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(03-27-2012, 06:52 AM)
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#851
Originally Posted by brianjones:
A few thoughts: - LOVED the distraction argument between Gus and Ace. I'm really gonna miss those two the most. The dynamic between Dennis Farina and Dustin Hoffman was imo even better than Dan and Al Swearengen. Maybe because I just like Dennis Farina a lot more than the actor who played Dority. - omg that dealer-girl who Jerry was messing with is TOO NICE. so fine. - Jon Ortiz probably gave my favorite performance over the whole season. I liked him a lot in Miami Vice too. A shame this got cancelled. Nice tying mostly everything up though.
Originally Posted by Brimstone:
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(03-28-2012, 12:39 AM)
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#854
Wow. What a fucking incredible finale. That final scene with the four degenerate gamblers encapsulates the entire series for me and why its such a goddamn shame that HBO cancelled it. Just four guys shooting the shit in an incredibly real scene, like having a few beers with your friends. I had a big smile on my face the whole scene ("did anyone order fish? Oh, hey Jerry!"). The scene in the restaurant with Ace and Gus was immaculately conceived and executed. The way Gus tipped off Ace ("you remember that time in Chicago?"), the way Ace set the plan in motion (by faking a phone call to Gus and feeding him instructions), and the way Gus took out the hitter was one of the most incredibly tense and awesome scenes in recent memory. One gets the feeling that Gus was something of a scary motherfucker back in his prime and that this wasn't the first time he'd done something like that. The second horse race in this one was absolutely incredible. The way it was shot, edited and scored really made it something special and made it stand above the rest. I'd love to rave on about this for hours, but in brief: best new show of the year and HBO are fucking dumbshits for cancelling it.
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(03-28-2012, 02:20 AM)
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#855
Yeah reflecting on it, even though milch is my favorite writer in film or tv, I never expected this show to reach the peaks that it did.
I'll have to revisit it when it hits DVD but right now it is up there in the echelon of great series for me. Which is small company on my list. The fact this show managed to do that in one season is quite a feat. Its sad because this show had the potential to really be an awards powerhouse for HBO for years to come. One really can't imagine how Mann, Milch, Hoffman, Nolte and several of the other supporting actors wouldn't end up getting multiple nominations throughout this series' life. |
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(03-28-2012, 07:20 PM)
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#857
What a finale. Likely the most spiritual experience I've encountered in a TV show. Those races were incredible. Gus and Ace were super-compelling, and the network of people forming around the degenerate gamblers weren't far behind - I'm really going to miss watching them interact on screen. Honestly, I feel robbed. This was the beginning of something special. And, by itself, it was something special.
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(03-28-2012, 07:26 PM)
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#858
Originally Posted by Tim the Wiz:
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(05-02-2012, 05:23 PM)
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#860
Of interest, Time Warner's financial statements today revealed that HBO took a 35 million dollar loss on 'Luck'.
- NY Daily News: HBO’s ‘Luck’ cost $35 million to kill in the wake of horse deaths: report - Deadline.com: ‘Luck’ Was A $35M Stumble For HBO I'm still disappointed that the production ended the way they did. At least we got a good season and a great finale out of it. To anyone on the fence about 'Luck' - it's well worth checking out on HBO Go. |
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(05-18-2012, 11:26 PM)
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#862
I didn't know until I was halfway through the show that it was canceled. I just finished the season today.
I'm not sure how I feel about it overall. I almost gave up on it at first, since I didn't care much about what was going on and I felt like it needed subtitles for a few of the actors (could barely understand a damn word that Escalante said). I ended up liking Ace and Gus a lot by the end, Gus especially. Mike was a formidable foe, but I have to admit that his performance wasn't always convincing. There were some scenes where he just looked like a feeble old guy instead of a powerful enemy. It's a shame that they spent so much time building stuff up that will never pay off due to the cancellation. Also, I'm not opposed to a show that moves slowly, but this one moved too slowly. There were way too many scenes that were meant to build drama but just went on way too long. Most of them involved races. Oh, and they must have saved a lot of money on Nick Nolte's wardrobe.
Last edited by Grinchy; 05-18-2012 at 11:28 PM.
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(08-12-2012, 10:57 AM)
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#863
Luck - Complete 1st Season - Nov. 27
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(08-12-2012, 11:01 AM)
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#864
I never finished the first season as I was kinda pissed that it got canceled.
Add it to the list of shows that I love that I have refused to watch the last episode of. Veronica Mars and Pushing Daisies are also members of this club. If I never watch the last one it is never truly over! |
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(08-12-2012, 12:23 PM)
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#866
Originally Posted by Ceebs:
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gimme some of that "black man dap"! hey, where are you all going? guys? guys
(08-12-2012, 01:03 PM)
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#867
Wow, didn't think they'd actually release it on disc. Shouldn't it be called the whole series, rather than the first season. :(
I'll probably get it. HBOs best recent show and it should look amazing on blu. |
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(08-12-2012, 01:21 PM)
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#868
Originally Posted by Ceebs:
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(08-12-2012, 11:13 PM)
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#874
Originally Posted by blainethemono:
EDIT: $80 for Blu-Ray? Thank God for Amazon |
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(08-13-2012, 12:29 AM)
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#875
Originally Posted by lazybones18:
there was no sale on Treme season 1 though, i don't think
Originally Posted by RatskyWatsky:
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(08-13-2012, 12:54 AM)
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#876
Watched War Horse recently and all I could think the whole time was how much better the horses on Luck looked during the races. Watching horses run on film will never be the same.
R.I.P. Luck. |
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(08-13-2012, 02:13 AM)
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#877
I guess HBO is maybe waiting closer to the January premiere of Enlightened to release the Bluray? Right?
Originally Posted by blainethemono:
Now that I think about it, I'm actually sort of surprised that HBO is even releasing Luck on Bluray at all. |
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(12-30-2012, 03:19 AM)
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#879
Finished the show earlier tonight. Damn fine show. Seeing the horse races were a thing of beauty, not cause of the predictability of each outcome of the races but because how awesome it looked in slow motion. Really would have loved to see how things would eventually play between Ace and Mike. Out of all the performances, I think Nolte was the best.
As for the cancellation itself, it had to be done. Three horses dying was enough. More safety precautions could have been taken, but the risks were too much RIP Luck
Last edited by lazybones18; 12-30-2012 at 03:55 AM.
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(02-18-2013, 08:21 PM)
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#880
uhhh this might be of interest to other luck fans. maybe not.
one of the luck writers started a blog continuing the story with the characters. think of it as executive fan fiction. it even has illustrations! http://www.followhorseracing.com/en/...low-sell-high/ |
