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Post by jensaltmann on Jul 2, 2010 9:54:38 GMT -8
Why aren't we talking about this? This is a Robin Hood show about five crooks (a hitter, a hacker, a grifter, a thief and a mastermind) who use their skills to fight crime. It's co-created and -written by a K-Box favorite TV person (John Rogers). It's the closest thing to an indy production TV can get (Producer Dean Devlin pays the show from his petty cash). It has a ton of geek references (in recent episodes, the crew used the aliases Emma Peel and John Steed, and one member of the crew described himself as the Super-Skrull).
It's exciting, enthralling, very well written and acted. It's geeky and complex and a ton of fun.
So why aren't we talking about it here?
Let's provide... Leverage.
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Post by Anders on Jul 2, 2010 14:00:12 GMT -8
I watched it for a bit. I'm not sure why I stopped, though I think one reason was that the others forced Parker to leave the mental health place where she was actually starting to deal with her (many, many) issues. Yes, it didn't work to leave her there and keep the show going, but then they shouldn't have written it that way.
Also, Gina Bellman is a terrible actress. It's okay when she's just playing dim or playing someone who's pretending to be dim, but she can't display genuine emotion to save her life, at least not that I've seen.
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Post by michaelpaciocco on Jul 2, 2010 15:19:01 GMT -8
Because...there hasn't been a lot of people willing to talk about it. So....ok, I'm in for talking about it  |
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Post by Johann Chua on Jul 4, 2010 3:26:05 GMT -8
Geeky guest stars too: Wesley Crusher and The Middleman.
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Post by jensaltmann on Jul 4, 2010 4:10:51 GMT -8
Geeky guest stars too: Wesley Crusher and The Middleman. Absolutely. I remember the Middleman episode well. It was funny how it once again pitted the Middleman against Manservant Neville -- only this time in reversed roles. Which was accidental casting, considering that Mark Sheppard had already played Sterling on Leverage before this episode, but still. And for the record, Matt Keeslar remains my favorite for the role of Captain America. |
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Post by Anders on Jul 4, 2010 4:32:48 GMT -8
And for the record, Matt Keeslar remains my favorite for the role of Captain America. Yeah, he'd be good there. |
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Post by jensaltmann on Jul 4, 2010 8:29:18 GMT -8
And for the record, Matt Keeslar remains my favorite for the role of Captain America. Yeah, he'd be good there. Considering that he was already playing the part in The Middleman. |
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Post by jarddavis on Jul 6, 2010 8:54:29 GMT -8
Leverage is an utterly brilliant show with a great cast.
I like Gina Belllman in it, to be honest, but I'm particularly fond of Parker (Because I'm not going to try and spell Beth's last name.)
The problem is, it's Mission Impossible, only funny. And that's been done to death.
They need to avoid the formula.
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Post by michaelpaciocco on Jul 20, 2010 18:19:50 GMT -8
and after seeing this week's episode, I'm convinced there's nothing Christian Kane can't do.
Good ep.
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Post by jensaltmann on Jul 22, 2010 8:00:13 GMT -8
and after seeing this week's episode, I'm convinced there's nothing Christian Kane can't do. You mean the singing? Surprise: www.christiankane.com/ |
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Post by jensaltmann on Jul 22, 2010 9:28:26 GMT -8
LOL moments of this episode:
- Nate getting a beating because Elliot is otherwise occupied.
- Parker in the duck dress.
- "I love it when a plan comes together."
- Kirkland hits Elliot so hard that Elliot stays down? I don't think so, Tim. Which means that Kirkland confessing directly into Elliot's earbud was so darn obvious that it made me laugh.
- Ken Crane getting his own (was it Facebook) fan page, which gets Elliot worried because he's wanted in several countries.
- Elliot running from the groupies.
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Post by michaelpaciocco on Jul 9, 2011 15:51:42 GMT -8
Alright, here is where we begin speculation on which of the previous villians is in fact the mastermind gunning for the team in Season 4.
Sterling - 20%. Let's face it, he's the Obvious Candidate - he's got the motive, the means, and of course the opportunity. that said, three reasons might not be him are Mark Sheppard's potential lack of availability, the fact that he's such an obvious suspect that I suspect a curveball, and that if he wanted them to go down for committing a crime I'm sure he's got plenty of evidence already.
The Italian - 3%. Bit of a Dark Horse, but one shouldn't put too much trust in that woman...
Damian Moreau - 2%. Possible, but I doubt that they are going to revisit that well again so soon.
Victor Dubenich - 20%. There is a certain quality about the team's first victim being the mastermind trying to bring them down. Consider that it's been about 3 years (Leverage time, as measured by Rogers himself on his blog) since he went down, which is a fair amount of prison time for American White Collar Crime (he went down for non-violent crimes, after all). The other factor in this equation is that Saul Rubenek has lobbied for a return to the show, he's well liked by the show runners, and as a small note, he was on a TNT videochat with the cast shortly before the S3 finale aired. He's my personal pick.
John Ford - 5%. Again, I don't think they'd want to go with someone they just introduced in Season 3, but don't discount Papa Ford just yet.
Nate Ford's sister - 5%. We know she exists, but not what she does, and following Rogers blog, he has mentioned he wanted to get around to her.
Ian Blackpoole - 7%. Nate's exboss, and again, what he went down for probably doesn't entail a long sentence...
Chaos - 3% to be the mastermind, 40% chance of a return this season. He's not likely to be the brains of this team, but he is likely the guy who developed the bugs, as the Anti-Hardison he is.
Anyone else - 35%. It's a big field out there....
Your picks?
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Post by jensaltmann on Jul 10, 2011 2:32:31 GMT -8
I'd factor Dubenich as 40% for this season's Mastermind.
I'd rank Sterling higher because he's the team's official Nemesis, but it's like Michael says he's too obvious, and Rogers did hint on Dubenich's return.
Blackpoole doesn't work for me because while he's enough of a bastard, he's not clever enough, so he'd get Sterling to do his dirty work for him.
I also agree that Chaos is most likely involved as the Anti-Hardison this season.
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Post by jensaltmann on Jul 10, 2011 7:55:13 GMT -8
Hardison arranged for Halle Berry to win the Oscar? Grand!
And yes, Nate Ford attending the party as Ellery Queen makes total sense, but in a Meta sense.
I wonder whether that was Timothy Hutton's idea.
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Post by jensaltmann on Jul 22, 2011 9:25:01 GMT -8
Do yourselves a favor: watch season 4, episode 4. It ran last Sunday. The modern-day story is hilarious (especially when Eliot encounters other retrieval specialists), and the WW2 story is so touching I'm borderline tearing up.
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