Ray Donovan [Showtime] [** Spoilers **]

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Jon Voight and Elliott Gould have joined the Showtime drama pilot Ray Donovan, the network announced Thursday.
Ray Donovan will star Liev Schreiber as Los Angeles' best professional trouble shooter who can make anyone anyone's problems disappear, except those of his own family.
Voight, 73, will play Mickey, the father of Ray (Schreiber). A newly freed ex-convict, Mickey goes to Los Angeles suspiciously hoping to reconnect with his estranged family. Gould, 73, will recur on the project as Ray's law firm mentor and confidante, Ezra Goodman, who is beginning to show signs of dementia.
Voight and Gould join previously announced cast members Paula Malcomson, who will play Ray's wife, Dash Mihok and Eddie Marsan.
Ray Donovan is created and executive-produced by Southland creator Ann Biderman, who will executive-produce along with Mark Gordon (Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds) and Bryan Zuriff. The drama is expected to begin production in early 2012.

Pretty decent cast should be good

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http://www.digitalspy.ie/ustv/news/a370314/ray-donovan-pilot-adds-scarface-star-steven-bauer.html

Steven Bauer joins

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Showtime has picked up to series

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Starts on Sunday 30th of June 2013 at 10pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeEwqq9EgWs

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Latest trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCL4c2ra8m4

don ramo

this is looking like it could be a good show, but i cant really stand Voight, but i always liked schreiber:o:o

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James Woods has joined now

Basq

Schreiber is always great!

Richard Dower

Premieres: Sunday, June 30th at 10pm (ET/PT)

http://www.sho.com/sho/ray-donovan/home



Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, RAY DONOVAN stars Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award nominee Liev Schreiber in his first lead television role as LA’s best professional fixer. Ray is the man called in to make the city’s celebrities,’ superstar athletes,’ and business moguls’ most complicated and combustible situations go away. This powerful drama unfolds when his father, Mickey Donovan, played by Oscar® winner Jon Voight, is unexpectedly released from prison, setting off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core. RAY DONOVAN is created and executive-produced by Ann Biderman (Southland), who also wrote the pilot episode. The series is also executive produced by Mark Gordon and Bryan Zuriff. RAY DONOVAN is a SHOWTIME® production and the pilot was directed by Allen Coulter (The Sopranos, Sons Of Anarchy), who also serves as producer on both the pilot and the second episode of the series

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Sky Atlantic has picked it up and will air it in July Source

Coutinho 10

So Ray Donovan is a tv version of Max Clifford well there could be some interesting stories to tell if they follow the Law and Order ripped from the headlines story lines.

It is also looking like a very impressive cast. Hope its not a huge let down.

Ciaran_B

S01E01 screener available now.

Ciaran_B

Screener is pretty good.

They try to cram a lot into one episode, there’s half a dozen storylines happening. Liev is good but a bit taciturn, that’s the character though. The support cast is excellent, Eddie Marsen is particularly good and when Jon Voight turns up there’s a nice, nasty atmosphere. And there's enough sex, violence and sleaze to keep things interesting.

Worth watching so far.

Richard Dower

Basq wrote: »

Schreiber is always great!

+1....had i known he was in this!, great actor....did superb work on CSI season 7 miniature killer tour-de-force season.

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Ciaran_B wrote: »

S01E01 screener available now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCjXhhJ7avk

Basq

Not viewable in Ireland there Liz..

There was an ad for it on Sky Atlantic during Mad Dogs last night however..

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Basq wrote: »

Not viewable in Ireland there Liz..

There was an ad for it on Sky Atlantic during Mad Dogs last night however..

Whoops my bad sorry

Yes it is getting quite a few plugs on the Sky channels at the moment

ben.schlomo

Really enjoyed the first episode, enough little bits and pieces going on to keep you interested and wanting to know more, Liev is very good in it too.

gazzer

Watched this last night. Really enjoyed it. Great cast.

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It set a record as Showtime’s most watched original series premiere

ben.schlomo

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

It set a record as Showtime’s most watched original series premiere

A lot of money/promo put behind so id say, was quite heavily promo'd from what i saw. Looking forward to Ep2.

don ramo

ben.schlomo wrote: »

A lot of money/promo put behind so id say, was quite heavily promo'd from what i saw. Looking forward to Ep2.

also helps when you have the likes of Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight in the cast:)

wandatowell

Ep 1 was very good.


Wasn't expecting the

4th brother

and I never wanna see

john voite dancing half naked again

tunguska

Dont have sky atlantic so will probably have to wait for the box set to come out but this looks great. Comes across like a TV version of Michael Clayton(which can only be a good thing).

T-b0n3

Watched the first 2 last night and enjoyed them. Will be tuning in again.

ben.schlomo

Liked episode two, good mix of sinister characters, humour, violence, sleaze etc. Great performances from Schreiber and Voight so far too, the part with Voight and the kid in the shoe shop was very funny.

bradolf pittler

"A mouth is a mouth"
No one does sleaze better than Voight

Just watched the first episode and loved it. The contrast between the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and the cold, hard work that Ray and his team done was really well done. The manner in which it transitioned from the case of the week and Ray's dealings with clients to the emotional turmoil of his messed up family was superb. It's been a long time since a show handled the mundanity of the weekly mystery and the over all story arc in such a mature and realistic manner. Nothing here felt tacked on, each scene worked to further the story and added something to fleshing out the characters.

