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I'll give it a shot.

EDIT: So after this trailer was another one for a movie called Fight or Flight, another entry in the Josh Hartnett Renaissance and it looks bat**** crazy. John Wick if it was a comedy. And entirely on a plane.
 
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I'll give it a shot.

EDIT: So after this trailer was another one for a movie called Fight or Flight, another entry in the Josh Hartnett Renaissance and it looks bat**** crazy. John Wick if it was a comedy. And entirely on a plane.
Oh yeah. It looks good, too. :cool:

 

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I'll give it a shot.

EDIT: So after this trailer was another one for a movie called Fight or Flight, another entry in the Josh Hartnett Renaissance and it looks bat**** crazy. John Wick if it was a comedy. And entirely on a plane.
and they didnt even credit Katey Sackhoff in the trailer...thats criminal
 

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It's alright. Not a must watch IMO. It's entertaining enough but I don't expect it to last with the budget required to keep it going.
 

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Finally watched the first 3 last night. Really liking it except for the episodes being so short. So far it's feeling like 2 episodes should be one and they split them to pad the episode count.
 

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Same issue with e4. The credits popped up right when it was starting to really tick. This show would flow better if they cut it into 5 episodes instead of 10.
 

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Same issue with e4. The credits popped up right when it was starting to really tick. This show would flow better if they cut it into 5 episodes instead of 10.

I totally agree. These episodes just fly by. They are ridiculously short at barely 20 minutes each. Ep 5 seemed comically short.
 

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Still think it's very "meh". Not bad but not great either.
 

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This show is just quality. So funny. I agree on the length, however. Way too short.
It has it's moments but the plot is plodding so far despite the short episodes.
 

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We will not agree on the quality of the show.
We definitely won't. Not at least until it picks up. It's just not going anywhere and outside a couple characters the rest of the cast is forgettable. Having said that I don't think it's without potential.
 

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We definitely won't. Not at least until it picks up. It's just not going anywhere and outside a couple characters the rest of the cast is forgettable. Having said that I don't think it's without potential.
I haven't watched since the first few episodes. I like the show. But the short episodes always make me feel like something was left out or I only watched half an episode.
So I figured I would wait until the season is complete. Then binge watch it over dinner.
 

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I haven't watched since the first few episodes. I like the show. But the short episodes always make me feel like something was left out or I only watched half an episode.
So I figured I would wait until the season is complete. Then binge watch it over dinner.
I wonder if the short episodes are because of budget. Every episode ends as it feels like it's getting started.
 

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The one quibble I have, aside from the short episodes, is that I saw that plot twist coming from 20 miles away. Otherwise, great stuff.
Super predictable. It just adds to my multiple quibbles. I am not going to be shocked if this show is short lived because of budget and the niche audience this will appeal to. Seems like AppleTV is getting a shorter and shorter hook these days like some of the other services. For example, loved Big Door Prize. Better than this show and the cast was excellent but that didn't matter.
 

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The one quibble I have, aside from the short episodes, is that I saw that plot twist coming from 20 miles away. Otherwise, great stuff.
Yeah, it sort of surprised me last night because I thought it was a red herring with how obvious they made it. It felt like a setup.
 

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Super predictable. It just adds to my multiple quibbles. I am not going to be shocked if this show is short lived because of budget and the niche audience this will appeal to. Seems like AppleTV is getting a shorter and shorter hook these days like some of the other services. For example, loved Big Door Prize. Better than this show and the cast was excellent but that didn't matter.
LOL @ niche market. Spec fic nerds are lapping this up, as well as a lot of the good speculative Apple fare.
 
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