Netflix series "Godless"
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This too was my take from the series description. Sort of why I sought sscond opinions. Once I start watching a series, I have a bad habit of seeing them all the way through.
Good friend of mine and fellow Houstonian is in this show, Whitney Able.
Haven’t watched yet but plan on binge watching during the holidays. Happy to hear the solid reviews.
Haven’t watched yet but plan on binge watching during the holidays. Happy to hear the solid reviews.
The story’s foundation as a mining town is based upon true stories of mines exploding or igniting thus sucking oxygen out of the mine leaving only women in town.
There are a lot of layers woven into the story and character development. I’m the least likely person to want to watch a PC feminist portrayal of history, and I haven’t found that through the first 4 episodes I have watched.
It’s a really good series. To me it’s not the best, but really damn good. The show does have a plot of a town that lost most of the men in a mining accident but that’s just a component - it’s not the point of the show. You can probably watch it without the leftist Hollywood conspiracy turning you homo...but maybe take breaks just in case.
Im good, Hollywood already turned me homo in the '90s but I turned back in the 00"s. I think I'm immune now.
You’ll like it. It’s entertaining. Jeff Daniels is a good bad guy.
I had my reservations at first about the premise but watched it this weekend and thought it was great. Characters and acting are solid and story line is unique as I did go back and verify that infact there are examples of towns where the male population was decimated due to mining accidents. If you are questioning whether to watch it or not based on OB, you’re doing yourself a disservice. I liked it a lot, some thing it’s liberal Hollywood, some think it’s just ok... basically what you’d find if any publication reviewed it. Lol. Try it out, it’s better than network TV.
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Just watched Episode 1. Solid 4.5/5.0 stars.
And it has it's foot in the mud of the 19th century all right. And the other foot getting sandblasted in the dust.
Really like the cinematography.
And they went for the all important realism in the sets, costumes, and in the weather.
Really like how the dust and the wind of the Colorado prairie is portrayed.
And the lighting at night is amply dark.
You really only get to see what the light of the lanterns will show you.
That seems reminiscent of The Unforgiven's night scenes.
And it has it's foot in the mud of the 19th century all right. And the other foot getting sandblasted in the dust.
Really like the cinematography.
And they went for the all important realism in the sets, costumes, and in the weather.
Really like how the dust and the wind of the Colorado prairie is portrayed.
And the lighting at night is amply dark.
You really only get to see what the light of the lanterns will show you.
That seems reminiscent of The Unforgiven's night scenes.
Watched episode 2 last night.
And still enjoying the hell out of it.
Certain scenes and characters are even evoking some vestiges of....gulp...can I dare say it?.....Lonesome Dove??? Which is GOAT of course.
The fellow playing Blind Bill is surely channeling the ghost of July Johnson.
That scene with the Norwegians at the creek....it seemed like a scene right off the tip of the pen of McMurtry himself.
And still enjoying the hell out of it.
Certain scenes and characters are even evoking some vestiges of....gulp...can I dare say it?.....Lonesome Dove??? Which is GOAT of course.
The fellow playing Blind Bill is surely channeling the ghost of July Johnson.
That scene with the Norwegians at the creek....it seemed like a scene right off the tip of the pen of McMurtry himself.
So far I like the show.
Like Frontier too. That is a much different story than typical hollywood.
Longmire new season is now out too. For some reason I like that show.
really really good series . 4 out of 5 for me...
While there is an awful lot to love.. some of the authenticity is lost on me with all the PC sub stories
While there is an awful lot to love.. some of the authenticity is lost on me with all the PC sub stories
Longmire has a lot of fluff, and it jumps to conclusions to get to a solution at the end of each episode. It’s very “network TV” feeling. But I agree with you, it’s entertaining and I like it a lot despite its problems.
Also love this type of western. The wife and I both love this kind of show. We were a big fan of "Hell On Wheels"! We watched the whole series twice. Saw new things in 2nd watch. If "Godless" is close to HOW then I'm in!
Like and enjoy Longmire also!
