HBO's "The Night Of"

[InRareForm]

Pretty good first two episodes

The acting, photography, and production have been excellent.

[140]

I was first. Me.

[Darius McCrary]

Last night's episode was pretty boring, nothing really happened.

I like the cinematography, and I get how some parts were intentionally quiet and slow. But lots of wasted time with boring shit. Like WGAF about the guy's eczema.

[SnakeBoy]

Yeah a little slow but still a very good series so far

[DMX7]

First episode was great but the 2nd episode was really slow.

[gambit1990]

might get around to checking it out after i start/finish season 4 of the americans.

[140]

Yeah 2nd was a bit slow but still interesting to me. Also DMC would be pleased tbh since there were two successful prisoner transfers during the episode

[Spurtacular]

I was thinking of getting the HBO app to watch Game Of Thrones. Haven't seen any episodes yet.

[JudynTX]

Second episode was slow.

[InRareForm]

People calling it slow... You do understand its a crime mystery. This is on some law and order but better production kind of thing

[DJR210]

So many series' to catch up on between Netflix and HBO Now

[Spur|n|Austin]

I was told by someone at lunch today that I need to check this out. I will..

[Darius McCrary]

People calling it slow... You do understand its a crime mystery. This is on some law and order but better production kind of thing

The truth it somewhere in between. I highly doubt we needed approx 8 minutes exploring the lawyer's eczema. I could be wrong though.

[JudynTX]

The truth it somewhere in between. I highly doubt we needed approx 8 minutes exploring the lawyer's eczema. I could be wrong though.

Did you feel like scratching whenever they showed his feet? :lol

[benefactor]

Caught the first two episodes. Legit. :tu

[DMX7]

Hopefully it picks up again in episode number 3.

[benefactor]

Still a little slow this episode but I think it's about to pick up. Will be interesting to see how the new lawyer and Omar Little tie in.

[DMX7]

Still a little slow this episode but I think it's about to pick up. Will be interesting to see how the new lawyer and Omar Little tie in.

Glenne Headly made an appearance. I haven't seen her in a show/movie since 1994's Getting Even With Dad.

[benefactor]

Glenne Headly made an appearance. I haven't seen her in a show/movie since 1994's Getting Even With Dad.
She was great in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

[DMX7]

She was great in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Steve Martin movies are usually not my type of movies but I may check that movie out.

[benefactor]

Steve Martin movies are usually not my type of movies but I may check that movie out.
It's a classic...and not your typical Steve Martin movie(except when he becomes Caine's retarded brother Ruprect, which is hilarious). He, Glenne Headly and Michael Caine have great chemistry in that movie.

[InRareForm]

Good episode last night

"so look them in the eye but don't look at them in the eye, how do I do that "

[benefactor]

It was good. Looking like things are going to start piecing themselves together next week.

[Spur-Addict]

Yeah this is quietly one of the better shows. The first two episodes I was wondering aside from J.T who would be a notable cast member. As I hadn't recognized anyone aside from him. Then in Episode three they started to roll out. Based on the pace you just know it's likely going to get a little crazy soon. But I like the intensity, that can't be ignored.

Spoiler Alert:


Oh, and am I the only one that wanted him to run out of the station in episode one? :lol

[leemajors]

Yeah this is quietly one of the better shows. The first two episodes I was wondering aside from J.T who would be a notable cast member. As I hadn't recognized anyone aside from him. Then in Episode three they started to roll out. Based on the pace you just know it's likely going to get a little crazy soon. But I like the intensity, that can't be ignored.

Spoiler Alert:


Oh, and am I the only one that wanted him to run out of the station in episode one? :lol

Didn't notice Bodie from the Wire?

[Spur-Addict]

Didn't notice Bodie from the Wire?

Indeed I did. He was actually one of my least favorite characters from The Wire actually. But, I didn't know it was him until he was getting questioned at the station.

[leemajors]

Indeed I did. He was actually one of my least favorite characters from The Wire actually. But, I didn't know it was him until he was getting questioned at the station.

