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post #51 of 154
11/24/08 at 12:47pm
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Finally caught up with the last episode. That was one of the funnier episodes this season. The humor when the Lt. and Reese showed up together at the drug dealer's house was great. The mystery and how Charlie solved it were pretty weak. Ted was great as always. "Charlie...there are naked women in the pool."
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post #52 of 154
12/4/08 at 6:59am
I don't watch a whole lot of network TV anymore, but tonight might have been the first time I've seen an actress walk around in a thong showing the goods. Granted, it was maybe for a whole second of screen time, but still stuck out to me since it's NBC. Anyway, they couldn't have picked a better actress, if you ask me!
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post #53 of 154
12/4/08 at 2:09pm
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The quirkiness of this show just works for me. Charlie pointing out they were eating Indian food with the deputy from the reservation, Charlie freaking out when the Lt. calls and starts talking about the panties. Heck, even the dead deputy who made 2 appearances and even let Charlie know the best way to eat deer stew didn't bother me.

Plus, we finally have somebody who knows the secret that is implying he'll share it with Charlie.

But yeah, the thong didn't really hurt either.
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post #54 of 154
12/4/08 at 2:17pm
Charlie's "white people" line killed me. While the show seems more uneven this season than last season I still really like it. Adding Atherton has been great. He's so good and knowing that he may help Charlie is a nice twist.

Oh, and I told my wife last night while watching the show that if Sarah Shahi ever comes calling I'm outta here.
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post #55 of 154
12/11/08 at 6:36pm
Finally caught up with the Reservation episode (anyone know if NBC will honor it's 22 episode commitment now that they're being stupid?), and I have to say: I would do naughty things to Sarah Shahi's back. Just her back. Hmmm...

I love Donal Logue's defeated reaction after she blows him off. They work very, very well. And if this doesn't come back, television shall be the poorer.
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post #56 of 154
12/12/08 at 6:13am
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Last episode was okay. I hate that they're picking on Ted because he's so likeable, but they're right that it's the way to get to Charlie.

Edit: I am stoked that Roman comes back next week. We knew he was coming back, and I think he's a great character, I'm just surprised it's taken them this long.
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post #57 of 154
12/14/08 at 3:20am
A friend of mine lent me the first season on DVD, and while it took me a while to find the time for this, I burned through it pretty fast. It's a very uneven show, but I like it a lot, mostly because the cast is compelling and watchable. I kind of love how this show could be easily subtitled "Guest Starring the B-Team of Deadwood." I'm getting caught up on this season through iTunes, but I'm a sucker for cop shows and this is one of the better ones.

Oh, and I have a mystery for Detective Dani Reese to solve. It's in my pants.
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post #58 of 154
12/14/08 at 9:01pm
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Edit: I am stoked that Roman comes back next week. We knew he was coming back, and I think he's a great character, I'm just surprised it's taken them this long.
Yeah, that's going to be great. I like that they gave Crews a Nicole Wallace-like nemesis, just someone who can show up every once in a while to cause major problems.
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post #59 of 154
12/14/08 at 9:12pm
The episode with Roman was probably one of the strongest from the first season, just because Dillahunt was so goddamn good and played so well off Lewis.
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post #60 of 154
12/18/08 at 11:38am
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It's a shame that I'm the first one commenting. Probably the best episode of the season and a fantastic cliffhanger. I'm still trying to figure out the moment with Charlie in jail with Tins. It wasn't his life flashing before his eyes, and his sudden gasp for breath later made me think that maybe Charlie had died and gone to hell temporarily? I would think his definition of hell would have to be that cell with nobody to talk to but Tins.

The recurring "You shot your own Dad?" joke was great, even though his dad breaking in to drop off the invitation was beyond stupid. I liked Reese vaguely recognizing Rachel but not remembering from where. Roman was wonderful although there wasn't enough of him. The trapdoor that Pavel/Paul had placed in Roman's remote was dumb (Elizabeta? Really?) but it seemed obvious at that point they just had to wrap it up quickly.

Anyway, I'm glad they'll at least be back in February. I would have liked one of those commercials giving you some kind of indication of where they're taking the show when it comes back, but I'll just have to be patient.
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post #61 of 154
12/18/08 at 11:56am
I forget how much I like this show sometimes. It can easily coast along just off of Lewis' performance but when they really go all out on an episode its great to watch.

