Show Me A Hero-HBO Mini-Series from David Simon

[batfan08]

Has anyone else heard about this? I was suprised there wasn't a thread with this starting Sunday and all.

 

[Lee in MI]

Re: Show Me A Hero-HBO Mini-Series from David Chase

This looks like it will be pretty good. Kinda like American Crime.

Thanks for the reminder!

 

[Johnny Utah]

Re: Show Me A Hero-HBO Mini-Series from David Chase

From David Simon, featuring Oscar Isaac and Jon Bernthal.

SOLD!

 

[batfan08]

Anybody else see the first two episodes last night?

 

[Johnny Utah]

I did. Heavy stuff, but extremely well done. Isaac was great, while Bernthal was almost unrecognisable!

 

[batfan08]

I did. Heavy stuff, but extremely well done. Isaac was great, while Bernthal was almost unrecognisable!

Definitely. It was refreshing to see him in a role that was a little more...intellectual? I think sometimes it seems like his talent is overlooked because he's often pidgeonholed into those tough guy roles. It's got a tremendous cast. I could go on about Alfred Molina, Bob Balaban, Jim Belushi, and anybody else, but the truth is that I think everybody in this thing has been great, so far.

As for the show, itself, it's remarkable that the kind of thinking on display in the show is still so prevalent. Once again, Simon taps into the culture, at large, and makes us take a long look in the mirror. The class warfare, the racism; it's so primal, and you almost forget that this is stuff that actually happened. The worst part is that it still does.

 

[Johnny Utah]

I'm in a huge Isaac phase right noow. The guy is like a young Al Pacino. Check out A Most Violent Year. Amazing stuff.

 

[batfan08]

I'm in a huge Isaac phase right noow. The guy is like a young Al Pacino. Check out A Most Violent Year. Amazing stuff.

I definitely want to. Have you seen Inside Llewyn Davis?

 

[Johnny Utah]

Yup gotta love that cat. He was in it with Adam 'Kylo Ren' Driver.

 

[batfan08]

I seriously can't believe more people aren't watching this.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I seriously can't believe more people aren't watching this.

I will this weekend maybe

 

[Johnny Utah]

I still am. I feel so bad for Isaac's character.

 

[Drakul]

I'll watch anything David Simon does by default. It was a great series, I didn't know the history and didn't expect the ending at all.