M. Leary Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Ah, nuts. I didn't know this was on last night. Quote "...the vivid crossing of borders between film and theology may save the film from the banality of cinema and festival business, and it may also save the church from the deep sleep of the habitual and the always known." (Hans Werner Dannowski) Filmwell | Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmando Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Brilliant. Having completed an enormous character arc with Boyd, the writers' challenge for next season will be to come up with another one that's just as compelling. Raylan has plenty of unfinished business to occupy next season; Boyd, on the other hand, is on the brink of a whole new chapter in his life. Quote Let's Carl the whole thing Orff!Do you know the deep dark secret of the avatars?It's big. It's fat. It's Greek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Kennedy Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Ah, nuts. I didn't know this was on last night. Does your signal offer On Demand for FX? We just had it miraculously added towards the end of this season. I'm not completely sure, but I believe that FX will repeat late Thursday night. Quote "During the contest trial, the Coleman team presented evidence of a further 6500 absentees that it felt deserved to be included under the process that had produced the prior 933 [submitted by Franken, rk]. The three judges finally defined what constituted a 'legal' absentee ballot. Countable ballots, for instance, had to contain the signature of the voter, complete registration information, and proper witness credentials.But the panel only applied the standards going forward, severely reducing the universe of additional basentees the Coleman team could hope to have included. In the end, the three judges allowed about 350 additional absentees to be counted. The panel also did nothing about the hundreds, possibly thousands, of absentees that have already been legally included, yet are now 'illegal' according to the panel's own ex-post definition." The Wall Street Journal editorial, April 18, 2009 concerning the Franken Coleman decision in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race of 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drew Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 (edited) Thinking about it more today, what I really liked best about the season finale is that it kept true to the spirit of a lot of Elmore Leonard's novels. So many of them end on a note that there is more story that is going to occur after the last page, but the necessary parts of the current story are concluded, and you don't feel gypped. That's a difficult trick to pull off, but Leonard makes it seem effortless. The end of Out of Sight comes to mind, when Jack Foley ends up seated next to Hejira Henry, who just happens to be an expert at escaping custody - the main story for Out of Sight is satisfactorily concluded, but the reader is left with the feeling that the continuing story of Jack Foley is just beginning. Same could be said of Justified. Last nights episode completed a terrific story, while leaving room for more to be told. It was refreshing that it didn't conclude on a cliffhanger note. But, had last nights episode been the final episode, the series would have felt complete, IMHO. Edited June 10, 2010 by Baal_T'shuvah Quote Formerly Baal_T'shuvah "Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude Harold and Maude  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drew Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 One Emmy nomination.... Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Quote Formerly Baal_T'shuvah "Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude Harold and Maude  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drew Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 The gift I've been waiting for on DVD will finally arrive just in time for... Presidents Day! Justified Season 1 - available January 25th. Quote Formerly Baal_T'shuvah "Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude Harold and Maude  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drew Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Season 2 premieres on February 9th! Quote Formerly Baal_T'shuvah "Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude Harold and Maude  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drew Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Damn... meant to bump this earlier to remind folks of tonight's 2nd season premiere. TONIGHT ON FX. 10PM! (which means I failed to alert East coast viewers) Quote Formerly Baal_T'shuvah "Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude Harold and Maude  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Leary Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Thanks for bumping this. If you hadn't, I would have missed Jeremy Davies total creepiness. And it appears that this Season 2 opener was co-written by Elmore Leonard. None of the Season 1 episodes were written by him. The bear trap scene and the little surprise about the identity of the local sheriff struck me as pure Leonard. Quote "...the vivid crossing of borders between film and theology may save the film from the banality of cinema and festival business, and it may also save the church from the deep sleep of the habitual and the always known." (Hans Werner Dannowski) Filmwell | Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drew Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 I enjoyed this. Tied up some though not all loose ends from last season in a pretty satisfying way, and was a good introduction to what's coming up. The dinner table scene with Margo Martindale, Chris Mulkey (totally unrecognizable), and Davies was terrific. So, did mom use the bear trap on Davies sometime in the past? Quote Formerly Baal_T'shuvah "Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude Harold and Maude  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Leary Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 