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Designated Survivor (Season 1 - 2016)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: May 19, 2016, 10:22 pm
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[center]Trailer
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_f1v0Nx5Sw
Speaking of Kiefer Sutherland, this looks really good. All I can
think of when watching the trailer is 'Jack Bauer' finally got
promoted to President.
;D
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Re: Designated Survivor (Season 1 - 2016)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: September 22, 2016, 1:31 am
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[center]Episode 1
Pilot
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The series is off to a strong start. Solid first episode that
pretty much sets up everything. Going into this, I was kinda of
doubtful that the show could sustain itself for a long run. On
the outside looking in, my guess is that this would no doubt be
an inside job from people in high places within the government
that wanted the President removed permanently because his policy
would cut into their fat pay offs. This was pretty much
confirmed tonight (or it just might be a red herring). But
that's only half the equation. For a pay off to work, there has
to be a second party. That's where the mystery will come into
play. Who is the other country that is set to benefit from this
and who is the one that ordered the hit? I'm liking what I've
seen so far. Bonus points that Maggie Q is in this. I had no
idea she was attached to this.
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Re: Designated Survivor (Season 1 - 2016)
By: Neumatic Date: September 22, 2016, 2:30 am
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I didn't either, actually.
This is one of the few shows my mom was looking forward to,
which is strange because she never saw 24. I think she's just
intrigued by the whole premise.
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Re: Designated Survivor (Season 1 - 2016)
By: Neumatic Date: October 20, 2018, 2:30 am
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Finally getting into this. I'm liking it. Obviously, I can't
help but make comparisons to Battlestar Galactica since the
whole "Reconstruction of the government" was a big thing in that
series as well.
It's really funny to see Kiefer Sutherland to play a more
soft-spoken type of character than Jack Bauer... I had forgotten
how soothing his voice is, I could listen to him pontificate.
Can I also say that I think that the premise is kind of genius,
not just as a gripping conceit, but also explains the scope of
the show. Obviously it doesn't have the budget and resources of
The West Wing or House Of Cards, it can't have those big casts
or even as many sets, but having it just be those survivors
makes it work. Of course there's only, like, four people on
staff that speak, of course!
Season 2 dropped (Netflix picked it up because it did well
overseas) and I'm curious to see how the show changes... I
somehow doubt that they dropped insane piles of cash on it, but
I imagine the long form storytelling changed.
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