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[TheOddOne]

Can't seem to find how many episodes are planned, so I'll keep ya updated.

Yes, James Spader wearing a fedora in the first three pictures is no accident.

Official Trailer | TV's Most Highly Anticipated New Show | The World's Most Wanted Man...​

 

[Stumpokapow]

Note to anyone who hasn't seen the pilot: It's very corny. It's not bad, but it's corny. I liked the pilot OK and I'll probably give it a few more episodes.

 

[TheOddOne]

Note to anyone who hasn't seen the pilot: It's very corny. It's not bad, but it's corny. I liked the pilot OK and I'll probably give it a few more episodes.

Watching for the Spader.

 

[bluehat9]

What's with the robot and glowing orb in the last pane?

 

[TheOddOne]

What's with the robot and glowing orb in the last pane?

James Spader is playing Ultron in the next Avengers.

 

[ganon]

I never like Spader, but I'm a sucker for this type of show, so I'll give it a couple of episodes.

 

[coldvein]

saw the commercial for this show 30 times while watching the seahawks game the other night. hearing that smarmy james spader say "if you want to get the people on the blacklist you have to play by my rules" ad nauseum made me hate the show before i ever saw an episode.

 

[ivysaur12]

Boys have swag, men have #Class

 

[sixteen-bit]

Boys have swag, men have #Class

lol, I'm sad the fedora thread got closed.

 

[coldvein]

is this really TVs most anticipated new show?

 

[Kikarian]

I don't know whether to watch it or not.

I guess I'll give the Pilot a shot, it just seems all too obvious.

 

[TheOddOne]

is this really TVs most anticipated new show?

Nah, they took some comments from critics and went a little overboard with it. Most new shows do this.

 

[Steelyuhas]

Reasons I'll tune in for the first few:
1. Spader

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Well, it doesn't suit him at all.

 

[Witchfinder General]

Isn't the plot to this just the Silence of the Lambs?

 

[Sojgat]

Yes, will watch anything with James Spader, and show looks interesting enough.

Based on three minute trailer is it safe to assume that the big twist will be that, from the start, his character became "the Concierge of Crime" purely out of some quest for justice/revenge/justice-revenge against other criminals?

 

[GodParticle]

The previews for this look SUPER cheesy

 

[TheOddOne]

Wow at the reviews.



Selected reviews.

- THR.

It’s certainly an intriguing pilot – you can’t take your eyes off of Spader and the writers have thrown in a couple of other interesting twists. It’s likely that The Blacklist will at least approach the bad-guy-a-week format of a closed-ended procedural that doesn’t tax viewers’ brains too much. But in the process, the pilot suggests there are other things to keep you interested along the way.

- Variety.

If “Hannibal” was a prequel to “The Silence of the Lambs,” “The Blacklist” plays like a de facto sequel — which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Creating a toothy vehicle for James Spader, few series can boast such a compelling central figure, even if his cryptic comments and opaque motives risk giving way to a rather familiar procedural. Still, unlike a lot of this fall’s new hours, “The Blacklist” at least warrants a return visit — and perhaps more if Spader’s serpent-like villain can become more than just Hannibal Lite.

 

[DJwest]

Watching for the Spader.

He was OUT-FUCKING-STANDING in Boston Legal.

James Spader is playing Ultron in the next Avengers.

Wow, didn't know that. Tnx for the info man

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

"The Concierge of Crime"?

LOL.

 

[Caboose]

Will watch for Spader.

 

[TheOddOne]

Heads up: 3N16MA already claimed the Blacklist OT a day before this one was posted. Head over to this thread for the proper OT.

Will ask a mod to lock this one up.