Comments on: The X-rated X-Files, now the Sex-Files, so Fox doesn’t sue http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:02:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Colonel http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390&cpage=1#comment-29042 The Colonel Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:35:52 +0000 http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390#comment-29042 True, Larry, The Wire is such an under appreciated series that should have won many Emmy awards, most notably for writing and acting. Probably The Wire's biggest competition was it's roomate, The Sopranos which by the way earned 21 nominations for outstanding writing for a drama series, winning the award six times and won at least one Emmy for acting in every eligible year except 2006 and 2007. Looks like the folks at Emmy had to choose between two HBO great series: The Sopranos and The Wire; and they kept choosing The Sopranos repeatedly. As much as I love and admire The Sopranos, but I have to admit that was unfair to The Wire. True, Larry, The Wire is such an under appreciated series that should have won many Emmy awards, most notably for writing and acting. Probably The Wire’s biggest competition was it’s roomate, The Sopranos which by the way earned 21 nominations for outstanding writing for a drama series, winning the award six times and won at least one Emmy for acting in every eligible year except 2006 and 2007.

Looks like the folks at Emmy had to choose between two HBO great series: The Sopranos and The Wire; and they kept choosing The Sopranos repeatedly. As much as I love and admire The Sopranos, but I have to admit that was unfair to The Wire.

]]> By: Larry Horse http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390&cpage=1#comment-29031 Larry Horse Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:31:30 +0000 http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390#comment-29031 The Wire was a great and under appreciated show, it should've bagged Emmys left and right. Ian McShane's acting and David Milch's crazy ass mind made Deadwood great. McShane is a great talent, the career he has now is the career Oliver Reed could have had had he lived his life in some moderation. Though it can be said that a lot of these actors today are major pussies compared to the guys of the past. The Wire was a great and under appreciated show, it should’ve bagged Emmys left and right. Ian McShane’s acting and David Milch’s crazy ass mind made Deadwood great. McShane is a great talent, the career he has now is the career Oliver Reed could have had had he lived his life in some moderation. Though it can be said that a lot of these actors today are major pussies compared to the guys of the past.

]]> By: The Colonel http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390&cpage=1#comment-29030 The Colonel Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:24:31 +0000 http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390#comment-29030 Right on, Chip Love. You know, going back to John From Cincinnati, my impression was that David Milch is suggesting John might be in fact god: the ultimate truth that does not need to be comprehended or validated by ignorance, does not need to pick sides, if you're in tune with him, good for you, if you're not, that's your loss, etc. It's a noble idea for a story, but the execution of that idea also matters. If you liked John From Cincinnati, I suggest you watch Improbable, one of the stand alone episodes of Season 9 of The X-Files, written and directed by Chris Carter and starring Burt Reynolds as a mysterious man who might as well be god. The agents meet him while they're hunting down a serial killer. I'm not going to spoil any further details, but I guarantee you'll love it if you haven't seen it already. Right on, Chip Love. You know, going back to John From Cincinnati, my impression was that David Milch is suggesting John might be in fact god: the ultimate truth that does not need to be comprehended or validated by ignorance, does not need to pick sides, if you’re in tune with him, good for you, if you’re not, that’s your loss, etc. It’s a noble idea for a story, but the execution of that idea also matters.

If you liked John From Cincinnati, I suggest you watch Improbable, one of the stand alone episodes of Season 9 of The X-Files, written and directed by Chris Carter and starring Burt Reynolds as a mysterious man who might as well be god. The agents meet him while they’re hunting down a serial killer. I’m not going to spoil any further details, but I guarantee you’ll love it if you haven’t seen it already.

]]> By: chip love http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390&cpage=1#comment-29028 chip love Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:37:34 +0000 http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390#comment-29028 oh yeah! i also watched "appaloosa" as per your suggestion on this message board. and i agree, it was a fantastic movie. kinda reminded me of "deadwood" to a certain extent (obviously). it was also extremely well written and acted. and watching it on a 58" high-def television really highlighted the movie's amazing cinematography. word. oh yeah! i also watched “appaloosa” as per your suggestion on this message board. and i agree, it was a fantastic movie. kinda reminded me of “deadwood” to a certain extent (obviously). it was also extremely well written and acted. and watching it on a 58″ high-def television really highlighted the movie’s amazing cinematography. word.

]]> By: chip love http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390&cpage=1#comment-29027 chip love Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:28:51 +0000 http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390#comment-29027 maybe so, colonel, maybe so (in regards to jfc). at any rate, "the wire" was frickin' awesome. the omar little character was the king of fuck mountain. pretty much all the characters were great. my only tiny little critique is that when kima got got she should have stayed got. i bet they wrote her back in because people liked her character so much. but then she didn't really contribute much to the rest of the storyline. plus, if you think about it, not one cop got blown away in the line of duty. not one. but the show was so good it's easy to overlook that fact. i really liked the season dealing with the dock workers and the demise of the american working class. the american working class has been so fucked over by the criminal robber baron class that i often wonder why there isn't a new civil war. but then i remember to light up a joint and watch some more pornography. maybe so, colonel, maybe so (in regards to jfc). at any rate, “the wire” was frickin’ awesome. the omar little character was the king of fuck mountain. pretty much all the characters were great. my only tiny little critique is that when kima got got she should have stayed got. i bet they wrote her back in because people liked her character so much. but then she didn’t really contribute much to the rest of the storyline. plus, if you think about it, not one cop got blown away in the line of duty. not one. but the show was so good it’s easy to overlook that fact.

i really liked the season dealing with the dock workers and the demise of the american working class. the american working class has been so fucked over by the criminal robber baron class that i often wonder why there isn’t a new civil war. but then i remember to light up a joint and watch some more pornography.

