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EW: Netflix making a Western series with Game of Thrones star (Jason Momoa)
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"God's Beard!"
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I miss Deadwood.
The One and Done
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He's really not a great actor at this point so we'll see.
Mr. Pointy
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Everyone forgets about Stargate Atlantis.
Not I, heathen. Ronon Dex was awesome.
PaulKersey
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Love westerns so I'll give it a shot.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
*shrugs*
I liked Momoa in The Red Road. I don't think a lot of people caught that one since it was on the Sundance Channel, but I'm pretty sure it's on Netflix. I mean he doesn't have to stretch himself much since he plays a tough guy in that, but I never thought "Oh he's a bad actor" or anything.
I love Westerns, but I'm cautious about this unless someone from Justified or Deadwood is involved here.
I liked Momoa in The Red Road. I don't think a lot of people caught that one since it was on the Sundance Channel, but I'm pretty sure it's on Netflix. I mean he doesn't have to stretch himself much since he plays a tough guy in that, but I never thought "Oh he's a bad actor" or anything.
I love Westerns, but I'm cautious about this unless someone from Justified or Deadwood is involved here.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I hope this is good! :O
Morrigan Stark
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Aren't Westerns more in the late 19th century, usually? 18th century sounds... pre-western, I guess, haha.
Seems like it's more action than drama. Which may or may not be a bad thing, hard to say... Not sure about Momoa as a lead though. :\
[quote="God's Beard!";188349281]I miss Deadwood.[/quote]
Me too. But I think Hell on Wheels ended up being better overall, to be honest. Deadwood started out strong but the cancellation really hurt its last season.
Seems like it's more action than drama. Which may or may not be a bad thing, hard to say... Not sure about Momoa as a lead though. :\
[quote="God's Beard!";188349281]I miss Deadwood.[/quote]
Me too. But I think Hell on Wheels ended up being better overall, to be honest. Deadwood started out strong but the cancellation really hurt its last season.
I'd be far more worried about Brad Peyton directing than Jason Momoa's acting chops.
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
San Andreas
Incarnate (some WWE/Blumhouse horror flick only released in a couple European countries so far)
And forthcoming:
Journey 3: From the Earth to the Moon
Rampage (yes, an adaptation of the video game)
His career is almost entirely dumb spectacle.
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
San Andreas
Incarnate (some WWE/Blumhouse horror flick only released in a couple European countries so far)
And forthcoming:
Journey 3: From the Earth to the Moon
Rampage (yes, an adaptation of the video game)
His career is almost entirely dumb spectacle.
Killer Queen
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Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I believe they'd even announced plans for a 4th at the same time, but The Rock's schedule has become so packed, there's a chance the Journey sequels and the Rampage movie never materialize. I don't think any of those are greenlit. Who knows.
Killer Queen
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This won't have Sutter's stench on it. Thank fuck.
Discotheque
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Morrigan Stark
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No idea what Journey is, but yeah I noticed the "San Andreas" part next to the director's name and that didn't fill me with confidence.
It's probably gonna be shlocky bang bang action with no plot.
Which might work in some movies but in a TV series...?
Though to be fair, directing and writing are not the same thing. Are these dumb spectacle movies badly directed, or just badly written?
It's probably gonna be shlocky bang bang action with no plot.
Which might work in some movies but in a TV series...?Though to be fair, directing and writing are not the same thing. Are these dumb spectacle movies badly directed, or just badly written?
rocketskates
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This......was one weird show.
wesleyshark
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They had me at Western.
rocketskates
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Well, it WAS his breakout role.
Not the kind of Western you may be thinking 😕
OrangeAtlas
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How'd this end up going from Netflix to Discovery?
Saw the trailer before a few YouTube videos and it seemed kind of silly.
Please spill.
Saw the trailer before a few YouTube videos and it seemed kind of silly.
Please spill.
Discotheque
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it's produced by Discovery Canada so it aired on Discovery over here and is gonna be distributed on Netflix in the US in some undetermined time i guess.
i'll check it out if it's decent, I think the setting hasn't really been touched upon much.
Transistor
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You're god damn right
Fallout-NL
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I dug him as Conan tbh.
He actually was
uhm, no he wasn't.
Yeah he was. Briefly.
You see him looking out of that underwater wreck.
Monocle
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He was in this?
Transistor
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RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Yes he was, and he was a badass
why doesn't he just wear a longsleeve shirt
Same reason people wear zip off pants.
EXPLAIN
Netherscourge
Banned
Red Dead Drogo
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
It's a lot more Canadian than I think American audiences are ready for, and the "a Western series" is a little misleading considering it's a period piece about fur trading economics, but overall I liked it.
Ninja Scooter
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He's not a good actor, he's not a bad actor, he is THE actor.
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