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Mosbonian 12-11-2024 03:28 PM

Guess I am the odd man on this....I actually enjoyed the 2nd season, although I agree nowhere near as good as the first.

UteChief 12-11-2024 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mosbonian (Post 17853438)
Guess I am the odd man on this....I actually enjoyed the 2nd season, although I agree nowhere near as good as the first.

I feel like season 2 missed a lot of the Reacher’s dry humor. And as someone said before the season didn’t go into his thought process. I was annoyed by the constant, “you don’t mess with the special investigators.”

Great Expectations 12-12-2024 07:44 AM

Season 2 lacked all the subtlety that the first one had. They hit you over the head with the plot twists before they happened. The first season’s book was also much better than the second season’s. Any idea what book season 3 used?

DJ's left nut 12-12-2024 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by UteChief (Post 17853878)
I feel like season 2 missed a lot of the Reacher’s dry humor. And as someone said before the season didn’t go into his thought process. I was annoyed by the constant, “you don’t mess with the special investigators.”

He needs to be wrong at least once.

Another season of Jack Reacher: Omniscient God Figure would just annoy the hell out of me.

Because in the books, occasionally he just has a hunch that misfires. He gets on track (obviously) but he doesn't have the right answer every single time.

The story was mediocre but most critically, the storytelling was bad. The way they got to everything was just so frustratingly telegraphed. There wasn't a true 'twist' in there that wasn't given away at least an episode prior.

BigRichard 12-12-2024 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17854151)
He needs to be wrong at least once.

Another season of Jack Reacher: Omniscient God Figure would just annoy the hell out of me.

Because in the books, occasionally he just has a hunch that misfires. He gets on track (obviously) but he doesn't have the right answer every single time.

The story was mediocre but most critically, the storytelling was bad. The way they got to everything was just so frustratingly telegraphed. There wasn't a true 'twist' in there that wasn't given away at least an episode prior.

I remember something about guessing someones password. I just had to roll my eyes.

UteChief 12-12-2024 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Great Expectations (Post 17853954)
Season 2 lacked all the subtlety that the first one had. They hit you over the head with the plot twists before they happened. The first season’s book was also much better than the second season’s. Any idea what book season 3 used?

Persuader, the 7th book in the series.

UteChief 12-12-2024 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRichard (Post 17854154)
I remember something about guessing someones password. I just had to roll my eyes.

This happens in the latest book, and the author calls out his ability to guess passwords. The newer books are written by the original author’s brother and aren’t nearly as good.

DJ's left nut 12-12-2024 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by UteChief (Post 17854177)
This happens in the latest book, and the author calls out his ability to guess passwords. The newer books are written by the original author’s brother and aren’t nearly as good.

Yeah - turning these series over to family is just...lazy.

Am I really supposed to believe that, coincidentally, Frank Herbert's son is the guy with the talent and best perspective to continue the Dune series and give it its best possible treatment?

Meanwhile folks tend to cite the 'handoff' from Robert Jordan to Brandon Sanderson as being particularly well done.

The fact that Lee Child's brother just HAPPENS to be the guy that takes over the series tells me that he never really intended to put it in the best possible hands. He just handed it to his family and said "aight, I'm bored of this - do with it what you will..."

lawrenceRaider 12-12-2024 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17854192)
Yeah - turning these series over to family is just...lazy.

Am I really supposed to believe that, coincidentally, Frank Herbert's son is the guy with the talent and best perspective to continue the Dune series and give it its best possible treatment?

Meanwhile folks tend to cite the 'handoff' from Robert Jordan to Brandon Sanderson as being particularly well done.

The fact that Lee Child's brother just HAPPENS to be the guy that takes over the series tells me that he never really intended to put it in the best possible hands. He just handed it to his family and said "aight, I'm bored of this - do with it what you will..."

Kevin J. Anderson most likely actually wrote all those new Dune books despite Brian's name also being attached to them. Kevin's not a bad writer.

UteChief 12-12-2024 12:05 PM

I read an interview with Lee Child and he almost killed Reacher off. After reading his brother’s interpretation of the character, that may not have been bad.

Mr. Plow 12-12-2024 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mosbonian (Post 17853438)
Guess I am the odd man on this....I actually enjoyed the 2nd season, although I agree nowhere near as good as the first.

It's been awhile since I watched it, but I was in the same boat. Thought it was decent, just not as good as the first season. Looking forward to season 3.

DJ's left nut 12-12-2024 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider (Post 17854204)
Kevin J. Anderson most likely actually wrote all those new Dune books despite Brian's name also being attached to them. Kevin's not a bad writer.

Yeah, I've given my thoughts on the Anderson/Herbert collaborations in the various Dune threads.

Just am not a fan.

They're strict sci-fi. Very ordinary.

Mr. Plow 01-08-2025 04:05 PM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The trailer for ‘REACHER’ Season 3 has been released.<br><br>Releasing February 20 on Prime Video. <a href="https://t.co/GYNZ5JAJCU">pic.twitter.com/GYNZ5JAJCU</a></p>&mdash; DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href="https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1877022863774843114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

UteChief 01-08-2025 04:15 PM

The trailer may have more one liners than the whole second season.

Buehler445 01-08-2025 04:26 PM

**** it, I'm in.


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