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The episode with Roman was probably one of the strongest from the first season, just because Dillahunt was so goddamn good and played so well off Lewis.
From what I know of Dillahunt's TV roles his character's life expectancy isn't good. Killed on 4400, killed twice in Deadwood - 2 seasons, 2 different characters - currently also in Sarah Conner Chronicles where he played an actor killed by a terminator and then played the terminator, who replaced the actor, and was killed but later revived.
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post #62 of 154
12/18/08 at 11:50pm
I don't understand how more people aren't into this show. Damien Lewis is utterly brilliant and it has an engaging overall story arc wrapped in a police proceduarl that never seems quite as paint by numbers as things like NCIS.
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post #63 of 154
12/18/08 at 11:56pm
It was a pretty great episode, sadly I haven't been able to keep up with this show as much as I would like to.

A question though, did they ever reveal exactly what Charlie did while in prison yet?
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post #64 of 154
12/19/08 at 12:05am
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It was a pretty great episode, sadly I haven't been able to keep up with this show as much as I would like to.

A question though, did they ever reveal exactly what Charlie did while in prison yet?
Just hints.

I'd add that the whole "protecting Ted" thing was cool because, at first, I assumed Crews just payed a bunch of prison badasses to protect him. Nice turn suggesting that Crews was guruing it up in there among the cons and influenced some of 'em with the Zen philosophy that helped him survive.
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post #65 of 154
12/19/08 at 3:35am
Excellent episode - easily the best of the "fall finales" I've seen. People need to start considering Dillahunt for some major roles, stat. He makes every scene he's in more memorable, like you're afraid to look away for fear you'll miss something, even if he's just cleaning a smudge off his shoes.

Poor Reese got a bigger cliffhanger than the audience did, at least we know the story with her dad!

Charlie ought to think about a security system for his mansion. People just walk in and deliver mail, cook meals, or shoot the owner whenever they like.

It's a shame that this show is almost certainly doomed, as its ramped up nicely in quality as its gone along. Oh well, I guess it joins my (too) long list of shows to enjoy while they're still around... LIFE, CHUCK, TERMINATOR, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, PUSHING DAISIES. I might be able to shut off the satellite dish next fall...
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post #66 of 154
12/19/08 at 3:57am
Hoping that by some force of nature the show doesn't get canceled, if something has to go why the hell can't it be Law & Order: Rape Show.
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post #67 of 154
12/23/08 at 6:09pm
It's been too long since I've posted here. It's usually because I'm a week or so behind watching this and L&O. I just have to say how much I love this show and how glad I am that NBC hasn't pulled an ABC and dumped all of the sophmore series. Also I would watch a show about the adventures of Ted in prison with his crew of Zen killers.
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post #68 of 154
12/31/08 at 1:44am
I think the implication is that Charlie killed or seriously injured a guard in prison, and that he probably fucked some people up to protect Ted at one point.

Spent the past couple of days catching up on the season via iTunes. So good.
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post #69 of 154
12/31/08 at 1:56am
That's what I've been thinking, but more in the he fucked some people/guard up really bad. I doubt he killed anyone though, if he had killed someone he'd still prison then wouldn't he? Especially if it was a guard.
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post #70 of 154
12/31/08 at 2:12am
Given what we know about Crews and the dark places he went to in Pelican Bay, it could also be something where he killed a guard and they all knew it was him but couldn't prove it. Or something.
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post #71 of 154
12/31/08 at 2:23am
Donal Logue was great; William Atherton, even better. That guy is a great actor unfortunately known for his Die Hard/Ghostbusters A-holes. He would've made a great DA on L&O.
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post #72 of 154
1/1/09 at 3:16am
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Donal Logue was great; William Atherton, even better. That guy is a great actor unfortunately known for his Die Hard/Ghostbusters A-holes. He would've made a great DA on L&O.
Atherton is underrated; it's tough to reconcile his job as "go-to assbag" with his turn in Sugarland Express.
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post #73 of 154
1/1/09 at 4:10am
I like that we're learning that the conspiracy isn't just a bunch of rogue ex-Rampart style cops. Atherton and Jack Reese* are clearly remorseful for what they did and their part in it, but somebody bigger than them (Roman? The gubbment?) is pulling the strings.

*Really liked Reese's last couple appearances this season -- his last scene with Crews in particular put a lot of his past actions in a whole new light.
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post #74 of 154
1/1/09 at 4:43am
Yeah, Rath - Reese really got some redemption in his last bits.

