A thread for JUSTIFIED, a TV show on FX starring Timothy Olyphant

nice

"Why don't we just watch it now? It's festive!"

I bought it for my brother in law when he joined the US Marshalls. I don't think he ever watched it.

My biggest problem with season 3 is that the bad guy keeps drinking Pappy Van Winkle, and I kept thinking, how the hell did he find a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle?!

NICE RACK ON THA GOGGINS

oh tee em

So is nobody watching this show? I think it is very underrated, love the massive web it's spun up around pretty much all of Kentucky at this point. Plus, it kinda reinvents what kind of story it tells every season, which only a select few shows on tv bother to do.

But watching the first episode of the new season (enjoyably overplotted, as usual) I worried if it hasn't changed how it looked? Didn't it use to look... warmer? Less digital?

Oh, wait, I thought the latest post was from 2010, for some reason... My bad...

hahahah, no: there's a real love contingent on ILX for this show.

filming has def cleaned up over time, does seem a bit more polished yes.

Timothy Olyphant was on Nerdist podcast this week - I had hoped he'd talk more about Justified but he ended up telling some p awesome Deadwood stories instead. Not that I'm complaining, lol

Have DVR'd first ep, will watch tonight. So excited!!

Oh shit, first ep is on my tivo! Didn't know!

Just started S2 on Blu Ray, love Raylan and the kiddie fiddler -
RAYLAN: Whoa, okay, I'm just going to ask you one question: Do you know how a firearm works?
DEAN: What?
RAYLAN: The key word in firearm is fire. When the pin hits the cap, it makes the charge explode, meaning there's a spark, which should be of some concern to a man soaked in gasoline.

lol the best

I prefer series 2 to 3 but I love all of them. And a new series of Justified is what this world needs.

First ep was A+ all the way around.

yeah. Patton Oswalt was even p good - serious lols @ the Pinto with the siren rack. And the bear! Ha!
the kid playing the snakewavy preacher was in The Pacific, realllllly good actor, hoping he brings it here.

felt like patton was played a simmered-down version of his heartshe holler character, almost!

really enjoyed this, glad to have it back.

Great opener. This show really seems to nail the balance between subtle character bits and crowd-pleasing shtick, without getting one-note. Raylan hasn't really developed much as a character, I guess, but Olyphant's such a fun actor to watch, I don't get tired of watching his regulation Raylan Badass Moment every week.

Lots of new characters this season, so hope they find a way to shoehorn Wynn Duffy in. Ron Eldard clearly being set up as this season's character you'd most like to see get shot in the head.

Also - the violence. I seem to get less and less tolerant of violent movies/TV the older I get, but they really seem to the comedy/threat balance right here.

that "take care of him" moment was p funny

My fave Olyphant roles have been both his dude in "Go" and his take on Joey Pants' pimp in "The Girl Next Door." He doesn't have a lot of range, but he has presence and a weird sort of edgy charm. He also played the voice of Clint Eastwood (essentially) in "Rango."

Oh, shit, he was in "Dreamcatcher!"

The Girl Next Door really is a terrible piece of shit, but he's somehow still great in it.

I enjoyed his Rango turn

I haven't liked him in much aside from Justified and Deadwood -- must be something about hats and guns

Nick Searcy is great as Chief Mullen as well. There was an episode where he foils the murderer on witness protection via his satnav. It was a lesson in old kool and a wonderfully understated performance.

Apparently we can expect more Wynn Duffy action this season. Solid premiere, I thought.

preacher scene was really well done.

The Girl Next Door really is a terrible piece of shit, but he's somehow still great in it.

― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:06 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

p otm, i miss sleazy olyphant

Boyd vs Billy bible showdown was excellent. Love Boyd being dragged back into religion again

Really dug this episode

It might be the perfect example of what is so great about this show. How on earth did they fit so much great stuff into 42 minutes? People who thought last season was overcrowded must be a bit nervous: I fully expect the rest of the season to include a whole lot of Wyn Duffy, Arlo, Constable Bob, the St Cyrs, and would really like more of the Truths and a visit from Dewey Cox as well. Plus Limehouse and Dickie Bennett, and a lot of other people.

It looks like Winn Duffy is truly back in the game after spending too much time in Quarles' shadow. I am guessing at some point Raylan will be having the conversation 'that won't be a conversation' with him again. Sometimes I wish they stretched it out just a little bit into 60 minute episodes. I suppose that's you could improve the show, just make it longer!

I love how they're giving the bartender's husband dude a weird Billy Jack vibe, like I keep expecting him to put the beatdown on dudes with a kick to the head

edit:how you could improve the show

lol

The moment when the other dude tried to tap out was so good. As was other small details like the book of palms, and that speech about the difference between iraq and afghanistan.

normally not bothered by continuity issues but that guy's beer grew half a glass of foam between shots

also it looked warm

sometimes i realize i have no idea what is going on in this show but i still dig it

That kid giving Raylan the double-finger was awesome

I also enjoyed the Chief Deputy doing the ridealong with Raylan and cute Sniper boy, god why can't I ever remember his name

oh wow this episode. i agree -- just bursting at the scenes with cool stuff.

yeah, this one was also overfilled with plot and revelations, even for a leapfrog nothing-gets-done-but-we-lay-the-backstory-out-more-effectively episode
with a lesser show i'd be afraid they were careening out of control (A BROTHER'S BETRAYAL! SNAKEBIT! A HOT BLONDE'S BETRAYAL! MORE RED HERRINGS ON THE COCAINE ROADSTAIN! A SISTER'S BETRAYAL! SNAKEBIT AGAIN! LADY COP IS COMPLEX! BOYD IS RACKED WITH GUILT!) and losing track of shit (what about arlo? is the chief retiring? raylan still having a kid here? what exactly is going on with duffy again?) but they've proven capable of juggling a lot of plates before so i'm inclined to give them some slack to start pulling things together as long as the dialogue is still snappy and it looks like they're maybe going somewhere.

haven't seen this week's yet, but wasn't there a report that they weren't doing one season-long arc but a series of mini-arcs this year?

feels like that's the case with the B/C/D plots but I think the cocaine thing feels longer reaching

i literally have no idea what's going on this show any more

really? i mean it's twisty but completely followable.

the number of overlapping storylines its juggling right now is just enough to make me kinda lose interest

Great ep tonight, perfect balance of serious and light moments.

yeah i was just thinking how no other show really manages both so well.