Originally Posted By ecdc Don't know if anyone else is watching this but I highly recommend it. It does not use the murder of a human being as merely an excuse to showcase sexy cops with sexy equipment tracking down sexy criminals, like so many cop shows. It feels real - a little too real at times; the emotion is palpable. They're four-episodes in, plenty of time to TiVo and catch up.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I've been watching it, too. Such a stark difference to the wrap-it-up-in-an-hour shows. No idea at all whodunnit at this point as each episode introduces another angle. But so far, really well done again by AMC.
Originally Posted By hopemax It took me about 3 reads before I realized you weren't talking about a murder storyline on All My Children...
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I thought All My Children too and LOL to post 6!! Is AMC playing out through the season like "24" did? What is the gore factor?
Originally Posted By ecdc I'd say medium gore factor so far. This is probably a PG-13 movie if that helps. I think they're repeating the episodes fairly regularly and if you have a service that offers On-Demand, they're available on there as well. It is playing out similar to 24, only each episode is one day, so the whole thing unfolds over a 13 day period. But this isn't intrusive to the story - there's no ticking clock or constant reminders of where the story's at.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I think because so far there's been such restraint in terms of how much of the brutality they've showed, what you have seen is more powerful. On CSI-type shows there is often a jokey, glib attitude and then the fly-through-the-wound CGI graphics, it sort of allows you to never get fully engaged emotionally. In "The Killing" you see how a single death affects all these other people around her. You feel their grief and pain even as evidence is being collected and various people are being questioned.
Originally Posted By Labuda Ok, so based on this thread, I started watching tonight... I'm almost halfway through the first (two-part) episode, and I am digging it. Where I am in it right now, the parents still don't yet know that Rosie is dead... and, of course, I'm *assuming* she'll be the murder victim and not be at the rich douchebag's place, but I'll know that for sure in a few moments, I think, since I watched the first part of my comptuer and am now going to my tv for what I was able to catch on the DVR of that episode before I finish the rest of them later this week sometime.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I started and caught up on all the episodes over the weekend. Loving this series. Reminds me more of the gritter crime shows of old - Homicide, Life on the Streets and The Wire. Two of my all-time favorites.
Originally Posted By Labuda I only made it to the end of the 2-part episode last night. Planning to try to catch up tonight after work if I can... I am REALLY digging the show after the first two episodes. Oh, and I can't wait to see what we learn from the evidence we saw a bit of at the end of the premier in the Cage.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Thank you ecdc for the heads up about this show and everyone else for chiming in. We finally watched the first episode last night and it's riveting. We thought we'd just watch the first 1/2 but we couldn't stop there. Just having the 2 little boys stand there speechless, watching their mom sink to the kitchen floor was all that was needed in that moment. Amazing.
Originally Posted By Labuda Well, as planned I caught all the way up last night. ZOUNDS, this is a GREAT show.
Originally Posted By mele Hm, I'm not sure what show you guys are watching but we keep guessing every turn on this show and are really bored by it. The fake Seattle stuff is vaguely humorous, though.
Originally Posted By mele Oh, and we keep waiting for a character who loves pie and a creepy midget who talks backwards.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I was going to say I tried a few episodes and just got bored with it. It's no Justified that's for sure.
Originally Posted By Labuda Well, I'm still loving it. Of course, I'm easily entertained. hehe But, seriously, I am digging how gritty it feels. And I loved in this week's episode when the imam (should that be capitalized Imam? I don't know) told them to come to the evening prayer service if they wanted to find about 40 gentlemen named Muhammad. heheh
