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Hightown - Starz

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  • #2
    JP Liz V1
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    Sudden Valley wrote: »
    Watched a few episodes, its not too bad. Its a bit grimey like Ray Donovan. Like you'd imagine half the characters would have STDs.

    Monica Raymund is good as the lead in a very different role for her

    Renewed


  • #3
    cdgalwegian
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    Sudden Valley wrote: »
    Watched a few episodes, its not too bad. Its a bit grimey like Ray Donovan. Like you'd imagine half the characters would have STDs.
    Yeah, Monica Raymond plays a lesbian "Jimmy McNulty from the Wire" character in a seedy town.
    Hard to understand what they're saying sometimes.
    It's a bit formulaic, but the 'struggling with addiction' angle raises it a notch, especially with Monica Raymond in the lead.


  • #4
    cdgalwegian
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    Ended up really liking this. Pretty negative all round, and a bit clunky, but its fresh take on griminess and moral ambiguity using an unconventional good guys vs bad guys approach via the lead's trajectory came across as authentic, and compelling. Renewed for 2nd series. Looking forward to it. I think it's one that could get better and better.


  • #5
    JP Liz V1
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    Renewed for Season 3 at Starz



  • #6
    cdgalwegian
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    Seen the first 3 of Season 2. Low rent The Wire-by-the-sea continues in the same vein, without any wire-tapping - just doing impulsive instead of by-the-book poh-lice work. Luiz Guzman plays a slimy thug well.



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  • #7
    cdgalwegian
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    Episode 5 an excellent episode. Just raised this show up several notches. Doubt the standard of entertainment can be maintained at this level, but the show is really gaining impetus overall as having a fresh angle in an old genre. Increasingly compelling; granted, it started off at a low enough base, but it's pretty good now.



  • #8
    cdgalwegian
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    Season 2 a really good watch. Lots of twists and turns. Solid acting with great characters throughout - although the Frankie Alvarez actor may be the weakest link in the acting stakes, he is believable when he turns nasty.

    Am I the only one watching this? It may have started off rough around the edges, but this has turned out be a real diamond in the rough. Really looking forward to season 3, especially to see how Osito and Charmaine make their ascendency.



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