 Anyone watching Leverage? |
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 Dec 8 2008, 03:35 AM
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The Wandering One  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 121 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Camp Hill, PA, USA Member No.: 135  |
Someone just had to be playing SR when they wrote the script for this.
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Dec 8 2008, 04:48 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 289 Joined: 20-February 04 From: in the matrix Member No.: 6,091 |
QUOTE (Nomad @ Dec 7 2008, 10:35 PM)  Someone just had to be playing SR when they wrote the script for this. I watched the preair that the sent the studios back in sept and it rocked. I was hoping for a fall release. well we got a christmas one which is better than never. it comes on Tuesdays and can't wait for next episode.. it screams shadowrun. |
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Dec 8 2008, 06:55 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 118 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Roseville, California Member No.: 15,668 |
I'm so very in love with this series already.
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Dec 8 2008, 06:08 PM
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Moving Target Group: Validating Posts: 151 Joined: 27-August 05 From: MI / USA Member No.: 7,628 |
Thanks for the heads up. I was planning on trying to catch the first show last night, but got caught up in other stuff.
AJC |
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Dec 8 2008, 06:10 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
i have been waiting for it since the pre-air showed up. been a while since a live actor tv-series got my interest.
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Dec 8 2008, 06:12 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 573 Joined: 6-March 08 Member No.: 15,746 |
I just wish it wasn't Tuesday. :grumble grumble: Other than that, yeah, it rocks!!
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Dec 8 2008, 11:10 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,486 Joined: 17-March 05 From: Michigan Member No.: 7,180 |
Watched the preview episode today, and it earned itself a place on my DVR. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Very Shadowrunny.
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Dec 9 2008, 01:22 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 944 Joined: 19-February 03 Member No.: 4,128 |
I just got up from watching this on my DVR, and all I can say is WOW!
...and that this series would truly be a great SR game. The characters even seem to come straight from the SR4 archtypes! Face, adept, hacker, ninja, even a Mr J! I would play in that campaign In. A. Nano. And it never hurts to have Gina Bellman on the cast... |
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Dec 9 2008, 01:35 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
I've read a couple of things that make comparisons (not necessarily positive) to the A-Team. How close are these to being accurate?
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Dec 9 2008, 01:43 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 944 Joined: 19-February 03 Member No.: 4,128 |
QUOTE (Fortune @ Dec 8 2008, 08:35 PM) I've read a couple of things that make comparisons (not necessarily positive) to the A-Team. How close are these to being accurate? Despite some similarity in the basic setup, Leverage strikes me as being _much_ better written. Even after one episode, I like Leverage better than any A-Team ep I ever saw, and I saw a bunch of them in middle school. |
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Dec 9 2008, 03:05 AM
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Creating a god with his own hands Group: Members Posts: 1,405 Joined: 30-September 02 From: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 Member No.: 3,364 |
I just watched the first episode. I didn't like the ending. cheesy.
but then again, I have very high standards. |
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Dec 9 2008, 05:37 AM
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Freelance Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,324 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 6,714 |
It was alright.
I'm irritated at how the tough guy talks. Something about his voice just irks me. |
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Dec 9 2008, 05:56 AM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
QUOTE (Critias @ Dec 9 2008, 12:37 AM) It was alright. I'm irritated at how the tough guy talks. Something about his voice just irks me. You should hear him sing. I was half expecting him to mention his evil hand issues throughout the episode. |
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Dec 9 2008, 08:16 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
Just finished it myself. Did I mention I love DVR? Yes it is very shadowrun-esque.
A-Team? Maybe the end was a little in the A-Team vein in that they are planning on taking on cases where people can't help themselves. I don't have any complaints with the show as a show. My only complaint from the SR POV is that the show takes a much more human/goodguy vibe rather than the mercenary vibe. All in all, 4 out of 5. |
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Dec 10 2008, 05:34 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 664 Joined: 3-February 08 Member No.: 15,626 |
QUOTE (Nomad @ Dec 8 2008, 03:35 AM) Someone just had to be playing SR when they wrote the script for this. That is entirely possible. One of the writers, John Rodgers, is a huge nerd. I wish that my players would watch this show. Then I wouldn't have to end everything with a giant bloodbath. On the other hand, I don't want my runners making (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 32,761,349.05 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) off a run either. |
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Dec 10 2008, 10:08 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 16-October 05 Member No.: 7,848 |
QUOTE (Matsci @ Dec 10 2008, 04:34 PM) I wish that my players would watch this show. Then I wouldn't have to end everything with a giant bloodbath. On the other hand, I don't want my runners making (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 32,761,349.05 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) off a run either. oh they can make that much, but how long do they get to keep it is an entirely different (and more fun/evil) question. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) |
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Dec 10 2008, 11:30 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,666 Joined: 29-February 08 From: Scotland Member No.: 15,722 |
Any opinions on Ep2 yet?