I liked him more and more as it went on. He hated Marlo :lol

[Spur-Addict]

I liked him more and more as it went on. He hated Marlo :lol

"My name is my name!" :lol Marlo was OK. I gravitated more towards Lester, Bubbles and Bunk. I can't exactly put into words why I didn't care for Bodie, perhaps it was his mindset.

[leemajors]

Also, I heard on the Crab Feast Podcast today Turturro's role was originally Gandolfini's so I guess this was in development for a while.

[Spur-Addict]

I don't know if I would've enjoyed Gandolfini comparatively to Turturro. Turturro's quirky style seems more fitting as an offset to the seriousness of the story.

[140]

Damn I was real bummed when Bodie was killed tbh. Tough scene to watch too

[leemajors]

"My name is my name!" :lol Marlo was OK. I gravitated more towards Lester, Bubbles and Bunk. I can't exactly put into words why I didn't care for Bodie, perhaps it was his mindset.

I liked all of them too, it's nice seeing them show up in other things. Bosch on Amazon Prime has Marlo, Ziggy, and Lester

[Holden_Caulfield]

man i shouldve waited until all the episodes was released. now i have to wait week by week. pretty good so far.

so is omar gay again?

[Spur-Addict]

man i shouldve waited until all the episodes was released. now i have to wait week by week. pretty good so far.

so is omar gay again?

According to a particular scene so far, no.

[Boogie Munster]

Another great episode last night. Doesn't look like Naz is getting out of jail the same man now.

[Spur-Addict]

:lol Swallowing coke that came out of a fat woman's vagina will change you forever

[benefactor]

Really getting good now. :tu

:lol Swallowing coke that came out of a fat woman's vagina will change you forever
:lol

[InRareForm]

Grapes

[Darius McCrary]

:lol Swallowing coke that came out of a fat woman's vagina will change you forever


LOL, imagine if Omar had made the son do it

[Spur-Addict]

LOL, imagine if Omar had made the son do it

Ugh :rollin

[benefactor]

:lol the sons face when he was talking about it

[JudynTX]

Two episodes left. Now I think the girl's stepfather killed her.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Girls stepfather was clearly shady AF from the start.

And very dumb the lawyers wait until trial to investigate ownership of a new York brownstone the victim lived in.

And I can't buy Naz just starting to smoke dope while in trial

But it has picked up should end with a bang

I predict Naz stays in prison or gets killed, and still found innocent of the murder.

[benefactor]

^pretty solid prediction tbh. I'll go with that.

[benefactor]

As far as Naz starting to smoke dope in prison, it's plausible. He let the girl pressure him into doing all kinds of drugs with very little resistance.

[Spur-Addict]

"Where'd I go? Really? That's where you wanna go? You a cat too? (No) You think I'm a ball of yarn? (No)" :lmao

[DMX7]

The first episode was great, but then it went downhill IMO. It's been kind of boring and seemingly haphazard.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

The first episode was great, but then it went downhill IMO. It's been kind of boring and seemingly haphazard.

It's picked up.
Early on with all the eczema stuff was pretty boring

[benefactor]

Damn...this shit is getting crazy heading into the end. Great episode.

[Spurminator]

I gotta be honest, I don't understand anyone's motivation in this show.

I'm into it, but depending on how the last episode goes, I might end up hating it in hindsight.

[InRareForm]

It feels like this being 8 episodes it's jammed up a bit but I think they have done a good job all things considered

[benefactor]

It feels like this being 8 episodes it's jammed up a bit but I think they have done a good job all things considered
They sort of squished everything into the end. For a couple of episodes it drug. One episode left and still a lot of questions to answer. I'm wondering if the final episode will be 90 minutes like the first one.

[Holden_Caulfield]

so what was the point of the cat?

Great finale.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Cat was a metaphor for Nas

I was left unsatisfied with that ending.

