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The Chicago Code-Season 1-Creator Shawn Ryan (Shield)-Fox Mondays 9/8c-Starts Feb 7th
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Best part of the entire show so far:
Lindo and the kid are playing the fucking "Shield" videogame!!!!
Lindo and the kid are playing the fucking "Shield" videogame!!!!
firehawk12
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Well, of course. But the fact that he'd even bother seems silly... I mean, Clay Davis was ripping off gangsters with impunity. :lolbig ander said:
MetalGuardian
Banned
Do I need to sick Mackey on you son? As great as this show is, four episodes in it still isn't anywhere close to what The Shield was after its first four. The Chicago Code is great for a cop drama on Fox, but it has an enormous amount of potential that is already totally thrown out by the fact that it isn't on a network like FX. And while Jarek is really fucking cool, he is nothing compared to the collective badassery of the strike team. I think the newness factor is getting to you, because there is no possible way anyone can think The Chicago Code could even have the potential to surpass The Shield.Stephen Colbert said:
Then again, The Shield practically changed my life, so I have an incredible bias towards it
Back on topic... this show keeps getting better and better. Jarek is a total badass, and Gibbons is a really fucking great villain. I don't even want to think about ratings because it depresses me to no end to think about how the public eats up bullshit like Jersey Shore but neglects genuinely great television like this show. At the very least we will hopefully get a full season
Hahaha holy shit, that is awesome. Had no clue what they were playingDevelopmentArrested said:
faceless007
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KCRW's The Business: Interview with Shawn Ryan
Interesting, though I wish he went into a little more depth about this show. I download this podcast every week, it's a pretty good (albeit bite-sized) look at the Hollywood business.
Interesting, though I wish he went into a little more depth about this show. I download this podcast every week, it's a pretty good (albeit bite-sized) look at the Hollywood business.
Spotless Mind
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I've been catching up on this and i'm really enjoying. It has captured that same fast-paced energy of The Shield and i suspect it will only get better as the show continues. Some of the narration and music choices have been questionable, but not enough to really bother me.
Discotheque
Banned
For some reason I think Jennifer Beals sounds so silly in this. But she's hot. And it clashes with the retarded voice.
Retarded-hot.
The show definitely has potential, and I think they already realized how bad the young cop actors were, now they get like less than a minute of screen time haha.
Retarded-hot.
The show definitely has potential, and I think they already realized how bad the young cop actors were, now they get like less than a minute of screen time haha.
Cornballer
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New episode tonight.
As someone who lived there for a few years, her accent is actually pretty authentic of a true Chicagoan IMO.Discotheque said:
My understanding is that tonight's episode was originally going to be the 3rd one but he shook it up since what became 3 and 4 had more action. I'll be curious to see if it "feels" out of order.
firehawk12
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So, the rule that all cop shows have to have a Chinatown episode is still fulfilled.
At least it didn't involve Chinese prostitutes or ghost brides or whatever, but it was still silly. It almost makes me wonder if all American Chinatowns are run like snakehead organizations though. :lol
At least it didn't involve Chinese prostitutes or ghost brides or whatever, but it was still silly. It almost makes me wonder if all American Chinatowns are run like snakehead organizations though. :lol
dead souls
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firehawk12 said:
Yeah, I wasn't feeling a lot of this episode. The Beals subplot was so over the top and the Liam storyline was just as bad.
The only characters I'm really interested in are Wysocki, Evers and Alderman Gibbons. I just don't give a fuck about any of the rest of them.
From my experience in Chicago's Chinatown, it's actually a metric shitton more sketchy than in that episode. So I believed the story.
It was a fairly standalone episode other than Liam's stuff. And hist plot was actually good. Not excellent, but good enough.
The Teresa plot was good too, if only to see Rockmond Dunbar. Oh, and Francios Chau was a good role too.
It was a fairly standalone episode other than Liam's stuff. And hist plot was actually good. Not excellent, but good enough.
The Teresa plot was good too, if only to see Rockmond Dunbar. Oh, and Francios Chau was a good role too.
firehawk12
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Yeah, the Beals storyline gave her a chance to have her lips quiver and work on her Emmy moment. So bad!
Maybe it's because they keep jumping from unrelated case to unrelated case that they seem to be losing focus. At least it's not wacky bombings, but a Chinatown episode is just as silly.
And now I want to visit Chicago's Chinatown, if it really is that sketchy.
Maybe it's because they keep jumping from unrelated case to unrelated case that they seem to be losing focus. At least it's not wacky bombings, but a Chinatown episode is just as silly.
And now I want to visit Chicago's Chinatown, if it really is that sketchy.
firehawk12
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I have to imagine it'll end like Terriers.
They're pushing it so that the Beals character will have to "dirty" herself, so presumably the show will end with her doing that and working with/for the Alderman.
They're pushing it so that the Beals character will have to "dirty" herself, so presumably the show will end with her doing that and working with/for the Alderman.
