turned back around on underwriting the foundation? That seemed to be what they were hinting at with the little conversation between Patty and her son.
Oh yeah. C'mon, she could've done all that before breakfast and still ruined the lives of city blocks worth of people that day!
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post #23 of 88
1/8/09 at 1:42am
That was nice. I'm really gonna miss Ray this season. That Regis & Kelly bit was a little over the top. Danson was awesome in his patheticness. Ellen's still being followed by Uncle Pete, so she's doomed to get caught meeting with the FBI. Uncle Pete could have his own show, I bet.
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post #24 of 88
1/8/09 at 1:48am
I forgot to mention my surprise at seeing the sister from last season is still in the credits. I wonder how big a part she can actually play this season. Last time the case was linked to her. Now?
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post #25 of 88
1/8/09 at 2:07am
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Oh yeah. C'mon, she could've done all that before breakfast and still ruined the lives of city blocks worth of people that day!
Oh, definitely. But usually her devious machinations are laid bare in all of their glory ... not just hinted at.
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post #26 of 88
1/8/09 at 2:16am
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Oh, definitely. But usually her devious machinations are laid bare in all of their glory ... not just hinted at.
I see what you were getting at now.

It's probably gotten to the point where the creators know that we're going to catch on so they didn't even make it obvious. That'd be my guess.
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post #27 of 88
1/8/09 at 11:21am
Yeah, it was established last season that Patty has no limits to what she'll do, so it seemed clear to me that she was responsible for the coke bust.

I had the same thoughts as Boris, about William Hurt's character. Definitely some serious history between him and Patty, so the easy conclusion to make is that the child was theirs. Though with the twists the show throws at you, it could end up being something completely different. And I also thought right away that he killed his own wife - this show makes me think the worst of everyone.

Boris' post had me confused, though, I was racking my brain trying to figure out who Sheriff Bullock was. Sadly I've not seen Deadwood yet, so that reference initially went over my head, lol.

Good start to the season, I look forward to seeing how all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place.
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post #28 of 88
1/8/09 at 2:51pm
Ha! Do yourself a favor and check out Deadwood. It's a fantastic show.
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post #29 of 88
1/9/09 at 12:18am
Never seen Deadwood, and thought Olyphant was boring as shit in Die Hard, but I now have a man crush on the guy.

Rose Byrne needs some fucking 5 course meals. Seriously. Like a lot of them.

Glenn Close proves again that shes God, or at least Jesus.

Looks like this will be a heck of a season.
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post #30 of 88
1/9/09 at 1:04am
Terrific opener. Lots of solid acting and writing.

Byrne needs to eat. She's way too skinny. (but this could be explained if she's grieving and not eating...)

Now.. Close's hair? C'mon! A month ago it was half the length. It's in the details!
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post #31 of 88
1/11/09 at 5:45pm
Great season opener. All the actors for the new season are top notch. Ellen is a little skinny but she still looks great and considering she's in group couseling probably not eating much. Patty continues to be incredibly devious, no doubt she set up the daughter. Don't think William Hurt killed his wife, somebody probably set him up and Ellen was last season.

I'm wondering how Frobisher will fit into the story, or will he just be target of Ellen's bent up rage? As far as the narrative, the opening scene with Ellen talking to someone six months in the future is going to re-shown, me thinks, over and over again to get us to think its Patty she's talking to. But its probably someone we don't expect.
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post #32 of 88
1/11/09 at 8:25pm
I am in agreement that Ellen seems a bit skinny and I was also questioning Patty's sudden hair length. Anyway, solid first episode and I look forward to another powerful season. And you know Patty had something to do with sabotaging that guy's daughter when her son said "I told you she was a cokehead" at the fundraising event near the end of the show.
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post #33 of 88
1/15/09 at 12:09am
Anyone else notice that Danson is no longer in the opening credits?
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post #34 of 88
1/15/09 at 1:22am
Well I have no idea what the hell is going on and I'm loving it. Who is Olymphant really supposed to be?

