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Topic: Landman

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Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Land Man is a modern day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. The series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it's reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.

First two episodes were indeed very interesting. Will definitely keep watching this one for now.

To best describe the show so far I would say "Made in America" but in a good way. Great characters and great setting. Although very surprising since it basically shows the oil industry in a good light which is, ab best, controversial the last couple of years.

Billy Bob Thornton is perfect for the role he plays. Jon Hamm as well.

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In Episode 01, what the daughter said to her father after he asked if she practices safe s3x...if that were me, the boyfriend would not have had the option to break up with her afterwards, he would've been broken already smile.

Shows that deserved more runtime:
Abbys | Dead Like Me | Devs | Firefly | Gangsta. | Jack of all Trades | Kevin (probably) saves the World | Lodge 49 | Mrs. Davis | NYC 22 | Powerless | Roadkill | Special Unit 2 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Stumptown | Surface | The Brave | The Company You Keep | The Crazy Ones | The Finder | The Middleman | Truth Seekers | Two Weeks to Live | Whiskey Cavalier

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Re: Landman

colinsp wrote:

This is an interesting new series with some great one liners.

And solid IMDb ratings. smile

I plan to watch it some day for sure!

Some shows you might <3 too: https://next-episode.net/messiah https://next-episode.net/devs https://next-episode.net/ted-lasso https://next-episode.net/the-outsider
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https://next-episode.net/the-expanse https://next-episode.net/lovecraft-country
https://next-episode.net/into-the-night https://next-episode.net/utopia

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Re: Landman

Solid performances for sure, and some interesting plot twists in only 4 episodes. Liking what I see.

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lighton wrote:
colinsp wrote:

This is an interesting new series with some great one liners.

And solid IMDb ratings. smile

I plan to watch it some day for sure!

I used to trust IMDB ratings. I no longer do. Most of the ratings of 6 and up, when I watched the movie, deserved maybe a 2 or 3.

It is especially bad when they get the crew who made the movie to leave positive reviews. Which has been done before.

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Surely if you're interested in the subject matter then you'll watch and if not you won't?
Ratings mean shit!! Everything is subjective.

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Re: Landman

inkblot wrote:
lighton wrote:
colinsp wrote:

This is an interesting new series with some great one liners.

And solid IMDb ratings. smile

I plan to watch it some day for sure!

I used to trust IMDB ratings. I no longer do. Most of the ratings of 6 and up, when I watched the movie, deserved maybe a 2 or 3.

It is especially bad when they get the crew who made the movie to leave positive reviews. Which has been done before.

conmits wrote:

Surely if you're interested in the subject matter then you'll watch and if not you won't?
Ratings mean shit!! Everything is subjective.

I agree with ratings in the middle, those movies and shows can always go either way, but how about a movie or tv show with an imdb rating of 0-3? Can you say the same for those? I tried many before and those ratings were always pretty accurate.

Same goes for ratings of 7-10. Sure in those cases it still depends if it's a type of movie you like in general (like musicals, you really have to be into those to enjoy them) - but even if you don't like the type of movie or show, in general the overall quality looks also accurate to the rating.

Shows that deserved more runtime:
Abbys | Dead Like Me | Devs | Firefly | Gangsta. | Jack of all Trades | Kevin (probably) saves the World | Lodge 49 | Mrs. Davis | NYC 22 | Powerless | Roadkill | Special Unit 2 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Stumptown | Surface | The Brave | The Company You Keep | The Crazy Ones | The Finder | The Middleman | Truth Seekers | Two Weeks to Live | Whiskey Cavalier

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Re: Landman

Just watched Episode 5...my favorite so far.

It had some good very beautiful moments in it and was also very well written.

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- The speach Tommy gave to the Kartell guy
- Cooper and Ariana at her house
- Tommy and Angela in the kitchen
- Cooper and Ariana on the phone
- Tommy and Angela in the bathroom
- The end, of course

If Cooper and Ariana do not end up in a romantic way, this will be one of the better male-female friendships I have seen on screen.
If they end up together, this will be a swing and a miss...

Shows that deserved more runtime:
Abbys | Dead Like Me | Devs | Firefly | Gangsta. | Jack of all Trades | Kevin (probably) saves the World | Lodge 49 | Mrs. Davis | NYC 22 | Powerless | Roadkill | Special Unit 2 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Stumptown | Surface | The Brave | The Company You Keep | The Crazy Ones | The Finder | The Middleman | Truth Seekers | Two Weeks to Live | Whiskey Cavalier

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On the plus side Sheridan (and his ego) haven't co-opted an episode ... yet.

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I have noticed  Cami has a touchy feely confidence with Tommy. Don't be surprised if she leans into her hidden feeling towards Tommy.

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Richard1957 wrote:

I have noticed  Cami has a touchy feely confidence with Tommy. Don't be surprised if she leans into her hidden feeling towards Tommy.

Looks more like a brother/sister dynamic to me.


Episode 9 felt a bit disappointing.

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Cooper and Ariana + Tommy and Angela...basically just a repeat of the exact same conversations they had in previous episodes...

Shows that deserved more runtime:
Abbys | Dead Like Me | Devs | Firefly | Gangsta. | Jack of all Trades | Kevin (probably) saves the World | Lodge 49 | Mrs. Davis | NYC 22 | Powerless | Roadkill | Special Unit 2 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Stumptown | Surface | The Brave | The Company You Keep | The Crazy Ones | The Finder | The Middleman | Truth Seekers | Two Weeks to Live | Whiskey Cavalier

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A good series finale with enough threads left open for a second series but also if it is not renewed it reached a reasonable end.

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colinsp wrote:

A good series finale with enough threads left open for a second series but also if it is not renewed it reached a reasonable end.

Well said, couldn't agree more.

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The only thing I don't get... how is Cooper doing his plan without any capital?

Shows that deserved more runtime:
Abbys | Dead Like Me | Devs | Firefly | Gangsta. | Jack of all Trades | Kevin (probably) saves the World | Lodge 49 | Mrs. Davis | NYC 22 | Powerless | Roadkill | Special Unit 2 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Stumptown | Surface | The Brave | The Company You Keep | The Crazy Ones | The Finder | The Middleman | Truth Seekers | Two Weeks to Live | Whiskey Cavalier