Tin Star (Sky Atlantic) [** Spoilers **]

Galwayguy35

Episode 3 was a useless, expected more from this tbh.

That daughter is annoying as fook as well, I was hoping yer man would throw her over the rail and be done with it.

somesoldiers

Yeah I'm up to ep8 don't know how I have stuck it this long.

Pretzill

Watched the entire box set a few weekends ago as it's as available on sky.

Promising start, stunning locations and some good dark humour.

But it really did go downhill and I don't know why I stuck with it. The premise for revenge was so I'll thought out and implausible.

somesoldiers

Ep9 was good,how it all began,everything before and after was crap. The only thing that got me through it was the Irish woman,ridiculous unlikeable characters,I hate to see any programme with addicts spiralling into their addictions even further-not my cup of tea,glass of whiskey.at one point I thought he was letting on to catch the baddies maybe is why I held on

quintana76

Melodeon wrote: »

He's Norwegian!

Eh! He is French Canadian. Quebecois.

Agent Coulson

First look and synopsis of season 2.

After being left destroyed by the chaos that had followed Jim and his alcoholic alter ego Jack Devlin, played by Roth from the UK, the second season picks up with the unlikely hero cut off in the remote Rockies wilderness with his grieving and shell-shocked family struggling to come to terms with their ordeal. Seeking refuge from her own parents, Anna is taken in by the God-fearing Nickel family, headed up by Pastor Johan, played by John Lynch, his wife Sarah, played by Anamaria Marinca, and daughter Rosa, played by Jenessa Grant, and hidden with the Ammonites – a religious community close to Little Big Bear.

However, the peaceful prairie family are harboring secrets of its own and it’s not long before Anna is forced to seek her father’s help, as an altogether more hellish threat emerges. If Jim is to find a way to save his family, atone for his sins he must form an uneasy alliance in the battle for forgiveness.

JP Liz V1

2nd season starts on Sky Atlantic on Thursday January 24th at 9pm

Channel 4 are airing the 1st season on Sundays at 10pm

Agent Coulson

Season 2 starts tomorrow.

Galwayguy35

Thought it might improve but it hasn't.

NIMAN

Was intrigued by the radio adverts for it, so starting watching series 1.

Stopped after episode 3.

Found it rubbish.

Alfred Borden

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Thought it might improve but it hasn't.

Watched the first two episodes of the second season and garbage would be an understatement.

Delta2113

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Watched the first two episodes of the second season and garbage would be an understatement.

- Really? -that bad. I liked the first series - ok the 'badies' could have been more convincing and it's no Ozark but the dark humour was great.

Anybody who gave up after a few episodes in series 1 - I'd at last finish series 1 off.

Flippyfloppy

anyone finish season 2?

recipio

Is it me or can anybody understand what Tim Roth is saying ? Cockney accents are OK but he really needs some diction lessons. :rolleyes:
After a good start this is all over the place - he seems to wake up with a different woman in every episode. Sorry , a bridge too far for me.

LirW

Flippyfloppy wrote: »

anyone finish season 2?

Yep, finished it last night.
See, I'd love to like the whole thing more. The problem I have with the show is that the idea is great, the cast is brilliant, the setting is perfect, technically it's done very well but the writing is all over the place.
In season 2 they had so many writers involved that every episode steers into a different direction. It almost seems like they can't decide if that's a crime show, a psychological thriller, a family drama or just a dark crime comedy.

There are major flaws in the story, timelines are rushed so you don't even get the time to get in some character's headspace, there's no balance between the normal and the ridiculous.
The show wants too much from a pretty bad script.

I absolutely hate the Pastor, it's such an awful character. I'm not opposed of the idea with the colony but it's done so badly. It feels like they dropped a solid plot for some throwaway gimmicky garbage.

That said, I really liked the last episode and in my opinion they should close it as it is and cancel the show. Don't beat this dead horse, the cast doesn't deserve this.
Everything good about the show (and it does have it's strong points) is completely overshadowed by the awful writing that's all over the place.

They could have done something amazing with it if they would have decided on a cohesive way to carry the story. A pity because the idea and the cast is great.

Jewelers

it got alot better after eps 4 , as previous poster said it could have been excellent , worth watching if you liked first season , but this one is alot crazier more alco

Flippyfloppy

Hi Lirw, I liked it and binged watched it all,

but did you not think it jumped the shark a bit with the crossing over from the Mexican gang and the Liverpool gang? How on earth did they possibly know each other? It was a bit weird I thought

Delta2113

Cant stop playing Glen Hansard Bird of Sorrow - used perfectly in episode 8. I'd love a season 3 - it has it's faults but i love the humour.

Credit Checker Moose

I have just finished with season 2.

The whole thing was ridiculous to say the least. Farcical to say the least.

Is there going to be a season 3?

Degag

Flippyfloppy wrote: »

Hi Lirw, I liked it and binged watched it all,

but did you not think it jumped the shark a bit with the crossing over from the Mexican gang and the Liverpool gang? How on earth did they possibly know each other? It was a bit weird I thought

It jumped the shark way earlier than that i'm afraid. As many others have said, the writing was attrocious. The writers should really be looking for another line of work.

De Bhál

I'm 6 episodes into the first season. I've seen worse. Good tourist promo for the area if nothing else. The view from that hotel is spectacular. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Hotel

It's just about a good show so far. Bit of humour now that English criminal guy is shagging the bar owner, well licking her armpit anyway, that was funny.

Hard to believe some of the stuff though...

chief fighting the french guy in the garage...
the fact the chief still has a job...
loads of other bits where you just go "wha..?"

I'll stick with it for now but my wife is pushing for us to start Chernobyl.

JP Liz V1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHvg3O-YceQ

The final series follows the Worth family back to their roots in Liverpool, leaving the Canadian town of Little Big Bear. Their hometown isn't much of a welcome either, and they soon find themselves the target of Merseyside’s most notorious and violent gang.

November on Sky Atlantic

Delta2113

I enjoyed series 3 - few stupid things as you would expect. Series 1 was the best. Rumours it may come back again at some date but I doubt it very much.

Degag

Came in as was curious to see if this had improved from S1. Evidently it hasn't. How the hell did it get 3 seasons?

The_Dave

Degag wrote: »

Came in as was curious to see if this had improved from S1. Evidently it hasn't. How the hell did it get 3 seasons?

Season 3 meandered into some stupid scenarios, shot outs where you had to suspend all belief

Deeper Blue

The_Dave wrote: »

Season 3 meandered into some stupid scenarios, shot outs where you had to suspend all belief

You could've written the exact same thing about Season 1!

The_Dave

Season 3 was more comical and unintendedly so

el diablo

Just finished season 1 and it's pretty ridiculous. I'll keep watching though. Was the older English baddie previously in Coronation Street? 😆

waywill1966

Yes, he played the part of Owen in Corrie!