Jett (Cinemax)

vargoo

No mention of this, is very good. Clever. Characters/story is building across every ep.

Agent Coulson

Carla is one of the hottest women on planet earth.

TerrorFirmer

Cinemax make some amazing stuff that just hardly seems to gain any traction. Quarry was one of the best TV shows I'd seen in years, and bombed with audiences. Very interested in this but feel like I'm going to wait to see it's fate first before getting invested. Be nice if S1 ended on an acceptable resolution rather than a cliff hanger, worked perfectly for Quarry which means it's still easy to recommend the show to others.

bemak

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Cinemax make some amazing stuff that just hardly seems to gain any traction. Quarry was one of the best TV shows I'd seen in years, and bombed with audiences. Very interested in this but feel like I'm going to wait to see it's fate first before getting invested. Be nice if S1 ended on an acceptable resolution rather than a cliff hanger, worked perfectly for Quarry which means it's still easy to recommend the show to others.

I loved Quarry too. Couldn't believe it wasn't retained for a second season. The end of the first episode still sticks with me. That song!

sham69

Stumbled across this when I came home from the pub a bit tipsy and the missus was watching it. Very enjoyable I have to say.

Agent Coulson

Just got up to date with the series today and all set for what should be a banging finale tonight.


A great fun violent show just what Cinemx are best at.

cdgalwegian

Agent Coulson wrote: »

A great fun violent show just what Cinemx are best at.

The RT blurb is bang on:
Carla Gugino shines in JETT, a stylish -- if overtly violent -- noir that benefits from its willingness to crank its genre set-pieces up to eleven.

It takes a while to get going narrative-wise because of the way its edited- to aid the noir feel- and for secondary characters to be fleshed out, but it's very enjoyable from the start. Once it hits it's stride though, it's one of the best shows out there. Unpredictable in a good way as well.

Jett is a little too cool-as-ice sometimes, but this adds to her being totally believably seriously kick-ass.

JP Liz V1

Elmore Leonard esque vibe

Agent Coulson

That was a great ending and an evening better set up for a second season.

Fcuk this better get a season 2 now.

cdgalwegian

Saved the last episode a little while to savour with anticipation. It didn't disappoint. It's ending demands a second series. As stated above, it's from the same stables as McQuarry, which was great as a standalone, but this show is a class act, and has to continue.

Heckler

Never heard of this at all ! Sounds good. And Carla.....Beautiful woman, terrific in the Haunting of Hill House.

And Cinemax are great cos Strike Back and Banshee !!

cdgalwegian

Heckler wrote: »

Never heard of this at all ! Sounds good.

The poster for Jett, with the name maybe, is hardly inspiring. The fact that the blurb for it says that it's noir might also put people off. And yet on RT- 93% Tomatometer, and 87% Audience score. I haven't seen it advertised, though I mainly stream anyway.

When watching the first 2/3 episodes, it might give the feel of style over substance, but the series snowballs into a weighty crime thriller.

JP Liz V1

Sky One 7th of January 2020 at 10pm

cdgalwegian

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Sky One 7th of January 2020 at 10pm

Bump.
Grab it while it it's still hot. Excellent series.

budhabob

cdgalwegian wrote: »

Bump.
Grab it while it it's still hot. Excellent series.

Cheers folks, Im a fan of Cinemax shows, so will definitely check this out.