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Did anyone else watch "The Unit" last night?
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Posted on 03/08/2006 7:59:48 AM PST by far sider
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To: far sider
I watched the program and felt pleased with the lack of PC and the pro-US, pro-Military, anti-Islamofacist stance. However, I made teh mistake of flipping stations later on cable, and found on CNN an interview with the lead actor (dennis Haysbert) who had to take the opportunity to state that he had great respect for the military, but hated what we were doing with it - how it was all based on a 'blatant lie', how he wants accountability for the lies, etc. Usual leftist Hollywood pap. Now I don't know if I will be able to enjoy the show as much, knowing what a phony the lead actor is.
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posted on
03/08/2006 8:40:03 AM PST
by
AzSteven
To: far sider
I thought it was awful.
The military stuff is very good, but the wives story really brings it down. I can see why on paper this would all look compelling, and how the wives stories would pace each episode, but an hour is too quick to wrap up a story (maybe future story arcs will have several eps).
Also, from a dramatic point of view, the wives pretty much did everything they can do in the pilot episode. That act is going to get tired after just a few episodes. It's only a matter of time before one of the wives (or more) has an affair with a pretty boy liberal artist type right under the nose of her balls to the walls GI Joe hubby. That in itself is bad mostly because its been done so many times, and also because of the inherent immorality of the dynamic.
I like Shawn Ryan's 'The Shield' a lot. It's my favorite drama and hasn't lost steam in almost five seasons. Impressive. I think 'The Unit' will be a big swing & a miss, but will give it a few more episodes to decide if I'll be aboard.
Contrast this with the pilot episode of 'The Shield,' where at the end viewers were fairly breathless and absolutely had to see the next episode. It broke tv conventions and took things in a new direction. 'The Unit,' so far, is following tv conventions and taking things in a very familiar direction.
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posted on
03/08/2006 8:44:14 AM PST
by
HitmanLV
(Listen to my demos for Savage Nation contest: http://www.geocities.com/mr_vinnie_vegas/index.html)
To: far sider
I watched it. Thought it was ok. Started out slow, but finished pretty good.
I'll watch it for the next few weeks and see how it goes.
Like others have said in previous posts, I liked the fact that the producers weren't afraid to show Muslim terrorists. (is that an oxymoron?)
To: AzSteven
I think the key word here, is actor. That wasn't real-life you were watching earlier.
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posted on
03/08/2006 9:15:27 AM PST
by
stuartcr
(Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
To: PISANO
The Colonel was in bed with the wife [blond] of the special ops guy [the one that laser designated that target in Afghanistan] whom, it seems he "frequently" sends out on missions. The laser system depicted in this show is an actual system built by Northrop Grumman ES. These systems have saved thousands of lives and we once had a colonel come in and describe how he and a dozen other marines held off literally hundreds of taliban by calling in air strikes that were directed by these laser designator/rangefinders. Cool to see them on the boob tube.
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posted on
03/08/2006 9:17:09 AM PST
by
subterfuge
("We're going to take things from you for the greater good..."---Hillary Rod-Ham Clinton)
To: Londo Molari
Clancy didn't have script approval on the 5-film package he signed on for, including 'Sum' and 'Patriot Games'. The producers of same butchered all the plots, with the
least offensive case being 'Red October'.
He's now insisting on it, so look for either A) very few or B) zero new films made from Clancy novels.
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posted on
03/08/2006 9:34:26 AM PST
by
SAJ
To: far sider
Huge disappointment. Not in the same league as 24.
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posted on
03/08/2006 9:37:48 AM PST
by
rrr51
To: far sider
We watched it....riveted to the next scene...and it actually had a complementary slant on our special forces/soldiers/wives and how they cope with the strains of military life. We LOVE it and are looking forward to next week...to see if the guy gets arrested by the MPs for shooting the mirror...:)
To: drypowder
Holy Cow! I almost posted last night cause that last scene ticked me off.
The Col. is - as it is repeated often throughout the show- sending her husband away for months at a time on dangerous missions...now we know why.
Gross.
Now, I like the 'Terminator' actor alot....but her husband was HOT. Makes me wonder....will her 'husband' turn out gay in episode 7?
To: far sider
Good show and dems will hate it.
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posted on
03/08/2006 10:43:51 AM PST
by
PRND21
To: DesignerChick
I'd hate to see this show turn PC. If it does, it will pass without a ripple like most of the shows that come on TV. I'd like to see something different - I don't expect it to be completely true to life since its Hollywood but I'd like to see the military portrayed as a noble calling. Its about time.
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posted on
03/08/2006 10:52:35 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
One more thing....could Scott Foleys wife be more irritating?!
"We're not living on Base"
"We're not living on Base"
"We're not living on Base"
"We're not living on Base"
To: DesignerChick
They could have dropped it. The younger wife knew what she signed up for. Its not necessary to make it clear to viewers part of their lives are not like those of other people. The audience does get it. DUH
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posted on
03/08/2006 10:57:52 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
They really hammered on that, didn't they?
BTW, my understanding is that by the time a guy makes it to Delta Force he's already been in other areas of Special Ops for quite a few years. They made this guy's wife look like she had absolutely no idea what would be involved with a husband in Special Ops.
Maybe they'll have a new colonel soon, as I do believe the military frowns on his extra-curricular activities. Offhand, I can't think of anything that would destroy unit morale quicker.
Overall, I thought it was pretty good. At least we didn't have 1/2 hour of emoting over whether it would be right to kill the terrorists.
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posted on
03/08/2006 12:35:27 PM PST
by
Restorer
To: beaureguard
Like others have said in previous posts, I liked the fact that the producers weren't afraid to show Muslim terrorists. (is that an oxymoron?) It certainly isn't an oxymoron - but it could be called redundant, I suppose!
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posted on
03/08/2006 12:42:48 PM PST
by
CT-Freeper
(Said the perpetually dejected Mets fan.)
To: far sider
I guarantee, after seeing that first show, that the FBI will definitely be not pleased!
Not that that's necessarily a bad thing...
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posted on
03/08/2006 2:39:27 PM PST
by
Publius6961
(Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
To: far sider
I'll like it better if they'll dump the new guy's wife. All she did was make me mad everytime she opened her mouth.
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posted on
03/08/2006 2:41:01 PM PST
by
Proud Conservative2
(As soon as you settle for less, you are stuck with less.)
To: Publius6961
Posse Comitatus, it was the FBI's call.
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posted on
03/08/2006 6:22:45 PM PST
by
Sybeck1
To: far sider
PETA probably had a fit when the top guy shot the mule.
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posted on
03/08/2006 10:25:12 PM PST
by
Mike Darancette
(In the Land of the Blind the one-eyed man is king.)
To: Mike Darancette
Yeah. I forgot about that. Another reason to like it.
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