I watched every episode of season 1 of Justified, and I liked it enough that it kept me coming back for more, but it was really season 2 that sank its' claws into me. I thought the season-long story arcs really held well, and the characters, all of them, were awesomely portrayed.
Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.
Ben ,'The Killer In Me'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
Morgana - Oct 13, 2011 12:43:20 pm PDT #8650 of 11998
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
erikaj - Oct 13, 2011 2:21:09 pm PDT #8651 of 11998
Always Anti-fascist!
Justified had me at jump...as Elmore Leonard goes so goes my nation. Also, Timothy Olyphant's cute.
Dana - Oct 13, 2011 2:31:53 pm PDT #8652 of 11998
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, I was always a fan of Justified, but I do agree that the second half of season 1 really kicks into gear.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 13, 2011 6:39:35 pm PDT #8653 of 11998
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Justified had me at jump...as Elmore Leonard goes so goes my nation.
Out of Sight was the closest to getting Leonard's sensibility, apart from Justified. Karen Sisco and Jackie Brown are next (Sisco had too many network restrictions and Jackie Brown was Tarantino's version of Leonard - great, but altered in sensibility). Get Shorty and Maximum Bob place but they were too Barry Sonnenfeld slapsticky. Everything else is a miss that I've seen, though I'm curious what Abel Ferrara would have done with Cat Chaser without studio interference.
ETA oh - I do like the movie Touch, but it's not your usual Leonard storyline, apart from the grifters of various sorts involved.
le nubian - Oct 13, 2011 7:22:21 pm PDT #8654 of 11998
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I love OoS. Just love it. I try to watch that movie about every year. And of course Soderbergh is a fucking genius for getting such great acting work from Clooney and Lopez. I think Soderbergh is credited for finally ridding Clooney of that awful head shake.
Theodosia - Oct 14, 2011 2:24:37 am PDT #8655 of 11998
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I had pleasant Maximum Bob flashbacks with Stephen Root as the judge that Givens has to protect.
I have one episode to go, and then the DVD set has to go back to the library, where it's already overdue. :-)
I have to say, it's amazingly easy to marathon these episodes, they're so well-structured and paced, and dense enough that the story just flies by until you're at the ending credits.
erikaj - Oct 14, 2011 8:59:21 am PDT #8656 of 11998
Always Anti-fascist!
It's true, Frank...adaptations are generally a mixed bag."Out of Sight" is a great movie, though.
-t - Oct 17, 2011 8:35:02 pm PDT #8657 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I have to say, it's amazingly easy to marathon these episodes, they're so well-structured and paced, and dense enough that the story just flies by until you're at the ending credits.
Right? It was like that watching them as they came out, too, except you had that frustrating wait-a-week-for-the-next-one thing to deal with.
Justified had great promos before it even aired, too.
Vortex - Oct 18, 2011 8:10:21 pm PDT #8658 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Does anyone here watch Sons of Anarchy!?!?!? OH MY FUCKING GOD!!!!!!!
Scrappy - Oct 19, 2011 6:27:24 am PDT #8659 of 11998
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I do!!! I KNOW, right? Heartbreaking.