FTA-TV The Knick

[Honeyboy Wilson]

Anyone else given this show a go?

Set in 1900 New York, it's about a hospital that experiments with new technologies and techniques with surgery. Clive Owen plays the head surgeon at The Knickerbocker Hospital and Steven Soderbergh directs.

It's intense. Clive Owen's character Dr Thackery is almost a House-like figure, addiction and all, except they don't exactly glorify him quite as much.

Some of the best parts are the period set pieces rather than story drivers... instead of Ambulance chasers, you have Ambulances trying to steal patients off each other so they get paid for it.

Anywho, only watched the first episode so far and I think it's a winner.

Oh and it's gory as hell.

Here's a trailer for anyone interested:

 

[flight23]

only seen the first episode, but loved it

the music was the big surprise, thought it was great

 

[Honeyboy Wilson]

only seen the first episode, but loved it

the music was the big surprise, thought it was great

Yeah - loved the fact they didn't go the conventional orchestra to suit the time period type deal, using some crazy electronic swirls and such. Really impressed me!

 

[PieBeast]

Raw and murky show set during the best period of time, I can fap to that.

 

[rumply]

Enjoyed the first one & loved the line 'there's isnt a day that goes by I dont miss that dog', cracked me up.

 

[Edd1e]

Have enjoyed the first 5 eps! Shows promise

 

[Honeyboy Wilson]

Episode 6 has been the best so far... some of the stories really starting to progress. Some good reward for viewers' patience (it's not the quickest of shows).

 

[flight23]

Episode 7 was holy crapballs amazing

 

[Edd1e]

Yeah was quality!

 

[flight23]

wow what an ending, he such a mess

 

[flight23]

 

[stringerbell]

Wow, that was a damn good trailer.

Looking forward to it, season one was great

 

[bok_party]

One of the best shows is seen over the last couple of years.

 

[GarnerSmash]

Great show.

 

[Eagle got a win]

Will check it out, this might be my new show maybe to end my drought.

 

[GarnerSmash]

Its worth it. Quite surprised by the lack of discussion in this thread tbh.

 

[Eagle got a win]

Just finished the first episode. Already hooked. Great now I got the rest of the season to sit through. Nothing better then finding a good show and having the whole season ready to go.

 

[Sttew]

Didn't mind this show but did not like the Dr Thackeray character; something about him

 

[rumply]

Watched all of this one this week, that last scene really cracked me up.

 

[stringerbell]

Season 2 dropped today.

I never really though much of Clive Owen but he is really good in this, also its been said before but the dark electronic music set to the time of the show is fantastic

 

[Maggie5]

Great show, looking forward to this season.

 

[Eagle got a win]

Just finish episode one season 2.
The two lead characters are excellent.
Clive Owen as Dr Thackery
Andre Holland as Dr Edwards
Great casting, really well made series.

 

[Warsaw]

Season 2 dropped today.

I never really though much of Clive Owen but he is really good in this, also its been said before but the dark electronic music set to the time of the show is fantastic

Owen has always been one of my favourites. It's just a shame he's picked some pretty average films of late and even shitter material to work with.

But this is absolutely perfect for him.

 

[flight23]

Soderbergh and Owen just BOSS this show, now with HAnnibal gone, this is my favourite show

 

[Warsaw]

Terrific opener.

Still giddy at Soderbergh directing tv. Every frame is ******* picturesque.

They even do promo's better than anyone else.

From last season's finale.