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 Post subject: The Night Manager
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:56 am 
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Miniseries on AMC. Based on a John Le Carre novel, who specializes in spy thrillers. Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie are the leads. It's definitely intriguing. Hiddleston plays the night manager of a hotel in Cairo and tries to protect a mistress of a wealthy middle Eastern kid who is into arms dealing with a british magnate played by Laurie.

For all the intrigue it's played at a low key tone, but my interest is intact. i am looking forward to the story developing.


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 Post subject: Re: The Night Manager
PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 1:43 pm 
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Watched the first episode and I'm definitely invested in the characters. Olivia Colman is always terrific.

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the second episode creates a bigger picture, but with any Le Carre story you really need to pay attention to keep up with the story and characters. it jumps around a lot.

needless to say, the stakes are really raised by the end of this episode. great stuff.


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 5:25 pm 
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15 minutes into episode 1. I'm gonna like this.

Just saw the lady from Broadchurch. She's great.


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 Post subject: Re: The Night Manager
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Outstanding second episode.

Business looks to pick up next episode

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 Post subject: Re: The Night Manager
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Really enjoying this so far.

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 Post subject: Re: The Night Manager
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Yep.

Last episode had Roper and Pine/Birch getting closer. Both Ropers actually, though not sure if Jed is technically a Roper.

The MI-6 stuff is interesting as well.

Good show.

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 Post subject: Re: The Night Manager
PostPosted: Sat May 14, 2016 10:40 am 
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I'm going to give this a shot tonight.

Your credibility is on the line, fellas.


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 Post subject: Re: The Night Manager
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Episode 5 brings Pine back to his beginning and sets up an interesting finale.

I've enjoyed this miniseries.

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 Post subject: Re: The Night Manager
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Terry's Peeps wrote:
Episode 5 brings Pine back to his beginning and sets up an interesting finale.

I've enjoyed this miniseries.


Isn't there a Wayward Pines 2? I rely on you to keep me up to date on this stuff.

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 Post subject: Re: The Night Manager
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leashyourkids wrote:
Terry's Peeps wrote:
Episode 5 brings Pine back to his beginning and sets up an interesting finale.

I've enjoyed this miniseries.


Isn't there a Wayward Pines 2? I rely on you to keep me up to date on this stuff.


There is just Wayward Lines.

I love The Night Manager.


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 Post subject: Re: The Night Manager
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I enjoyed the finale.

The ease with which Roper brought Andrew into his inner circle was a bit unbelievable but I enjoyed how it all played out.

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 Post subject: Re: The Night Manager
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I gotta say that by the end, I was pretty "meh" about the whole thing...well-shot and acted, but I thought the story itself and how it played out was really cliché and predictable. Maybe not all LeCarre's fault, though, as the miniseries deviated quite a bit from the plot of the book as it went on.

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 Post subject: Re: The Night Manager
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Minooka Meatball wrote:
I gotta say that by the end, I was pretty "meh" about the whole thing...well-shot and acted, but I thought the story itself and how it played out was really cliché and predictable. Maybe not all LeCarre's fault, though, as the miniseries deviated quite a bit from the plot of the book as it went on.


Yeah they went for the happy ending instead of the original ending.

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 Post subject: Re: The Night Manager
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Terry's Peeps wrote:
I enjoyed the finale.

The ease with which Roper brought Andrew into his inner circle was a bit unbelievable but I enjoyed how it all played out.


Agreed, but they had 6 episodes in which to tell the story, I feel that they checked all the appropriate boxes in that respect...plus "Cork" was always up in Pines business so that added some tension.

Also, once again, women ruin everything.


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