And the close up of the dead wife-burst vessels in her eyes. Nasty stuff.
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post #35 of 88
1/15/09 at 2:49am
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Anyone else notice that Danson is no longer in the opening credits?
I think maybe his name will just show up in the episodes that he's in.
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post #36 of 88
1/15/09 at 3:10am
Did anyone get the vibe that Patty's son may be Purcell's, based on that weird elevator exchange?
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post #37 of 88
1/15/09 at 2:46pm
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Well I have no idea what the hell is going on and I'm loving it. Who is Olymphant really supposed to be?

And the close up of the dead wife-burst vessels in her eyes. Nasty stuff.
With the music that was playing, it almost seemed like they were trying to give Olymphant a "Punisher" vibe in that scene. Bizarre. And fascinating.
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post #38 of 88
1/15/09 at 4:39pm
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Originally Posted by Tieman View Post
With the music that was playing, it almost seemed like they were trying to give Olymphant a "Punisher" vibe in that scene. Bizarre. And fascinating.
It did have that vibe. Didn't they establish last week that Wes knew exactly how long he'd have to wait until he could get vengeance on the drunk driver that killed his girlfriend? I had the thought that perhaps to pass the time, he would do some freelance vigilante work, and in this case help Ellen with Frobisher.

I loved the introduction of the Claire Maddox character, and damn, Marcia Gay Harden looked great. Didn't expect the reveal with her and Purcell.
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post #39 of 88
1/17/09 at 2:13am
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Originally Posted by Kim. Criminal View Post
Did anyone get the vibe that Patty's son may be Purcell's, based on that weird elevator exchange?
I actually think that Patty's dead baby was Purcell's. And that she had to go through that with him. So that's why seeing Patty's son was kinda awkward.
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post #40 of 88
1/19/09 at 10:18pm
Patty appears to be getting outsleased by Daniel. I think Ellen will crack under the presure of trying to work with the Feds while still appearing loyal to Patty.
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post #41 of 88
1/29/09 at 1:17am
Wow. Thinking back on it everything fits. I remember in the first episode when Daniel met with Wayne and I didn't really think about it back then. Good twist there.
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post #42 of 88
1/30/09 at 1:55am
This show is fucking humming. LOST is probably the only thing I look more forward to watching right now.

And, oh, hey, that creepy, pasty guy is ... Darrell Hammond?!?!?!
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post #43 of 88
1/30/09 at 1:00pm
Darrell Hammond plays a great creepy guy. Who'd a thunk?

This last episode really elevated my expectations for this season. Now I really can't wait to see how things unfold. The look on Patty's face at the end of the courtroom scene has me really worried for Daniel's health.
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post #44 of 88
1/30/09 at 7:06pm
It took it's time (as it did last season) but it's getting somewhere.
The final 5 minutes were great and set up a lot of great things in the near future.

I'll keep watching for now!
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post #45 of 88
2/5/09 at 12:19pm
That roast was hardcore.

Some very interesting reveals last night.
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post #46 of 88
2/5/09 at 12:34pm
Who did Olyphant shoot in the car?
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post #47 of 88
2/5/09 at 1:08pm
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Who did Olyphant shoot in the car?
Can you or someone else please elaborate? I think there must have been an issue with DirecTV's FX feed, and I thought the episode ended in an oddly abrupt manner. Wes shoots someone at the very end of the episode?

What I saw? There's the scene where Wes asks if he can stay with Ellen for a day, or two or three, etc. Then there is a cut to a daytime scene with Wes and a car. That lasted for just a fraction of a second before it cut to a "Damages FX online" promo.
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post #48 of 88
2/5/09 at 2:49pm
A gun shot (silenced) comes from inside the car and the windsceen shatters slightly as the bullet goes through (with a mist of blood on the windscreen too). Then Wes steps out and walks off.
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post #49 of 88
2/5/09 at 10:04pm
It did end abruptly. I'm loving Olyphant here.

Also much to love in the Wire's reunion. Rawls and Lester!

And Patty didn't try to have Ellen killed! It was the old dude!
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post #50 of 88
2/6/09 at 1:50am
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And Patty didn't try to have Ellen killed! It was the old dude!
Patty ordered the old dude to have Ellen killed. Patty just doesn't know that the would-be assassin who the old dude contracted to do the deed is still alive.
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