Luck (HBO)

by **The Juggler** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:47 am

Indifference71 wrote:What did everybody think? I thought it was pretty good although I was pretty confused for most of the episode. And I could barely understand a word that that trainer Escalante I think his name is was saying. Looking forward to the rest of the season.

That racetrack is beautiful...that is Santa Anita, right?

i'll be honest with, and granted i did watch this while sleepy and laying up in bed, i have no idea what the hell happened.

tough to understand the trainer, and that dude from curb (forget his name-the one who was stuttering), couldn't hear most of what nick nolte was muttering.....so many storylines and they're all pretty difficult to pick up on.

the track is beautiful. love the way it was shot.

i want to really like this show. i'm hoping they sort of slow things down and invite the viewer into the show a little more next week....if that makes any sense?

by **pjsteelerfan** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:19 am

Felt the same way, not really sure what is going on. I'm going to watch a couple more episodes to see if starts to explain what everyones story is.

by **The Juggler** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:24 am

pjsteelerfan wrote:Felt the same way, not really sure what is going on. I'm going to watch a couple more episodes to see if starts to explain what everyones story is.

sometimes pilots are like that. and then everything slows down as they get into the season.

does anyone know why they aired the pilot after the finale of boardwalk? i forgot that i dvr'd until last night. :lol:

by **pjsteelerfan** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:40 am

The Juggler wrote:
pjsteelerfan wrote:Felt the same way, not really sure what is going on. I'm going to watch a couple more episodes to see if starts to explain what everyones story is.

sometimes pilots are like that. and then everything slows down as they get into the season.

does anyone know why they aired the pilot after the finale of boardwalk? i forgot that i dvr'd until last night.

that's what I'm thinking, there will be some flashbacks or something over the next few weeks. Not sure why they put it on after BWE, as a stand alone episode, I don't think it was very strong.

by **Indifference71** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:58 am

I read a couple reviews from critics who have seen the entire season and they say its one of these shows that you have to stick with for a few episodes. It's only 9 episodes so hopefully it will be worth sticking with.

by **pjhawks** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:16 am

i thought it was pretty good but i've always liked the race track so i might not be the most unbiased observer. thought the racing scenes were pretty neat. can see the power those horses possess. definitely have seen reviews that says it gets much better after the 1st episode. 1st episode has to set the story up which i thought they pretty much did. agree on was a little hard to following what was being said by the escalante guy and the stutterer. never been to santa anita but it is beautiful with the mountains in the background and all.

by **Mamasan23** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:22 am

Had the same thoughts as everyone, i felt like I was lost throughout most of it. Couldn't understand a word out of Escalante at all, and not sure how everyone fits in together. Definitely not a fan of the scene where the horse broke his leg

But I'm hopeful because I want to like it too and will stick with it for a couple episodes.

Anyone catch the GOT trailer 2 before Luck premiered? YESSSSS.

by **Heisenberg** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:24 am

The Juggler wrote:does anyone know why they aired the pilot after the finale of boardwalk? i forgot that i dvr'd until last night.

HBO is like a crack dealer...they want to get you hooked so you'll come back for more. Pretty sure they aired the pilot after Boardwalk's finale in hopes of getting that massive audience hooked into the new show since there was a lag between new shows due to the holidays. It's also why they had a free weekend for non-subscribers the night Boardwalk premiered as well as this weekend for the Luck premiere. Expect another free preview when season 2 of Game of Thrones begins.

by **FenwayFaithful** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:37 am

Fantastic first episode. This is gonna be a great show. I love horseracing and this series looks like it'll do the sport of kings justice. Can't wait for episode 2.

by **Indifference71** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:54 am

Heisenberg wrote:
The Juggler wrote:does anyone know why they aired the pilot after the finale of boardwalk? i forgot that i dvr'd until last night.

HBO is like a crack dealer...they want to get you hooked so you'll come back for more. Pretty sure they aired the pilot after Boardwalk's finale in hopes of getting that massive audience hooked into the new show since there was a lag between new shows due to the holidays. It's also why they had a free weekend for non-subscribers the night Boardwalk premiered as well as this weekend for the Luck premiere. Expect another free preview when season 2 of Game of Thrones begins.

Crack dealer? It's called brilliant marketing.

by **Heisenberg** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:33 pm

Indifference71 wrote:
Heisenberg wrote:
The Juggler wrote:does anyone know why they aired the pilot after the finale of boardwalk? i forgot that i dvr'd until last night.

HBO is like a crack dealer...they want to get you hooked so you'll come back for more. Pretty sure they aired the pilot after Boardwalk's finale in hopes of getting that massive audience hooked into the new show since there was a lag between new shows due to the holidays. It's also why they had a free weekend for non-subscribers the night Boardwalk premiered as well as this weekend for the Luck premiere. Expect another free preview when season 2 of Game of Thrones begins.

Crack dealer? It's called brilliant marketing.

I wasn't debating that, I'm as hooked on their product as anyone.

by **Indifference71** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:09 pm

Heisenberg wrote:I wasn't debating that, I'm as hooked on their product as anyone.

Ha...as am I.

by **The Juggler** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:10 pm

FenwayFaithful wrote:Fantastic first episode. This is gonna be a great show. I love horseracing and this series looks like it'll do the sport of kings justice. Can't wait for episode 2.

nice...feel free to explain the pilot episode to the rest of us then. :mrgreen:

by **Indifference71** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:15 pm

The Juggler wrote:
FenwayFaithful wrote:Fantastic first episode. This is gonna be a great show. I love horseracing and this series looks like it'll do the sport of kings justice. Can't wait for episode 2.

nice...feel free to explain the pilot episode to the rest of us then.

Ha...yeah, a quick synopsis of everything that happened sure would be nice.

by **norm** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:22 pm

The Juggler wrote:
FenwayFaithful wrote:Fantastic first episode. This is gonna be a great show. I love horseracing and this series looks like it'll do the sport of kings justice. Can't wait for episode 2.

nice...feel free to explain the pilot episode to the rest of us then.

this helped me a little

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtra ... -luck.html

hopefully the show will get better but that pilot was terrible...only towards the end of the show did i realize what the 4 guys were doing...and i thought the focused on dustin's character

and hopefully no more michael mann's dull directing

LOG IN SIGN UP SEARCH

Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Re: Luck (HBO)

Who is online