[benefactor]

Cat was a metaphor for Nas

I was left unsatisfied with that ending.
I was too. Overall the series was good but with all the buildup the payoff was a bit of a letdown.

[InRareForm]

Great mini series overall.. I looked forward to every episode.... but going in to the finale I sort of knew I was going to be let down, so i'm okay with how it ended.

the kiss was kinda lame tbh...

[Spur-Addict]

The closing argument by Turturro was pretty good.

[benefactor]

The closing argument by Turturro was pretty good.
Easily the best part of the finale tbh

[Thread]

Off topic I realize, but, I did not want to start a separate thread=Does anyone have any knowledge, recommendation for the series "The Killing?"

I'd appreciate it.

[leemajors]

Off topic I realize, but, I did not want to start a separate thread=Does anyone have any knowledge, recommendation for the series "The Killing?"

I'd appreciate it.

I liked it, but the first season is probably the best.

[Spur-Addict]

I liked it, but the first season is probably the best.

I agree. I stopped watching a few episodes into the second season.

[Thread]

I liked it, but the first season is probably the best.

Thank you. Luckily that is the Season I've got.

[FkLA]

Enjoyed it but thought it was kind of corny how Naz ended up getting tatted up, shaving his head, smoking crack, and being the right hand of the most powerful guy at Rikers. Seemed more realistic and intriguing when he was just a quiet, Pakistani college student tbh.

[Fabbs]

Got in the middle of episode 8 the courtroom verdict, which was good. Is that the last ep of the season? Of the series period?

Earlier eps here and there I checked it out and found it sleep inducing.

[SpursforSix]

Finished this over a few days. Thought it was pretty good.
I kept thinking that Freddie was going to get killed which would leave Naz on his own.
and btw...Naz stared at that bj for wayyyy too long.

Pretty solid acting all around. Some of the courtrooms scenes were not very believable. Especially as to the expert witness and Trevor.

Not sure if I would have followed the show if I was waiting on episodes week to week.

But 7/10.

[SpursforSix]

Also, I heard on the Crab Feast Podcast today Turturro's role was originally Gandolfini's so I guess this was in development for a while.

I noticed he's listed as an Executive Producer during the opening credits.

[SpursforSix]

and is it just me that thinks inmate Naz looks like Manu?

[InRareForm]

I noticed he's listed as an Executive Producer during the opening credits.

they had finished episode 1 with gandolfini doing the lawyer role ... i wish we could see that tbh.....

[gambit1990]

finished the first two episodes, wasn't expecting it to be this good tbh. glad hbo can still deliver at times.

[gambit1990]

Fans of HBO’s latest drama “The Night Of” might have noticed something odd in the credits — the late James Gandolfini is listed as an executive producer despite the fact that he passed away suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 51 in June 2013.

If you’re wondering why the late star has producing credits on “The Night Of,” it’s because the series, based on a U.K. television program called “Criminal Justice,” was a passion project of Gandolfini’s that he was set to produce and star in before his untimely death.

HBO initially passed on the project, but eventually gave it a limited series order. Gandolfini filmed the pilot in late 2012, then HBO picked it up just a month before Gandolfini died. After his death, HBO and the producers decided to move ahead with the project and credit Gandolfini as an executive producer.

John Turturro eventually replaced the late actor in the role of attorney John Stone, who is defending Pakistani-American college student Nasir Khan (Riz Ahmed), accused of murdering a girl on New York’s Upper West Side.

“Jim had a very clear idea of how he would play Stone. It was very physical. A really, very sort of physical relationship with the character and how he wanted to play it,” says Tranter. “He talked about it very much in terms of the physique.”

“[Gandolfini] very much wanted to do it and I wanted him to do it,” says Zaillian. “But as much as I would have loved to have done it with Jim, this has really become John’s part. They’re both great actors.”

rip.

[Nbadan]

The end was sort of predictable.....still a lot of good lessons for everyone in this show....solid 8 out of 10

[Reck]

Show started solid, then it got stupid and got a shitty end.