Oh really? Built like a surfboard but really pretty. I was planning to watch that anyway. I'm psyched for Reacher. Once I finish Slow Horses there isn't much left.Excellent. Looking forward to it. If you haven't seen The Fall of the House of Usher yet, you can catch Willa Fitzgerald there.
Season one had the benefit of being the first time that this material was portrayed on the screen by a full size person. Also, there were a lot better books that they could've chosen. Still, I'm looking forward to it.Just watched the first three episodes of season two. Good, but not nearly as good as season one.
by a full size person
I doubt he was the first choice of actors. But when Tom Cruise says he'd like to make your movie, it's hard to say no.lol. Cruise in that roll was a very odd choice. Same for the MI movies, although he somehow did an ok job.
I just started this week, thru 5 episodes. I know you have to suspend disbelief with Reacher, but it's getting hard. When 2 hired assassins with sniper rifles couldn't hit the broad side of a barn while trying to take out the team, that was a bit too much for me. I'm actually liking the tough NYC cop more than Reacher at this point.
Agreed. I'll finish the season, but I'm not in a rush to watch the next episode.It's easy to know Reacher is safe. I liked season 2, but season 1 was so much better. Great character development, and very likable characters as the season unfolds.
I was happy to see Malcolm Goodwin return briefly.and very likable characters as the season unfolds.
I also enjoyed the Tom Cruise movies, but understand why many fans were not thrilled with the casting. And yes Rosamund Pike certainly added to the enjoyment.Easy enough TV to watch. Season 3 already on tap.
This is where I am way outside most Reacher fans.
I never read any of the books but I knew the name amd rh series. My intro to seeing him was the Tom Cruise movies which I liked. Especially the first one. Probably because of Rosamund Pike.
But, I liked a smaller character playing Reacher rather than a bigger person even though Ritchson is the book sized version of Reacher.
I just started this week, thru 5 episodes. I know you have to suspend disbelief with Reacher, but it's getting hard. When 2 hired assassins with sniper rifles couldn't hit the broad side of a barn while trying to take out the team, that was a bit too much for me. I'm actually liking the tough NYC cop more than Reacher at this point.
I quit after #2 in that series.As opposed to John Wick killing 25 armed Russian gangsters in a nightclub?
I quit after #2 in that series.
Yeah, of course it's ludicrous and there is a LONG tradition of having invincible main characters taking on armies single handed. But if you are the main character you get plot armor that protects you from everything. Maybe the plot armor extends to anyone close to them. I'm just saying that scene came off to me as really dumb, with supposed pros having multiple shots at multiple targets running around out in the open and didn't even graze a single one of them.
The casting of Cruise was bad as far as being faithful to the source material, but after 2 seasons of the TV show, there should be no doubt that Cruise is a far better actor than Ritchson.I also enjoyed the Tom Cruise movies, but understand why many fans were not thrilled with the casting. And yes Rosamund Pike certainly added to the enjoyment.
Was Ritchson so wooden in Season 1 and I just didn't notice it? The mostly unknown cast is acting circles around him in Season 2.The casting of Cruise was bad as far as being faithful to the source material, but after 2 seasons of the TV show, there should be no doubt that Cruise is a far better actor than Ritchson.
Yeah, probably. I just finished the season and was a bit disappointed. They made him a robot. I didn't read the books, but he essentially just started killing people who didn't need to be killed. I get that he's angry about his friends being killed, but that didn't come though, just a coldness. Like a sociopath.Was Ritchson so wooden in Season 1 and I just didn't notice it? The mostly unknown cast is acting circles around him in Season 2.
Season 2 definitely left me a bit colder than Season 1 and I can't quite put my finger on what caused it. I agree with the previous observations in this thread, but I'm OK suspending disbelief to a great extent. I just found myself not caring about the characters. That said, it's still better than 75% of what I see out there and I'm definitely down for Season 3 and hoping they find their groove again.Yeah, probably. I just finished the season and was a bit disappointed. They made him a robot. I didn't read the books, but he essentially just started killing people who didn't need to be killed. I get that he's angry about his friends being killed, but that didn't come though, just a coldness. Like a sociopath.
They also really jumped the shark in terms of what he'd be able to get away with without having the authorities come down really hard. There's just no chance. Season 1 was more subtle and I think his connections felt more genuine.
Season 2 definitely left me a bit colder than Season 1 and I can't quite put my finger on what caused it. I agree with the previous observations in this thread, but I'm OK suspending disbelief to a great extent. I just found myself not caring about the characters. That said, it's still better than 75% of what I see out there and I'm definitely down for Season 3 and hoping they find their groove again.