One thing I'm thinking of right now is that discovery of Reese's a conscience might be a reflection on Dani's faux-tough girl persona - though the "faux" part of it might be a reflection of Shahi's limited range - it's pretty obvious she both is worshipping and rebelling against Jack Reese at the same time (BTW, they haven't mentioned her mom's heritage, but she's hardly Irish-looking).

Anyway, I think in last season, when Charlie nabbed Hollis (his deal of "I killed those people but I didn't set you up") let it be known that things were running WAY deeper than Charlie thought. The simple explanation were that the Seybolts knew/had something and Charlie was merely convenient kinda disappeared.
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post #75 of 154
1/1/09 at 4:46am
...and, oddly enough, after assuming the Reese family was typical Irish cop stock, I see that "Jack Reese" (Victor Rivers) is Cuban.

In the internet age, I'm not sure if this is intentional or just happened.
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post #76 of 154
1/1/09 at 4:59am
There have been a couple of references to the fact that Dani's mom is Persian. Shahi's spoken Farsi a couple of times on the show.
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post #77 of 154
1/1/09 at 5:17am
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There have been a couple of references to the fact that Dani's mom is Persian. Shahi's spoken Farsi a couple of times on the show.
Ah yeah, I recall that; good catch, Rath.
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post #78 of 154
1/1/09 at 10:20am
Here's my bullshit theory of the morning: Roman doesn't have anything to do with Crews going to jail or the Bank of L.A. robbery, but he's one of the only guys who knows a large chunk of what went down -- enough to make people nervous. Because he's an evil genius, you see, and because he's an evil genius, he's put himself in a position where the people who do know (the government, Suge Knight, Halliburton) have to deal with him and protect him. Because I'm thinking that as evil as Roman is, he's fundamentally a businessman. And as much as he likes fucking with Charlie, I think there's at least some kind of mutual admiration there -- which is one of the reasons Roman's a great character for the show.

So the question becomes: What happens when the people Roman's blackmailing decide it's no longer profitable to do business with him? And what will Roman do in response to that?
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post #79 of 154
1/1/09 at 3:41pm
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Here's my bullshit theory of the morning: Roman doesn't have anything to do with Crews going to jail or the Bank of L.A. robbery, but he's one of the only guys who knows a large chunk of what went down -- enough to make people nervous. Because he's an evil genius, you see, and because he's an evil genius, he's put himself in a position where the people who do know (the government, Suge Knight, Halliburton) have to deal with him and protect him. Because I'm thinking that as evil as Roman is, he's fundamentally a businessman. And as much as he likes fucking with Charlie, I think there's at least some kind of mutual admiration there -- which is one of the reasons Roman's a great character for the show.

So the question becomes: What happens when the people Roman's blackmailing decide it's no longer profitable to do business with him? And what will Roman do in response to that?
Interesting. And my enjoyment of Roman has me wanting this to be true, but
I think when all is said and done Roman will just be an interesting character outside of the conspiracy. I hope I'm wrong because it would be great to have Charlie needing to put all of his faith in Roman to figure things out.
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post #80 of 154
1/16/09 at 10:06pm
Sarah Shahi looking hot as fuck at a premire:

http://www.egotastic.com/entertainme...erd-hot-004295

Glasses on a hot girl =
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post #81 of 154
1/17/09 at 4:20am
Those glasses are terrible but that's a pretty minor complaint, all things considered.

So, has this show fallen prey to NBC's genious "Hey, let's give Leno an hour to waste every night" plan yet?
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post #82 of 154
1/20/09 at 12:07pm
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So, has this show fallen prey to NBC's genious "Hey, let's give Leno an hour to waste every night" plan yet?
Not yet, although I think everybody expects it.
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post #83 of 154
1/20/09 at 12:37pm
I normally hate big glasses, but considering they aren't sunglasses and I can see her very beautiful eyes, I'll give it a pass. She is looking fiiiiiiiiiine.
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post #84 of 154
1/20/09 at 2:20pm
Lost is being placed against Life on Wednesdays, right? I'm going to miss you Charlie Crews.
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post #85 of 154
1/20/09 at 2:53pm
Join the technological revolution and grab a DVR!

