Watched the first series last week and really enjoyed it especially so because Tim Roth is great as the cenral character.
The backdrop is pretty simple with Roth as an expert in detecting truth and lies through facial expressions and body language. The plots are basically an exploration of scenarios where he can use this method. In a way it has elements of House (Holmes) in it with the detection of minutea allowing insights into situations that the ordinary folk don't see. He also has a House-like team around him that is learning and bouncing off him and each other. The team allows for a sub plot so that there are two stories in each episode.
How it will progress I'm not sure, but the first 2/3 of the series were pretty good, tho' I felt they were flogging the horse a bit as the series conclude. However Tim Roth plays his role superbly and it may be they need to get a few characters and actors in to lift it to his level.
Worth a look (IMO).....
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That is quite popular here at the moment. I have seen bits and pieces and I keep meaning to grab the full series and watch it from start to finish. Tim Roth is certainly great for the role!
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i love cal lightman. even his bad posture. in fact, his bad posture
is kind of endearing.
what i like to watch is lightman's choices about when to lie and when to tell the truth. i like to watch him make the decision. it's constant with him.
he's always deciding. and always thinking of creative ways to lie AND tell the truth.
roth's acting is completely detailed in this role.
is kind of endearing.
what i like to watch is lightman's choices about when to lie and when to tell the truth. i like to watch him make the decision. it's constant with him.
he's always deciding. and always thinking of creative ways to lie AND tell the truth.
roth's acting is completely detailed in this role.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
um hm. /nod nod
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Glad to see this show back. Had a bit of a Luther (which really deserves its own thread) vibe to it. I like it. I'm tired of the 'guess the killer' motif. I much prefer the contest nature of it when the antagonist is known up front.
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