Actually about 2.5 seasons. Enjoy.
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Watched Eric Andreās comedy special on HBO and it wasnāt good. It was like a poor rehash of the Eric Andre show. Only funny part was the last part of having a guy ābob for puddingā and then when he came up with chocolate pudding on his face Andre accused him of doing backface.
Also donāt bother with the Canadian remake. The government pays for Walterās cancer treatments and he never starts cooking meth.
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This true crime documentary is good. At least better than usual. Iāve been binging the two seasons all day
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If you havenāt already, check out āLove Has Wonā, it is also absolutely bonkers.
I was thrilled recently to see Las Vegas (2003) streaming on Peacock. I loved it when it originally aired but havenāt seen it streaming anywhere in recent years.
It stars James Caan as the head of security, and later president of the fictional Montecito casino and resort in Vegas.
The good - it stars a bunch of good looking people having fun little adventures every week solving murders and theft, etc in the coolest place in America.
The bad - this show is bonkers. I honestly think the writers didnāt give a fuck. At times it feels like the show is actually financed by the city of Las Vegas. Certain storylines are either sped through or completely forgotten about. Thereās also a feeling that they were unsure what kind of show they wanted to make.
2 major characters leave at the beginning of the 5th season. The circumstances surrounding this departure are completely ridiculous and the rest of the characters seems almost completely unaffected by it.
There are all kinds of celebrities and musical acts showing up over the course of the show, which makes sense given the venue, yet somehow feels like completely forced bullshit.
It actually ends on a āto be continuedā. A show that ran for 5 seasons didnāt get a finale and ended on a cliffhanger lol. Apparently the writerās strike in 2008 was the reason for this.
Anyway, despite all this, and more, I love this show. Itās guilty pleasure viewing and I had a blast binging it all over again.
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I almost posted about this show earlier. I just finished the episode with Jean Claude Van Damme lol what a show. Itās as bingeable as Entourage. I havenāt seen it since it first aired. Itās neat to see so much of the strip and go oh hey Iāve been there, I stood in that spot. For me, Vegas has been essentially the same for a long time. Just depends on whether youāre at Fremont or Las Vegas Blvd.
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I think I failed to mention that James Caan is absolutely bad ass here and makes the show awesome
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Better or worse than 9-1-1 and 9-1-1 Lonestar?
Havenāt seen either
Re: Las Vegas -
I forgot to talk about the technology. The show premiered at a time before smart phones. You hear them refer to āPDAsā several times and they use flip phones yet the security and surveillance stuff suffers from all the usual tropes (zoom in, enhance, etc) and more. They somehow have technology in 2003 that we still donāt have now and itās fantastic.
And I didnāt give James Caan his due in my original post. Heās just pure bad ass and my favorite part of the show.
Beetlejuice should do a Las Vegas thread when he finishes moonlighting. Itās that ridiculous
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Which two left? I think I watched a couple of seasons before I lost interest.
Weāve all just been chasing the dragon after Breaking Bad, that was peak TV.
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Yeah, this.
Even BCS didnāt quite do it for me. It was good, but it was handicapped by the fact it was a prequel and the fate of key characters was known.
Breaking Bad has a strong argument for GOAT, but if it has the crown then I donāt think itās a massive gap between it and #2.
It feels a little dark right this second because the best show left on TV (Succession) sunsetted, but I have blind faith that thereās more greatness in the works.
I think iāve got BB #1, Wire #2. The gap there is small. I didnāt love Succession as much as everyone else. There are a lot of contenders for #3, but I think that the gap between #2 and #3 is significant (put probably not massive).
I remember watching this show years ago. The other night I saw it randomly and watched a couple episodes. It was amazing. Molly Simms is kidnapped by the guy that plays Shooter Mcgavin, a Tibetan monk canāt stop winning at the casino.
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Your post beautifully captures the essence of the show
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James Caan and Nikki Cox
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