It's been a long, long wait but I think I really enjoyed it... It's hard to tell when you wait so long for something. Misinterpret that how you will. |
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Dec 11 2008, 04:09 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 944 Joined: 19-February 03 Member No.: 4,128 |
I liked Ep2, but I can tell that the series will definitely be more Pink Mohawk than Black Trenchcoat.
But that's OK. Not everything has to be a spiritual successor to Ronin. |
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Dec 11 2008, 06:38 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 118 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Roseville, California Member No.: 15,668 |
QUOTE (crizh @ Dec 10 2008, 03:30 PM) Any opinions on Ep2 yet? It's been a long, long wait but I think I really enjoyed it... It's hard to tell when you wait so long for something. Misinterpret that how you will. I liked it a great deal, and got my players to watch it as well. They loved it. Even started throwing down quotes: "You can identify the gun just by the sound?" "It has a very distinctive sound." |
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Dec 11 2008, 07:25 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
sounds like a ares predator IV to me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Dec 11 2008, 07:35 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,058 Joined: 4-February 08 Member No.: 15,640 |
I was not really wowed by episode 2 the way I was about episode 1. I just hope it will be as cool as the first one. I also personally hope that they skim from the top of every job they pull as they didn't really seem to do that in episode 2. There were also some hokey moments that I didn't quite buy, like the media showing up out of nowhere, and the part where they were a lost couple in the middle of a shipping yard I didn't really buy either.
Maybe I'm being too critical, but I'll just sit back and enjoy the ride though. Episode 1 rocked though. |
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Dec 11 2008, 07:40 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 27-November 08 Member No.: 16,634 |
QUOTE (masterofm @ Dec 11 2008, 12:35 PM) I was not really wowed by episode 2 the way I was about episode 1. I just hope it will be as cool as the first one. I also personally hope that they skim from the top of every job they pull as they didn't really seem to do that in episode 2. There were also some hokey moments that I didn't quite buy, like the media showing up out of nowhere, and the part where they were a lost couple in the middle of a shipping yard I didn't really buy either. Maybe I'm being too critical, but I'll just sit back and enjoy the ride though. Episode 1 rocked though. while I was thinking the same thing about the skiming. dont think that lost couple was to bad they only need to belive it for a min or so. and the media did not just show up they where called in from team. |
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Dec 11 2008, 07:47 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,058 Joined: 4-February 08 Member No.: 15,640 |
I meant the acting job, the questions the reporters asked, and the fact that there were like 7 people who showed up. It seemed a bit forced and took me out of moment. It would have been a bit craftier if they think they got away with it and then sat down for the seven o'clock news to find out they got totally boned by the web-cam instead of whacking you over the head with it. I'm probably being to critical though, but I just felt it could have been done better and given a better feel to the episode itself. Nothing says subtle revenge like them realizing it was the wrong container, thinking they got away with it, going and sitting down for some coffee at a diner and realizing that their lives are totally over.
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Dec 11 2008, 07:51 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 27-November 08 Member No.: 16,634 |
QUOTE (masterofm @ Dec 11 2008, 12:47 PM) I meant the acting job, the questions the reporters asked, and the fact that there were like 7 people who showed up. It seemed a bit forced and took me out of moment. It would have been a bit craftier if they think they got away with it and then sat down for the seven o'clock news to find out they got totally boned by the web-cam instead of whacking you over the head with it. I'm probably being to critical though, but I just felt it could have been done better and given a better feel to the episode itself. Nothing says subtle revenge like them realizing it was the wrong container, thinking they got away with it, going and sitting down for some coffee at a diner and realizing that their lives are totally over. id say you right.. Id says one of the good part of that show was how that tryed to spin when the reporters show up. |
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Dec 11 2008, 08:44 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,803 Joined: 3-February 08 From: Finland Member No.: 15,628 |
QUOTE (masterofm @ Dec 11 2008, 09:35 PM) I also personally hope that they skim from the top of every job they pull as they didn't really seem to do that in episode 2. did you miss the whole conversation in the end about the leader giveng his share away, mostly, he did buy himself a tesla. |
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