I enjoyed this. Tied up some though not all loose ends from last season in a pretty satisfying way, and was a good introduction to what's coming up. The dinner table scene with Margo Martindale, Chris Mulkey (totally unrecognizable), and Davies was terrific. So, did mom use the bear trap on Davies sometime in the past? Ah, that just clicked. Good catch. Quote "...the vivid crossing of borders between film and theology may save the film from the banality of cinema and festival business, and it may also save the church from the deep sleep of the habitual and the always known." (Hans Werner Dannowski) Filmwell | Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Leary Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Well last night we caught a good whiff of this season's story arc, and it can be summed up in two words: Winter's Bone Quote "...the vivid crossing of borders between film and theology may save the film from the banality of cinema and festival business, and it may also save the church from the deep sleep of the habitual and the always known." (Hans Werner Dannowski) Filmwell | Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Smedberg Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 ...did mom use the bear trap on Davies sometime in the past? Ah, that just clicked. OWWW! /more like snapped? //is not watching this show Quote That's just how eye roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethR Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Well last night we caught a good whiff of this season's story arc, and it can be summed up in two words: Winter's Bone Yes, the feisty daughter character did remind me of Ree. We'll see. Quote There is this difference between the growth of some human beings and that of others: in the one case it is a continuous dying, in the other a continuous resurrection. (George MacDonald, The Princess and Curdie)Isn't narrative structure enough of an ideology for art? (Greg Wright) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drew Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Good episode. I don't know why it caught me off guard, but Eva's appearance did just that. Could be an interesting development. Quote Formerly Baal_T'shuvah "Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude Harold and Maude  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Kennedy Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 My sense yet again is that this show is deceptively short. I swear that it feels almost like a hald hour show by the way it crams so much into a broadcast hour. Quote "During the contest trial, the Coleman team presented evidence of a further 6500 absentees that it felt deserved to be included under the process that had produced the prior 933 [submitted by Franken, rk]. The three judges finally defined what constituted a 'legal' absentee ballot. Countable ballots, for instance, had to contain the signature of the voter, complete registration information, and proper witness credentials.But the panel only applied the standards going forward, severely reducing the universe of additional basentees the Coleman team could hope to have included. In the end, the three judges allowed about 350 additional absentees to be counted. The panel also did nothing about the hundreds, possibly thousands, of absentees that have already been legally included, yet are now 'illegal' according to the panel's own ex-post definition." The Wall Street Journal editorial, April 18, 2009 concerning the Franken Coleman decision in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race of 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drew Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) So we got a little bit of a hint as to some of the past history between Raylen (or maybe the Givens' in general) and the Bennettes, when Mags in a roundabout way blames Raylen for Dickie Bennette's limp (there goes my bear trap theory... maybe). Rich, I agree that they seem to pack quite a bit into a one hour show. Perhaps almost too much this season. Not that I'm really complaining, but this last episode seemed to really get the "single episode story line" out of the way as quickly as possible, while giving more time to the build up of some of the "season story lines" involving the Bennettes and Boyd Crowder (who really is the most fascinating character I've seen in a long time). Last year it seemed that there would be a "one-off" episode, followed by a "season arc" episode. I'm just hoping that they don't spread any of the stories too thin by trying to cram as much as possible into each episode. Nice to see John "Red Rock West" Dahl in the directors chair for this last episode. Edited March 5, 2011 by Baal_T'shuvah Quote Formerly Baal_T'shuvah "Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude Harold and Maude  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Kennedy Posted March 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) So we got a little bit of a hint as to some of the past history between Raylen (or maybe the Givens' in general) and the Bennettes, when Mags in a roundabout way blames Raylen for Dickie Bennette's limp (there goes my bear trap theory... maybe). I hadn't seen the episode when you mentioned your theory, so when I saw the episode, I picked up on your theory right away. Mags' complaint struck me. They say that journalists write in such a way now, so as to tease high Google search rates. I don't know if there is a term for the sort of plot writing we are discussing here, but I've always enjoyed this sort of writing that both drives the immediate plot right along as well as prompting questions about backstory without making backstory a tangent, or distraction. Once again, Elmore Leonard is a master of this sort of thing. It often rubs off on his stories presented in other media. Edited March 5, 2011 by Rich Kennedy Quote "During the contest trial, the Coleman team presented evidence of a further 6500 absentees that it felt deserved to be included under the process that had produced the prior 933 [submitted by Franken, rk]. The three judges finally defined what constituted a 'legal' absentee ballot. Countable ballots, for instance, had to contain the signature of the voter, complete registration information, and proper witness credentials.But the panel only applied the standards going forward, severely reducing the universe of additional basentees the Coleman team could hope to have included. In the end, the three judges allowed about 350 additional absentees to be counted. The panel also did nothing about the hundreds, possibly thousands, of absentees that have already been legally included, yet are now 'illegal' according to the panel's own ex-post definition." The Wall Street Journal editorial, April 18, 2009 concerning the Franken Coleman decision in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race of 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drew Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Already renewed for a third season! ::w00t:: Quote Formerly Baal_T'shuvah "Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude Harold and Maude  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmadjones Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Justified picked up a well-deserved Peabody this week! It's citation: Justified (FX) FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television Part morality play, part character study, this engrossing modern-day Western drama sets its showdowns in the wild, wild east of Appalachian Kentucky. Some other interesting choices this year, as well. I would be interested to see the documentary, The Lord is Not On Trial Here Today, on the court case establishing the separation of church and state. Full list of Peabodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Kennedy Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 So, last night's episode seems to explain the limp. Good story about that confrontation too. Quote "During the contest trial, the Coleman team presented evidence of a further 6500 absentees that it felt deserved to be included under the process that had produced the prior 933 [submitted by Franken, rk]. The three judges finally defined what constituted a 'legal' absentee ballot. Countable ballots, for instance, had to contain the signature of the voter, complete registration information, and proper witness credentials.But the panel only applied the standards going forward, severely reducing the universe of additional basentees the Coleman team could hope to have included. In the end, the three judges allowed about 350 additional absentees to be counted. The panel also did nothing about the hundreds, possibly thousands, of absentees that have already been legally included, yet are now 'illegal' according to the panel's own ex-post definition." The Wall Street Journal editorial, April 18, 2009 concerning the Franken Coleman decision in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race of 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 I checked, and the library now has Season 1. I'm in the Holds queue. Is this show now in its second season, or has it been on longer than that? Quote "What matters are movies, not awards; experiences, not celebrations; the subjective power of individual critical points of view, not the declamatory compromises of consensus." - Richard Brody, "Godard's Surprise Win Is a Victory for Independent Cinema," The New Yorker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter shaker Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 I actually just watched the premiere episode last night...to be far, I only watched half of it closely, but I'm not sure if I'll continue on with the series. Quote He finds no mercy And he's lost in the crowd With an armoured heart of metal He finds he's running out of odd-numbered daisies From which to pull the petals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drew Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 I checked, and the library now has Season 1. I'm in the Holds queue. Is this show now in its second season, or has it been on longer than that? It's now about half way through season 2. Last nights episode was terrific. Nice to get back to some drama after two weeks of fluffier material. I like the fact that Raylan is not an indestructible hero... he took a pretty good beating. Quote Formerly Baal_T'shuvah "Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude Harold and Maude  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Kennedy Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Last nights episode was terrific. Nice to get back to some drama after two weeks of fluffier material. I like the fact that Raylan is not an indestructible hero... he took a pretty good beating. Yes. I love the relationship he has with his Dad's wife, heh. As to the beating, he seems to be 0 for 2 hand to hand for the series, but Wednesday's beating was by a guy with a cast on his hand. I'm impressed that Raylan was still conscious. Quote "During the contest trial, the Coleman team presented evidence of a further 6500 absentees that it felt deserved to be included under the process that had produced the prior 933 [submitted by Franken, rk]. The three judges finally defined what constituted a 'legal' absentee ballot. Countable ballots, for instance, had to contain the signature of the voter, complete registration information, and proper witness credentials.But the panel only applied the standards going forward, severely reducing the universe of additional basentees the Coleman team could hope to have included. In the end, the three judges allowed about 350 additional absentees to be counted. The panel also did nothing about the hundreds, possibly thousands, of absentees that have already been legally included, yet are now 'illegal' according to the panel's own ex-post definition." The Wall Street Journal editorial, April 18, 2009 concerning the Franken Coleman decision in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race of 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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