Ray as a character reminds me a lot of Walter White. At heart he's a good man who sets out with the best of intentions but his blind immorality means that things aren't going to work out very well for him or those closet to him. He's a deeply sympathetic and flawed character but there's never a sense that the writers are doing this to pander to audience expectations of how the character should be treated. In the hands of lesser writers the show could be little more than another generic trawl through the gutters. I really hope that the standard is kept up, it's been quite sometime since I've watched a show where every character felt fleshed out and could elicit such sympathy from the viewer.

don ramo

this irishnis it already wearing thin, and its multiplying my annoyance of other aspects, who the **** says Top O The Morning, and the fact their pure irish descendants when they have a soup taking name, and own a boxing gym:rolleyes::rolleyes:

i like it, but they would wanna drop the irish **** fast, there a few generations out of the country, give it a rest,

don ramo

don ramo wrote: »

this irishnis it already wearing thin, and its multiplying my annoyance of other aspects, who the **** says Top O The Morning, and the fact their pure irish descendants when they have a soup taking name, and own a boxing gym:rolleyes::rolleyes:

i like it, but they would wanna drop the irish **** fast, there a few generations out of the country, give it a rest,

A lot of the Boston Irish indulge in the stereotypes. It's kinda ridiculous when you're over there and hear the way some of them go on. A lot of them were surprised the sole domain of characters in film and TV.

Kur4mA

Really impressed with this so far. Best new tv show drama in quite a while tbh. Nothing felt forced with the characters and loved Ray's completely inability to not care. He cares too much is the problem! Loving the different characters of his brothers and their flaws thrown into the mix and then the family issues on top of it all. Brilliant so far!

bradolf pittler

Another good ep last night.
Voights character is easily the sleaziest guy on t.v.
Some very good scenes including the the most inappropriate joke ever!!!

snadnerb

Best show on TV at the moment....

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Showtime has renewed for a second season

wandatowell

Voight you sleezy pr*ck.


What a character. Im really liking this show so far.

ben.schlomo

Another excellent episode, story is developing very well and Voight is sooooo good as a sleaze, the internet bit was superb.

FloatingVoter

Yes...congratulations to Jon Voight. He almost managed a full Blanche at the therapy session. Teaching the nerds what the interweb is for was a good touch as well.

dr gonzo

Very good so far, extremely impressed. I dont think theres a bad character in this!

snausages

One of the best new shows on ATM, enjoying it a lot. Better than fuppin Dexter that's for sure

snausages

snausages wrote: »

One of the best new shows on ATM, enjoying it a lot. Better than fuppin Dexter that's for sure

From what I've seen of Dexter in recent years it wouldn't exactly take a lot to better it.

Ruudi_Mentari

In that first episode, when he pulled over did he bang the girl or what. Because it just cut to him giving her a different kind of dressing down..

but then Ray is such a morally upstanding guy I guess he declined.

dr gonzo

Ruudi_Mentari wrote: »

In that first episode, when he pulled over did he bang the girl or what. Because it just cut to him giving her a different kind of dressing down..

but then Ray is such a morally upstanding guy I guess he declined.

Its only my opinion but I felt it was clear that he pulled over for her to go down on him without it causing a crash.

Tipsy McSwagger

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From what I've seen of Dexter in recent years it wouldn't exactly take a lot to better it.

Dexter jumped the shark after his annoying cry baby sister was made lieutenant.

As for Ray Donovan, it's been brillant so far. Everything Jon Voight says is comedy gold 'half nelson, full nelson, father nelson':)

JP Liz V1

Jon Voight steals the show as Ray's dad, he is excellent as Mickey

Dietsquirt

Deleted User wrote: »

From what I've seen of Dexter in recent years it wouldn't exactly take a lot to better it.

What a ridiculous statement to make, very few TV shows on as long as Dexter which are over 9/10 in IMDB

Dempsey

Dietsquirt wrote: »

What a ridiculous statement to make, very few TV shows on as long as Dexter which are over 9/10 in IMDB

Have you watched recent seasons? Its not a patch on the earlier ones

IMDB ratings? Hardly a trump card

snausages

Dietsquirt wrote: »

What a ridiculous statement to make, very few TV shows on as long as Dexter which are over 9/10 in IMDB

IMDB is a measure of what's currently popular, not what's good.

Mc Love

yeah there is a real edge to the show! Enjoying it

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http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/ray-donovan-exec-producer-to-take-leave-of-absence-1200569529/

Bryan Zuriff, exec producer of Showtime’s “Ray Donovan,” is taking a leave of absence from the show after he plead guilty in a New York online gambling case.
Showtime released a statement saying they, “respect and appreciate Bryan Zuriff’s decision.”
Zuriff also gave his statement saying ““I’m incredibly grateful to have been a part of the extraordinary Ray Donovan family. Out of respect for my colleagues at the network and everyone involved with the show I’m voluntarily taking a leave of absence so that the resolution of my personal legal matters won’t distract from the audience’s great response to the program. I appreciate all the support I’ve received and look forward to everyone’s continued success.”
Zuriff plead guilty last week in a New York federal court for his role in a high-stakes online sports betting business run by organized crime operation.
“Ray Donovan” was recently renewed for a second season after earning solid ratings since bowing last month.

snausages

The latest episode was crap. Kind of losing interest now.

spank_inferno

cam someone advise if anything happened in the last 5-10 mins of episode 3?

I missed the last few mins due to a recording snafu.


thanks!