Ethel Merman Disco album."Last time I saw a guy twice your size was on Mt. Rushmore."
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Jack Reacher (Amazon) Appreciation thread
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It actually exists.
‘Reacher’ Spinoff ‘Neagley’ Adds Five Series Regulars (EXCLUSIVE)
The "Reacher" spinoff series centered on Frances Neagley at Amazon Prime Video has added five series regulars, Variety has learned exclusively.
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Liked the first season moderately well, bailed on the second season after its first two eps left me cold. Just finished this season's third ep, and it's a big improvement.
College hipsters love it.
Ethel Merman Disco album.
It actually exists.
College hipsters love it.
It's just an Ethyl Merman album, and they added the word "Disco" to the title. Not a single disco song on the record.Liked the first season moderately well, bailed on the second season after its first two eps left me cold. Just finished this season's third ep, and it's a big improvement.
College hipsters love it.
Off topic, but am I the only one who thinks Ritchson looks like an Alex Ross painting of Capt. America?
So... like Reacher, but female and stays in one place?
The series will focus on the character Neagley, who appeared in a few episodes in the first season and became a regular character in seasons 2 and 3. It is not yet clear whether the series will take place in a single location.
‘Reacher’ Returns With Record Viewership On Prime Video Through First 19 Days Of Season 3
Reacher Season 3 amassed more than 54M viewers in its first 19 days
deadline.com
S3 was a lot better than 2. I still kinda wish they’d stick more closely to the books though. Also hoping that once Neagley gets her own show they’ll not feature her so much in this one. I like the actress and character fine but I like how the Reacher novels rarely bring in other recurring characters and that he’s frequently on his own or dealing with new people. Constantly reaching out to Neagley for help moves a bit away from that IMHO.
A reasonably entertaining season of a reasonably entertaining show, and it's nice to Anthony Michael Hall keep getting work, but it's also as mindless and inane as these things get, so I'm not sure how many more seasons I'll be tuning in for. With a character as inherently absurd, fantastical, and one-dimensional as this, the novelty of seeing him "properly" adapted to the screen is rapidly wearing thin.
Anyhow, I went back and watched Ritchson's very first acting credit...
Smallville: “Aqua” (5x4, 2005)
For nearly two decades after finishing the third season, I felt blissfully unburdened by any desire to continue watching Smallville. Now that Alan Ritchson is a bona fide TV star, however, thanks to his title role in the Amazon series Reacher, I finally broke my streak and watched “Aqua,” his first screen acting credit, in which he portrayed the DC superhero Arthur “Aquaman” Curry. (This marked the character’s live action debut, following his comics introduction in 1941.) Alas, the episode is just as clunky and trite as I’d anticipated. Clark is now dating Lana, but still refuses to tell her his secret, and his friendship with Lex is all but gone. The dialogue strains and groans to justify such narrative stagnation, and Lois Lane’s (Erica Durance) presence as a series regular makes Clark’s dalliance with Lana seem trivial.
Ritchson is instantly credible as the future Aquaman, frequently flashing blindingly white teeth in a wide and swaggering smile. This Arthur Curry is already a country-traveling vigilante, and with his impressively square jaw and already beefy physique, he easily overshadows Welling’s Clark, which is an unfortunate position for even a future Superman to find himself in. What’s more, this Curry makes several appeals to preserving aquatic environments, giving him a further gravitas this portrayal of Kal-El lacks. Oceanic pollution and global warming were also discussed in Justice League's (2017) Aquaman scenes, as well as the character’s 2018 solo venture; it seems the Atlantean’s detachment from regular society gives writers a license to include conservationist themes hardly ever afforded to other, more popular superheroes. Just some (sea)food for thought…
Grade: C-
Anyhow, I went back and watched Ritchson's very first acting credit...
Smallville: “Aqua” (5x4, 2005)
For nearly two decades after finishing the third season, I felt blissfully unburdened by any desire to continue watching Smallville. Now that Alan Ritchson is a bona fide TV star, however, thanks to his title role in the Amazon series Reacher, I finally broke my streak and watched “Aqua,” his first screen acting credit, in which he portrayed the DC superhero Arthur “Aquaman” Curry. (This marked the character’s live action debut, following his comics introduction in 1941.) Alas, the episode is just as clunky and trite as I’d anticipated. Clark is now dating Lana, but still refuses to tell her his secret, and his friendship with Lex is all but gone. The dialogue strains and groans to justify such narrative stagnation, and Lois Lane’s (Erica Durance) presence as a series regular makes Clark’s dalliance with Lana seem trivial.
Ritchson is instantly credible as the future Aquaman, frequently flashing blindingly white teeth in a wide and swaggering smile. This Arthur Curry is already a country-traveling vigilante, and with his impressively square jaw and already beefy physique, he easily overshadows Welling’s Clark, which is an unfortunate position for even a future Superman to find himself in. What’s more, this Curry makes several appeals to preserving aquatic environments, giving him a further gravitas this portrayal of Kal-El lacks. Oceanic pollution and global warming were also discussed in Justice League's (2017) Aquaman scenes, as well as the character’s 2018 solo venture; it seems the Atlantean’s detachment from regular society gives writers a license to include conservationist themes hardly ever afforded to other, more popular superheroes. Just some (sea)food for thought…
Grade: C-
