This show looks sweet and it is set in Kentucky. Should be interesting.
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This show looks sweet and it is set in Kentucky. Should be interesting.
I am too. I realy grew to enjoy Tim Olyphant as Deadwood went on.
I have heard it described as the yang to Sons of Anarchy's ying. Being that the guys of Samcro are 40% good/60% bad, Tim Olyphant's character is supposed to be 60/40 good, kind of like a small town Vic Mackey.
I really like FX programming and will be giving this one a shot. Thanks for the reminder!
FX has some really good shows, so I will be watching this one as well to give it a shot. Archer on FX is hillarious.
Can't wait. The DVR is set.
Loved it.
Absolutely great!
So quotable. I will be watching that episode again.
A breathe of fresh air.
"Should I kill him or wing him?"
"He pulled first, so I shot him."
"Lysol is the best cleaning product ever."
I liked it quite a lot.
Timothy Olyphant is cool as ice. He did great in the Crazies too.
For a first episode it was pretty engaging. Some of the slower parts felt a bit too much like "talking heads" but hey it's the pilot, pace/energy should improve going forward. Definitely going to watch this every week.
Elmore Leonard's stamp is unmistakable. Love his characters.
Timothy Olyphant is a Clint Eastwood in the making down to the flinty stare.
I DVR'd this and looking forward to watching it. I am originally from the area where this takes place,Harlan County,KY. It will be interesting to see if its portrayed accurately. Does anyone know if they filmed any of the shows on site?
I thought it was great. The acting by Olyphant & Goggins was excellent. Definitely will continue to watch.
Funny you should mention that. In the recap for the pilot of Deadwood on Television Without Pity, the recapper said, "(H)e's got the squinty, low-talking, high noon thing going on to the extreme. To such an extreme that, if I were mean, I could call him Clench Eastwood."
I DVRed it too and I'm looking forward to watching it.
Really liked the premire as well, some great lines.
My favorite:
Boyd: "I will extend you the same offer, if you ain't out of Harlan county by noon tomorrow, I'm gonna come lookin for you"
Raylen: "Now your talkin'"
I will def be watching this in the future.
Very interesting television. I watched, I liked.
Thumbs-up. Can't wait for the next episode.
Liked it a lot. Was I the only one who had Brad Paisley's "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (that's the version I am most familiar with anyway) playing in their head the whole show?
I just finished watching it. I liked it a lot but I wonder where they are going to go with it over time.
The key about the future of the series was the conversation he had with his new boss early on in the episode. About how each field agent does all the functions of the Marshall service. Prisoner transfer, witness protection, investigation, etc, etc. I imagine you will see a Walker, Texas Ranger type of weekly story line, fit into a longer FX style story arc.
I missed the premiere but plan to watch the first episode online and DVR the rest. Justified looks like a blast.
I DVR'd it and watched it. It was OK but I don't care for violent shows like this one. I watched mainly to see how authentic it was since I am originally from Harlan County. The accents were good. It sounded like the mountain accent not a Texas drawl like you see on movies set in the Appalachian mountains. Where it was filmed wasn't quite like Harlan. The mountains in SE Ky, especially in Harlan County, are bigger and steeper than the one's on the show. The one's on the show were more rolling hills than mountains. Also the town didn't look like Harlan but I guess that doesn't matter that much to the average person watching it. I'm not sure I have ever heard of any rocket launchers down there either. That was kind of odd I thought for someone in a rural area like that to have one of those. I thought Timothy Olyphant was really good. Very Clint Eatwood like. The others were pretty average. I may watch another episode or two but beyond that I probably won't watch.
My wife and I loved The Shield with "Shane" as one of the main characters. We noticed "Shane" was a major character in this show too....we missed the premier, but hope to catch it this weekend on DVR. By all accounts...it sounds good!
It seems they switched back and forth between Lexington and Harlan County a lot so I wasn't sure where all the stuff took place. When thery blew up that church, it seemed like it was in a city rather than a rural place. It also seemed like they had him going back and forth between Lexington and Harlan County quite a bit like he was going back and forth between Cincy and Dayton.
It might have been that the logistics of filming on location were too difficult. I'm sure it would have been a bit more authentic to film there or in a place like it but probably not too realistic for the actors and production crew.
Where is it filmed? Anyone know?
That church was in Lexington,I think. They did make it seem like it was quick trip from Harlan to Lexington. It's just over 2 1/2 hours. So it's not as quick as they made it seem.
I'm sure the logistics of filming there would be difficult. Not many nice motels/hotels or restaurants in the Harlan area. Nothing fancy for the stars. That's for sure.
I thought last nights episode was really good too. They threw a total Clint Eastwood line in there. Right after Olyphant is locked in the bathroom of that gas station he says "Well....(crap)." That was dead on Eastwood.
chalk me up as a Justified fan.....seems FX does really great in getting these type shows going.....
Chalk me up as a fan of this show. I think fellow Lexingtonians will agree with me that the Tates Creek Road often cited in the show looks NOTHING like it is portrayed in the series.
I don't know if everyone is still following the show, but IMO it's getting better and better. I think this week's show was the best episode so far.
Still following it. They set the bar very high on the premiere, and then there was a bit of a let down, but I agree they are picking it up some now.
Still following it and love it.
Elmore Leonard's fingerprints are all over this show. Great characters with depth. Just his last episode with Raylan's ex-wife, stupid husband Gary, football player Toby, quirky bad guys, etc. etc. The Crowther family lurking. Raylan's life and job are all messed up.
And not many shows would let the main character get the snot beat out of him in the first 5 minutes to set up the plot. Love it.
It is a really good show. I agree this past episode was the best of the year. Classic line from Raylan this week when the ex fighter asked how he was able to find where he lived.
I'm still digging this. It's no Sons of Anarchy or anything like that, but it's good. I love Boyd Crowder. Just the way he phrases things crack me up.