Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Tue July 26, 2022 1:47 am
by Mecca
tragabigzanda wrote:I think she is great. Magnetic as always. I think the writing around her character is bad.
Okay, freckles
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Tue July 26, 2022 2:06 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Tue July 26, 2022 4:35 am
by VinylGuy
Just started this one. Ep 1 was wonderful.
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Thu July 28, 2022 12:07 am
by Ensign9
Should’ve capped this as a complete, 10-episode limited series. I fear this is going to turn into 24 or bad era Homeland next season.
Ultimately, there was more good than bad but the balance of the season didn’t live up to the promise of those first three episodes.
Also, the reveal wasn’t a reveal at all to me because I thought that they had set her up as his daughter the whole time. I clearly wasn’t paying close enough attention earlier this season.
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Fri July 29, 2022 1:22 pm
by VinylGuy
just finished ep3 and im so glad Amy Brennerman is on this series. She is always compelling, but she is giving so much dept to her character with so little.
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Sat July 30, 2022 3:24 pm
by dad
started this last night. love Jeff Bridges.
good stuff.
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Sat July 30, 2022 3:27 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Sat July 30, 2022 3:30 pm
by dad
it's definitely no The Bear or Severance, but we're into it so far. only two episodes in.
we were just on the phone with my FiL, and recommended as this type of show is his thing.
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Sat July 30, 2022 9:47 pm
by dad
finished S1 this afternoon.
not feeling good about this one anymore.
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Sat July 30, 2022 10:25 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Sat July 30, 2022 10:41 pm
by dad
i never watched 24, and only one season of Homeland. not that those shows are anything like this one, though i'm sure you could find similarities.
at first, this story seemed to be about blowback but quickly turned into my three dads.
this thing could've been limited to one season.
i'd be interested to see how the book ends though.
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Sat July 30, 2022 11:25 pm
by dad
why do i feel like this whole thing will end up being a figment of Dan Chase's imagination?
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Tue August 02, 2022 2:27 am
by VinylGuy
i like this season enough. Yeah, the first episodes were the best ones of the bunch, but still it was compelling enough.
The cast was good even if the writing wasnt sometimes.
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Tue August 13, 2024 11:17 am
by spike
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Tue August 13, 2024 11:37 am
by E.H. Ruddock
Looks good
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Tue August 13, 2024 12:15 pm
by Mecca
Neat
Re: The Old Man (Hulu/FX)
Posted: Tue August 13, 2024 11:18 pm
by VinylGuy
yeah, but its been so long i need to watch at least s1 finale again