]]> By: The Colonel http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390&cpage=1#comment-29024 The Colonel Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:27:25 +0000 http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390#comment-29024 I liked the first season of Deadwood, when Al Swearengen was the ultimate bad ass murderer pimp and Wild Bill Hickok was in town to kick ass and drink raw whisky. In Season 2, they mellowed out and the episodes became sequences of not so interesting long dialogues and Al Swearengen coping with some kind of illness to the point where they had to hold him up just so he can take a piss. Season 3 was much better, but that's when they halted the production because each episode reportedly cost $1 million to produce. Ever since Season 3 ended, there were talks about concluding the story with two speacial TV movies which would be great if happens. As for John From Cincinnati, it was definitely an ambitious project with good potentials, but the audiences were not patience and found the philosophical hints and gestures too confusing; and that's why the series couldn't continue beyond the first season even though I for one would have loved to see more. I think an idea like John From Cincinnati works better in the format of a feature length movie in oppose to an ongoing series. I liked the first season of Deadwood, when Al Swearengen was the ultimate bad ass murderer pimp and Wild Bill Hickok was in town to kick ass and drink raw whisky. In Season 2, they mellowed out and the episodes became sequences of not so interesting long dialogues and Al Swearengen coping with some kind of illness to the point where they had to hold him up just so he can take a piss. Season 3 was much better, but that’s when they halted the production because each episode reportedly cost $1 million to produce. Ever since Season 3 ended, there were talks about concluding the story with two speacial TV movies which would be great if happens.

As for John From Cincinnati, it was definitely an ambitious project with good potentials, but the audiences were not patience and found the philosophical hints and gestures too confusing; and that’s why the series couldn’t continue beyond the first season even though I for one would have loved to see more. I think an idea like John From Cincinnati works better in the format of a feature length movie in oppose to an ongoing series.

]]> By: chip love http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390&cpage=1#comment-29018 chip love Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:21:02 +0000 http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390#comment-29018 "deadwood", too. i also really liked "john from cincinnati". and i thought the whole world's knee-jerk reaction of contempt for jfc was completely stupid and short sighted. critics so butt hurt over the end of "deadwood" never even gave the show a chance to develop. once again revealing the inane stupidity of the average american media consumer. “deadwood”, too. i also really liked “john from cincinnati”. and i thought the whole world’s knee-jerk reaction of contempt for jfc was completely stupid and short sighted. critics so butt hurt over the end of “deadwood” never even gave the show a chance to develop. once again revealing the inane stupidity of the average american media consumer.

]]> By: The Colonel http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390&cpage=1#comment-29017 The Colonel Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:33:26 +0000 http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390#comment-29017 Absolutely, Origen, The Wire is one of the best drama series of all time. David Simon, in addition to being a powerful writer, is a former police reporter, and that's what makes his scripts so realistic, genuine and intriguing. Furthermore, the cast of character actors is amazing, most noteably Dominic West, Lance Reddick who currently plays the head of Fringe Division in Fringe, probably the best sci-fi series since The X-Files, and of course wonderful Glynn Turman. The Wire and The Sopranos are the best HBO series ever. Absolutely, Origen, The Wire is one of the best drama series of all time. David Simon, in addition to being a powerful writer, is a former police reporter, and that’s what makes his scripts so realistic, genuine and intriguing. Furthermore, the cast of character actors is amazing, most noteably Dominic West, Lance Reddick who currently plays the head of Fringe Division in Fringe, probably the best sci-fi series since The X-Files, and of course wonderful Glynn Turman.

The Wire and The Sopranos are the best HBO series ever.

]]> By: origen01 http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390&cpage=1#comment-29008 origen01 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:08:45 +0000 http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390#comment-29008 Going back to TV shows, I was wondering, Colonel, have you ever seen "The Wire"? I think its the best police procedural ever made and David Simon is a genius when it comes to dialogue writing. Going back to TV shows, I was wondering, Colonel, have you ever seen “The Wire”? I think its the best police procedural ever made and David Simon is a genius when it comes to dialogue writing.

]]> By: Harvey Dent http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390&cpage=1#comment-29007 Harvey Dent Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:18:32 +0000 http://www.lukeisback.com/?p=8390#comment-29007 Yep, bad on Miami Vice, but Michael Mann is top notch. I also remember well Manhunter. I liked PE but something was missing. The final scene was outstanding. Yet, something was missing for me. Maybe his visual style. Yep, bad on Miami Vice, but Michael Mann is top notch.
I also remember well Manhunter. I liked PE but something was missing. The final scene was outstanding. Yet, something was missing for me. Maybe his visual style.

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