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Jack Reacher Series (Amazon)

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    #272
    billyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 9,880 ✭✭✭billyhead


    It's not as good as season 1.



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    #273
    golfball37
    Registered Users Posts: 4,663 ✭✭✭golfball37


    It’s brilliant tv.



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    #274
    Rubberchikken
    Registered Users Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭Rubberchikken


    Love reacher. Excellent character in DC ellent books. I don't have Amazon so will probably never see tv series.

    Kind of afraid to in fact in case it doesn't live up to the books.

    Bad luck and trouble is a great book great story. Love Neagley.

    I just feel they couldn't do them justice.



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    #275
    John_Rambo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,706 ✭✭✭John_Rambo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121520372#Comment_121520372

    You should watch the series. It's more or less the same as the books.



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    #276
    py
    Registered Users Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭py


    I'm enjoying S2 so far. I do hope they go back in one of the upcoming seasons to show his relationship with the Garbers. Out of the gates it probably wasn't the best route but I feel after successfully sucking people in they should look at his back story more.



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    #277
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,698 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Episode 4 shows why you don’t mess with the special investigators.



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    #278
    AMKC
    Registered Users Posts: 16,114 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    Episode 4 a bit dull. A lot of talking and not much action or humour. It was the worst episode of the whole series so far but nice to see Finlay back again.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



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    #279
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,517 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Did you watch to the end? 😂

    Caught up with the first 4 episodes this morning. Fantastic stuff. Better than season 1 too.



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    #280
    cobham
    Registered Users Posts: 808 ✭✭✭cobham


    I had A Prime a month or so ago and it said for Reacher Season 2 "not available in your area"??



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    #281
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,517 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Started last Friday. It wasn't available a month ago.



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    #282
    Karppi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,758 ✭✭✭Karppi


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121526447#Comment_121526447

    I agree, nicely moving along plot wise, some excellent (and barely believable, which I like, such as the bikers!) fight scenes, and nice to see everyone dressed up at one point. Also, a welcome reprise by an old buddy from S1. Roll on next Friday!



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    #283
    monkeybutter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,826 ✭✭✭monkeybutter


    Can anyone explain why his mother would call him reacher?

    I presume people are watching this as a laugh? It's one thing to sit down turn off your brain and let the dumbness wash over you but to read the books would be torture

    The movies are better just by dint of them having a budget and actors in them and some sort of director

    The TV show is one of the cheapest things I've seen in years



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    #284
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,517 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    His first name is Jack. He prefers to be called Reacher.



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    #285
    monkeybutter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,826 ✭✭✭monkeybutter


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121527217#Comment_121527217

    Thanks but that's not really an explanation

    His family dad brothers mother possibly are all reacher

    Why call one son reacher



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    #286
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,634 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121527222#Comment_121527222

    Because it's that kind of show. It's cooler sounding, and is in line with the show knowing it's as dumb as rocks and just going for it. Clearly it makes no sense even the family would call him Reacher - but the guy is Cartoon Hero Guy.

    Fair enough if you don't enjoy it but the series absolutely has its tongue pressed ever so gently against its cheek. Or at least knows how dumb the material is and isn't trying to hide it.

    Post edited by pixelburp on


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    #287
    John_Rambo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,706 ✭✭✭John_Rambo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121526274#Comment_121526274

    Good point, the humour is missing "you guys recycle" chewing gum stuff isn't there any more for some reason. Great to see Finlay still paying homage to Sidney Poitier!



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    #288
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,517 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121527222#Comment_121527222

    Huh?? They called him Jack I assume.

    As an adult, he asks people to call him Reacher.

    It's like if your name was John Smith, and at some stage you asked people to call you Smith (almost like a nickname).



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    #289
    adaminho
    Registered Users Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭adaminho


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121529210#Comment_121529210

    In the books it's explained that he was such a serious child that even his Mother called him Reacher.



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    #290
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,634 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121529210#Comment_121529210

    Naw in season 1 in the flashbacks, the family called him Reacher. I remember myself and the wife laughing at the ludicrousness of it.

    But it's a show where a man kicked the front of a car so hard, it set off the airbag. This is a cartoon.



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    #291
    py
    Registered Users Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭py


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121527222#Comment_121527222

    Its explained in the books that he goes by Reacher. There is nothing else to it. It is a fictional story and there will be plenty of more nonsensical stuff in this and upcoming seasons.



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    #292
    monkeybutter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,826 ✭✭✭monkeybutter


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121529505#Comment_121529505

    Yes but doesn't this encapsulate the stupidity of the books



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    #293
    Rubberchikken
    Registered Users Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭Rubberchikken


    In some of the books it's mentioned that his.mother always called him reacher . Don't think it goes into any explanation.

    Will have to bite the bullet and see if I can watch the series sometime. I don't want it spoiled by way hing some guy representing him on tv when all I've ever heard was the guys who rea the audiobooks and two of them are absolutely excellent.

    Odd I know🥴😂



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    #294
    monkeybutter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,826 ✭✭✭monkeybutter


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121538332#Comment_121538332

    FFs

    Obviously, who said it was real, it's dog **** because of dumb writing like that

    What kind of of dumbass writes like that

    An 8 year old would write better than this

    Post edited by Boards.ie: Mike on


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    #295
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,698 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121538393#Comment_121538393

    A guy who made about $50m from writing those books.

    Away you go and write books that sell that much then.



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    #296
    monkeybutter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,826 ✭✭✭monkeybutter


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121538451#Comment_121538451

    What exactly are you arguing

    That's the books or TV show are good?

    Writing the same book 22 times makes it better?

    There's an audience for dumb obviously



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    #297
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,698 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121538586#Comment_121538586

    You asked the question what kind of dumbass writes like that.

    I answered the guy who made $50m from writing like that.


    And with that I am out of this.



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    #298
    monkeybutter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,826 ✭✭✭monkeybutter


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121538596#Comment_121538596


    Why drop in your 2 cents and then get out of it

    Do you think it's good



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    #299
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,643 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Heard some work colleagues chatting about it, had known about the show a little but never watched any of it.

    Started couple of weeks ago. Got to episode 4 or 5, and stopped. Wasn't doing it for me, can't see myself going back to it.



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    #300
    McDermotX
    Registered Users Posts: 15,373 ✭✭✭✭McDermotX


    It's pretty poor TBH. I've gone about 3 eps into the second season and I think that's it for me.

    Wasn't a fan of the first. It's just pulp nonsense, which is fine in of itself, but it just doesn't lend itself to an interesting narrative. Uninteresting characters, poor acting and, especially from what I've seen of the second season, large portions of nothing happening....or at least nothing of any consequence to seemingly warrant every line of dialogue trying to be a zinger or something.

    I get the whole switch off the brain and take it in argument, but it's just not a fun ride and time would be better spent on more deserving shows.



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    #301
    Quazzie
    Registered Users Posts: 28,973 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    Tom Cruise was a better Reacher in the movies than Ritchson is in the show.



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