Like and enjoy Longmire also!
It's good and well worth the time to watch all 7 episodes. SPOILER ALERT!!! The shootout in the final episode is epic.
Several characters you will recognize. The woman from Walking Dead who was the medic and got killed a season or two ago is a badass in Godless.
Michelle Dockery (from Downton Abbey) is really good.
Tantoo Cardinal (from Dances with Wolves) is always good in anything.
The guy who plays the lead, Jack O'Connell, is a British actor who is quite good as a gunslinger cowboy. His accent is reminiscent of Brad Pitt in Thelma and Louise.
Jeff Daniels is great in everything and is a badass in this series.
Sam Waterston is good in his short appearances as a crusty old Marshall.
Several characters you will recognize. The woman from Walking Dead who was the medic and got killed a season or two ago is a badass in Godless.
Michelle Dockery (from Downton Abbey) is really good.
Tantoo Cardinal (from Dances with Wolves) is always good in anything.
The guy who plays the lead, Jack O'Connell, is a British actor who is quite good as a gunslinger cowboy. His accent is reminiscent of Brad Pitt in Thelma and Louise.
Jeff Daniels is great in everything and is a badass in this series.
Sam Waterston is good in his short appearances as a crusty old Marshall.
Did Longmire ever change how they wrote their episodes?
I watched season 1 and part of season 2, but really didn't like how the story lined followed the traditional pattern of major network crime/police dramas.
Every single episode introduced a new crime, a new villain, etc. And all neatly wrapped up in the one hour time slot. It started to feel a little ridiculous to me that there was a murder or mysterious death happening every single week in a little town of 5000 people in rural Wyoming.
There was some occasional twists in the longer plot line (the suspected dirty Indian Cops on the res, would Longmire ever find his bounce back squaw?, etc.), but they seemed to let those plot lines die on the vine.
If I found out that in later episodes and seasons, they ditched this network tv traditional writing, and transitioned to the longer developing story lines more often seen in the streaming and HBO world, then I think I'd pick it up again. I really liked the setting, the characters, production quality, etc.
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No, it's basically the same thing in the last season.
I've been meaning to check it out. My friend is actually married to the blond woman who is in that was Boardwalk Empire.
Really good show. Disregard those playing the hollywood revisionist angle.
Very true -women in those days were not fainting doves (the way a couple of posters seem to think they should be) -they had to be tough and strong. You couldn't survive any other way.
I liked everything about it.
Except for the formulaic writing, where every episode was it's own self contained "weekly mystery".
I could almost believe that kind of murder caseload for a show set in NYC, Chicago, LA, Houston, etc.
But it seems a lot ridiculous in beautiful little Bunghole, WY.
If this show would take the "long burn" approach, ala Breaking Bad, Mindhunter, The Killing, The Night Of, True Detective, or just about every series that originates on HBO, Netflix, it could stand out. Doubly cool, if it dealt with long smoldering tensions on the Res, strip mining, battles for land use and water rights, and other true modern American West topics in some sort of interlacing conflicting conspiracies way.
This show can't seem to shake its' origins, on TNT (TBS?).
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One point is that with big cities, it is municipal police forces who get most of the murders. In this Wyoming county, it is all thrown on the county sheriff, since there aren't organized cities with police forces.
Like you, I like to have a whole series recorded and watch them sequentially with an overarching story line. But not everyone watches TV that way. Some in rural areas still have rabbit ears and will only catch episode 4, 7 & 9. Those viewers need self contained story lines.
Interesting to think how the different distribution channels are impacting how the stories are being written. Airwaves sequentially accessed, via cable that has only recently made collections of its content available, and then via streaming collectively accessed right from its birth.
You're right.
Whitey is Bran ' s girlfriend's older brother, who got munched somewhere up there north of The Wall. Bet some of our hard core GOT OBers know the characters name instantly.
Anybody else see the writer who cooked up Whitey channeling just a little bit of Newt Call? But with some slick greenhorny pistol slinging skills added on?