Seriously, I can't even imagine watching TV w/o one anymore. It's like seeing a corded phone or a cassette player... it makes me think of cavepeople!
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post #86 of 154
1/20/09 at 5:45pm
What I mean to say is that Lost is going to destroy it ratings wise. At least I think Lost is a ratings giant.
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post #87 of 154
1/20/09 at 6:28pm
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What I mean to say is that Lost is going to destroy it ratings wise. At least I think Lost is a ratings giant.
I like how you say that as if Life has huge ratings to steal. They've screwed it enough with switching nights, even without being opposite something big it's pretty much a lost cause.

Freaking Burn Notice had an ad on the back cover of Rolling Stone. Don't get me wrong, I love Burn Notice, but would it kill NBC to actually try to get an audience for Life?
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post #88 of 154
1/20/09 at 6:31pm
To be fair, Burn Notice (a great show) is an easier sell than Life, I think. And USA knows how to market their shows. NBC...not so much.
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post #89 of 154
1/20/09 at 6:37pm
Life really would be so much better off on USA.
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post #90 of 154
1/20/09 at 7:52pm
This was mentioned in one of the other threads, but I think the hope is that the Leno shakeup has NBC moving Life to USA (which it owns) a la Criminal Intent.
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post #91 of 154
1/21/09 at 4:50am
Leno's chin is going to devour LIFE and CHUCK, regardless of LOST.
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post #92 of 154
1/21/09 at 4:08pm
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Life really would be so much better off on USA.
I think NBC would be mad to not replace Monk with Life next year. IIRC Monk is ending soon (not soon enough) and since Universal owns both networks why not just move Life over to Monk's slot? Or somehow bundle it with Burn Notice on the same night as a 1-2 punch of quality programming on USA. Life can't cost THAT much to produce, can it?
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post #93 of 154
1/21/09 at 5:38pm
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How the world has changed, here we are hoping for a show to leave network television so that it can go someplace to be watched and appreciated.
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post #94 of 154
1/21/09 at 6:10pm
Life on USA is a brilliant idea so we can expect it never to happen.

We're talking about a network that's sabotaging Conan by keeping Leno around, hires Jimmy Fallon to replace O'Brien and couldn't understand why people stopped watching Heroes en masse!
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post #95 of 154
1/21/09 at 6:26pm
Life would be a great fit on the same night as Criminal Intent. Life and Raines felt somewhat similar but with Goldblum on CI now, it'd be a great night for interesting characters.
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post #96 of 154
1/21/09 at 7:20pm
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Life would be a great fit on the same night as Criminal Intent. Life and Raines felt somewhat similar but with Goldblum on CI now, it'd be a great night for interesting characters.
Goldblum is on CI?!? Wow, I missed that. Who is he playing? I'll watch him in anything. You're dead on that a Goldblum-led CI would fit very well with Life.

As for moving Life to USA, like others said it makes too much sense for NBC to do it. They are idiots. But I can see one stumbling block...money. I'm sure the cast gets paid more for network shows than cable shows. They may balk at getting less to be on USA. Sure they'd be idiots unless they have something better lined up, but still.
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post #97 of 154
1/21/09 at 7:32pm
Goldblum is replacing Chris Noth. I think his name is Noah Cross -- anyway, he's a detective that left the force after 9/11 to discover the meaning of life and now uses the Socratic Method to solve cases.

Yeah, I know. But I think Goldblum can pull it off.
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post #98 of 154
1/21/09 at 7:40pm
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Goldblum is on CI?!? Wow, I missed that. Who is he playing? I'll watch him in anything. You're dead on that a Goldblum-led CI would fit very well with Life.

As for moving Life to USA, like others said it makes too much sense for NBC to do it. They are idiots. But I can see one stumbling block...money. I'm sure the cast gets paid more for network shows than cable shows. They may balk at getting less to be on USA. Sure they'd be idiots unless they have something better lined up, but still.

What's Shaloub making? I'm sure those Emmy wins and the prestige made him some money per episode. And if I'm not mistaken Monk (like Psych) has a much smaller show order than your traditional network show so money wouldn't be that much of an issue I would think.
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post #99 of 154
2/9/09 at 8:43pm
This show continues to be full of surprises. It seems like all of the bad guys aren't so bad. Well except for Roman. It's a damn shame Ted's prison classes are over. He seemed to be teaching those guys a whole lot.
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post #100 of 154
2/10/09 at 4:40am
They should get Reese and Crews onto the case of Donal Logue's mysteriously changing hairstyle
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