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Callmecrazy

(3,065 posts) Mon Sep 23, 2013, 10:55 PM Sep 2013

So I'm watching the new show Blacklist...

With Judd Nelson. And I really like it so far. Well acted and well written, IMHO.

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So I'm watching the new show Blacklist... (Original Post) Callmecrazy Sep 2013 OP

Good to know... I'll have to check it out later... hlthe2b Sep 2013 #1

It wasn't bad Broken_Hero Sep 2013 #2

That's not Judd Nelson--it is James Spader and he is excellent. hlthe2b Sep 2013 #3

I was shocked at how good this show was... CherokeeDem Sep 2013 #4

It was looking very cool but I had to bail about 1/2 way thru, after the kitchen table scene. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #5

It was So good. Raffi Ella Sep 2013 #6

I recorded it - I am a Spader fanatic but ... Myrina Sep 2013 #7

Great show! Little Star Sep 2013 #8

Spader Fanatic RobinA Sep 2013 #9

hlthe2b

(102,236 posts)

1. Good to know... I'll have to check it out later...

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Mon Sep 23, 2013, 11:23 PM

Sep 2013

Broken_Hero

(59,305 posts)

2. It wasn't bad

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Mon Sep 23, 2013, 11:36 PM

Sep 2013

Spader did a decent job, the twist at the end of the show, didn't see it coming.

hlthe2b

(102,236 posts)

3. That's not Judd Nelson--it is James Spader and he is excellent.

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Tue Sep 24, 2013, 08:13 AM

Sep 2013

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)

4. I was shocked at how good this show was...

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Tue Sep 24, 2013, 08:58 AM

Sep 2013

I expected Spader to be good, and he was excellent. The writing, direction, and acting was also very good, as was the special effects.

I also like the lead actress (sorry, don't know her name). Instead of the stereotypical overly-aggressive woman, who always snarks at her male partner, this character is smart, conflicted, tough, and manages to convey her strengths without being sarcastic and mean. I like her.

I hope this show can maintain this level; it is certainly a very intriguing premise.

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,834 posts)

5. It was looking very cool but I had to bail about 1/2 way thru, after the kitchen table scene.

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Tue Sep 24, 2013, 10:25 AM

Sep 2013

It's too bad. I like Spader a lot but I just can't watch that kind of shit. Too wimpy, I guess.

Raffi Ella

(4,465 posts)

6. It was So good.

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Tue Sep 24, 2013, 11:18 AM

Sep 2013

I'm not into TV shows like that really, but I was watching 'The Voice' and it went right into The Blacklist. I was immediately drawn in.

At first with Spader's character I was like oh, Silence of the Lambs angle, meh, but it still kept my interest. I was working out while watching it and was amazed that the hour had gone by so fast.

Myrina

(12,296 posts)

7. I recorded it - I am a Spader fanatic but ...

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Tue Sep 24, 2013, 01:27 PM

Sep 2013

... I was underwhelmed by the seeming rip off of the "Silence of the Lambs" premise. I hope that doesn't become too obvious.

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

8. Great show!

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Tue Sep 24, 2013, 02:27 PM

Sep 2013

RobinA

(9,888 posts)

9. Spader Fanatic

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Tue Sep 24, 2013, 04:09 PM

Sep 2013

too, but I turned this off. It just seemed utterly ridiculous to me. Wall to wall violence, baddies pulling off an impossibly complex, coincident-dependent caper... I mean, jumping off bridges into boats? Meh.... This testosterone-fueled nonsense wore out about...20 years ago for me.

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