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Impressive trailer; be on Binge here?
It will be on Binge as well as Foxtel
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April 26 on Foxtel/Binge. Same day as the U.S.
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Looking forward to this. I see Binge has a fair amount of David Simon's catalogue, just finished The Deuce (again), love that show & about to start Treme.
https://binge.com.au/collection-david-simon-binge-centre!Qw582o4OeX
https://binge.com.au/collection-david-simon-binge-centre!Qw582o4OeX
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Treme was a fantastic series. Many highs and just as many lows. Some great performances especially by John Goodman and Khandi Alexander.
It was more of a doco on Katrina than anything else. Many of the characters were playing themselves which added to the genuine theme of the show.
In the top five for me.
BTW, Wendell Pierce made a doco on Katrina which was great viewing in itself.
Not sure I'm buying into it. Seen it before, done better on The Wire. The Police Commander conference, Orlandos'. Tough cops beating up on innocent civilians...
Sgt Lansman who has been promoted to Police Commissioner, Poot who is now a detective in a county nearby, Marlo Stansfield plus Chris Clapton, Detective Herc as President of the Police Union plus I am sure there are others.
Certainly the GTTF was hard to realise they were cops.
The one interesting thing was the aftermath of the Freddie Gray death in Police custody and the effect on the Baltimore Police Department seems to be well portrayed.
Sgt Lansman who has been promoted to Police Commissioner, Poot who is now a detective in a county nearby, Marlo Stansfield plus Chris Clapton, Detective Herc as President of the Police Union plus I am sure there are others.
Certainly the GTTF was hard to realise they were cops.
The one interesting thing was the aftermath of the Freddie Gray death in Police custody and the effect on the Baltimore Police Department seems to be well portrayed.
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Good first episode
Didn’t live up to the trailer
Give it one more
Give it one more
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Fair bit from the trailer most of it was covered in episode 1.
Was a solid pilot not completely sure what you're expecting from a 40 minute first episode.
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I haven't watched this yet, but if I hadn't come late to The Wire and known it's rep beforehand I definitely would have given it up after an ep or two due to the pace. So glad I didn't though.
I think I'll give this one a while to see whether the consensus deems it worth pushing through early on with my short attention span.
Had to break Ep 2 into two sittings and I have figured it out…when Bernthal is on screen he dominates and draws you in and when he’s not it’s boring as. In a crowded market it’s a concern.
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I think the show does a good job in depicting police corruption. I like it.
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I've enjoyed this show so far. I really, really like the opening theme too
There are a couple of drawbacks though. It's obviously a very ambitious project to fit all this stuff into 6 one-hour episodes. The switching back-and-forth between timelines makes it harder to follow than it needs to be.
I also don't like that it seems like there are already 2 different characters who exist mainly to explain things to the audience. I would have preferred they use a narrator.
It's still good though, and great to see some familiar faces.
There are a couple of drawbacks though. It's obviously a very ambitious project to fit all this stuff into 6 one-hour episodes. The switching back-and-forth between timelines makes it harder to follow than it needs to be.
I also don't like that it seems like there are already 2 different characters who exist mainly to explain things to the audience. I would have preferred they use a narrator.
It's still good though, and great to see some familiar faces.
Slow start but right into it now.
The criminal behaviour of the Cops is breathtaking
The criminal behaviour of the Cops is breathtaking
Absolutely loved this, what a shitful mob they were. JB was brilliant
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I knew this was "based on a True Story", but didn't realise they used real names. Here is what the GTTF8 look like in real life:
Why wouldn't they use their real names?I knew this was "based on a True Story", but didn't realise they used real names. Here is what the GTTF8 look like in real life:
More than based on a true story, it is pretty darn close to a dramatisation of real eventsI knew this was "based on a True Story", but didn't realise they used real names. Here is what the GTTF8 look like in real life:
Herald looks worse in real life