A lot of shows can pull off an unplanned ending fairly well. Party Down's finale worked well as a season finale and a series finale. Same for Terriers. I just don't feel like it's worth giving up on a narrative just because you don't want to risk not getting complete closure. That doesn't always happen with stories anyway.
Dominican Power
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I love Alderman's character, and Jarek is pretty good too.
DevelopmentArrested
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I liked the last ep a lot. Directed by Clark Johnson who is the fucking man. The CI thing was great, kinda surprised Jarek wasnt more pissed about him killing someone. Also loved seeing Rockmund Dunbar again.
Vincent Alexander
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My entire family is from Chicago, and her accent drives my parents crazy. Personally, I don't notice anything, but I'm the only one who didn't grow up in Chicago.Discotheque said:
Im currently in love with this show. The alderman is like palpatine evil at this point. And i love the little bits of chicago history thrown in. I was expecting that the nurse was actuaaly wysockis fiance.. The one he mentioned way back in the pilot, btw - it almost seems like theyve dropped the whole ex-wife and fiance parts of his life.
faceless007
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I heard somewhere all 13 episodes have already been shot so it won't get pulled unless the ratings are bad they would do better with reruns of something else.
Hope no one freaks out that this isn't is tags, but Shawn Ryan has confirmed a couple times that they'll come up eventually.Iceman said:
Nah, it's not just paranoia after cancellations of shows like Terriers and Lone Star. It legitimately has bubble ratings.animlboogy said:
Oh yeah I'm not worried about it being pulled. I'm talking season 2.faceless007 said:
That's unrealistically negative. Shows with decent ratings get renewed plenty. 30 Rock has never had monstrous ratings but it's on its 5th season. Community and Parks look like they'll get renewed this year even with mediocre ratings. I'm pretty sure Lie To Me survived on only okay ratings for a while.dorkimoe said:
Cornballer
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New episode tonight.
MetalGuardian
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I loved last weeks episode. Alderman is so badass, and incredibly well acted. Jarek, likewise, is also super badass and well acted. I really am starting to like Caleb too
sooperkool
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big ander said:
They're all cheap sitcoms except for Lie to Me but even that isnt some expensive shot on location show.
Tonight was great. The main plot was plenty exciting. Vonda was actually not annoying. Not having Gibbons sort of sucked though.
I realized tonight that Matt Lauria is doing the best Chicago accent. To me, at least. It's there and you can hear it if you listen, but it's not overdone.
I realized tonight that Matt Lauria is doing the best Chicago accent. To me, at least. It's there and you can hear it if you listen, but it's not overdone.
Cornballer
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Better episode this week, though it's too bad we didn't get any Gibbons. Good to see Caleb showing some sack.
Cornballer
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New episode tonight:
Cornballer
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Nobody watched tonight? I thought it was another solid episode. Glad the Liam plotline and Wysocki's love triangle are starting to pay dividends.
- Onion A|V Club review
- Onion A|V Club review
Tonight was excellent. A strong theme of family running throughout. the entire police force felt like a cohesive unit (Issac and Vonda slowing down the FBI guy was great). The Gibbons/Liam scenes fleshed out both characters and were well-written and showed Lush can actually act. The Jarek plot was the backstory we've been waiting for. And even this weeks case was exciting and touching. Just a really wonderful episode. I think it's only going to get better from here.
Edit: and Elena is HOT. Also loved the chemistry between Dina and Jarek. Damn, a lot of good here.
Edit 2: Jeeze, can't stop thinking about this one. I think this is 'the' episode of this show for me, where all the little things have come together to really make me love the show and characters. Moments like Caleb and energy drinks or Liam psyching himself up to hit the wall or Gibbons talking about Lincoln: they're showing me that I've become attached to the characters and narrative. Loving it.
Notice to the 6 or so people on Gaf watching: repeats for two weeks.
Edit: and Elena is HOT. Also loved the chemistry between Dina and Jarek. Damn, a lot of good here.
Edit 2: Jeeze, can't stop thinking about this one. I think this is 'the' episode of this show for me, where all the little things have come together to really make me love the show and characters. Moments like Caleb and energy drinks or Liam psyching himself up to hit the wall or Gibbons talking about Lincoln: they're showing me that I've become attached to the characters and narrative. Loving it.
Notice to the 6 or so people on Gaf watching: repeats for two weeks.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Decent episode, but that cop playing the insider just has the wrong voice for the role. He ends up sounding like a whiny teen. :lol
And it's funny, Jarek's collapsing personal life reminds me of what happened to our good friend McNulty. Tough being a detective!
And it's funny, Jarek's collapsing personal life reminds me of what happened to our good friend McNulty. Tough being a detective!
Dominican Power
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Jarek's redhead ex wife is so fine.
Huh? TV shows have "full" seasons of 13 episodes all the time. The question is whether it'll get a season 2 or not.xxracerxx said:
I've thought that before, but he had some very strong-sounding moments last night, especially in the car and under the bridge with Teresa.firehawk12 said:
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