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The Old Man (FX | Hulu)

Release Date: June 16, 2022
Studio: 20th Television
Directors: Jon Watts, Jet Wilkinson, Zetna Fuentes
MPAA Rating: TV-MA
Screenwriters: Robert Levine, Jonathan E. Steinberg
Genre: Action | Drama | Thriller

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Pej Vahdat, John Lithgow, Alia Shawkat, E.J. Bonilla, Noor Razooky, Amy Brenneman
Plot Summary: A former CIA officer, who's living off the grid, finds himself on the run from people who want to kill him.

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Watched episode 1 last night, pretty awesome. I thought it was funny how it didn't take long for Jeff Bridges' rug to got soiled, with blood this time. Too bad, it really tied the room together.
 
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I think I have the plot figured out now, but I'll keep my mouth shut.
 

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I watched this last night (though I think a new episode will hit Hulu today). It's really good.
 

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Bummed when I found out this got a Season 2. Really has the feel of a 1 season Limited Series to it.
 

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We fell asleep in an episode that had a ton of subtitles now having trouble getting back into it. My wife has moved on from the show, which means I am screwed.

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This got slower than molasses and as the series wears on, I can really feel the Covid production of it all.
 

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This show is horrible it started off so damn good

And now I’m just hoping Jeff Bridges dies.

That last episode just turned me off.
 

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Yeah what the heck happened? It started out so intriguing and became so boring.
 

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Yeah what the heck happened? It started out so intriguing and became so boring.
One answer might be they needed to totally change the show mid-stream. Bridges got cancer in the middle of it, had to go thru treatments, then got Covid and almost died. So they not only cut their episode order from 10 to 7 for him but had to cut wayyyyyy back on anything requiring him to exert a lot of energy.
 

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One answer might be they needed to totally change the show mid-stream. Bridges got cancer in the middle of it, had to go thru treatments, then got Covid and almost died. So they not only cut their episode order from 10 to 7 for him but had to cut wayyyyyy back on anything requiring him to exert a lot of energy.
That explains so much. Maybe I'll try to finish again.
 

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One answer might be they needed to totally change the show mid-stream. Bridges got cancer in the middle of it, had to go thru treatments, then got Covid and almost died. So they not only cut their episode order from 10 to 7 for him but had to cut wayyyyyy back on anything requiring him to exert a lot of energy.

Oh wow.

That might explain the story shift from action to family drama
 

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That explains so much. Maybe I'll try to finish again.
Even knowing what happened, it really wasn’t worth watching. The twists are blatantly obvious and the finale was just like… really? That’s it?

You’re not missing much.
 

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