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Fire Country: The Fresh Prince of Edgewater (2022)
Second episode, and getting stronger
Out-freaking-standing. I thoroughly enjoyed this. It brought back some great memories. I know there is going to be a number of reviewers slamming the show for any number of reasons... they made that abundantly clear after the pilot.
Well, I take exception to their claims of "bad writing" and "unrealistic" depictions of wildland firefighting. My experiences in the fire service tell a different tale. The writers appear to have done their due diligence by researching the language and general tactics... they then applied what they learned in a convincing enough manner. Are they perfect? What show is.
So, hopefully the haters will move on to some other show and leave us here to enjoy this offering by Jerry and his writers. Hollywood will never get everything right... they never have, but there are well-deserved allowances due to time limits and the rules of storytelling. If you arent willing to account for those realities of TV, then move along this show isnt for you.
If you want the full reality of wildland firefighting, then do what some of us have done and grab a Pulaski, flapper or rake, and live the life. Otherwise this show will more than suffice and I cant wait to see how it continues to develop. So many different aspects of the fire service they can cover without ever getting repetetive or boring.
Stay tuned and enjoy.
Fire Country (2022)
Wildland firefighting show... its about time
As you can tell by my review title, I loved the pilot because I loved doing that job. So, I can't wait to see what comes next. I sure hope they dont mess this up.
The technical aspects about firefighting, while not perfect, were realistic enough. The essence of the work was captured yet heavily abbreviated... especially how they rushed thru the training aspect. You dont just sign up and deploy to a working fire without the proper knowledge. Thats how people get killed.
BUT, that is forgivable since it was to ensure that the viewers dont lose interest... the story had to keep moving and essentially get to the "good stuff" as quickly as possible in a one hour show.
Good writing... good story... great action!!!
Occupation (2018)
A fun sci-fi ride... ignore the haters
Ive watched plenty of horrible movies in my life, but I just don't understand the negative reviews for this. Is it perfect? No. Oscar worthy? No. Was it a fun alien invasion movie? Absolutely.
I would be curious to know what movies all of these haters consider 10s, 9s, or 8s!!! Because they sure have an incredible knack for spouting unsupported criticisms about this movie then excusing themselves from giving specific examples by saying, "the list of faults is just too long to type".
Well, I say watch for yourselves and judge on your own. Ive seen 1s and 2s, and this isnt one of them.
Occupation: Rainfall (2020)
I've seen bad, and this is NOT it!!!
I've read all of the reviews, good and bad, and I must say that haters will hate. Having seen thousands of movies in my time, I have been exposed to trash that just never should have been made.
With that said, where these negative reviews come from is beyond me. This movie has some flaws, but I am hard pressed to single any out as reasons to avoid this sci-fi gem.
One positive review labelled this movie as "fun", and its the best word I can think of to describe this 2 hour alien invasion epic. The effects were phenomenal, the story easy to follow once you allow yourself to have an open mind, and contains LOTS of action. The producers used their budget wisely, as I would easily compare this to any big budget Hollywood garbage coming out these days.
My only complaint was that, at times, the dialogue was difficult to hear or understand. Not sure if it was inadequate sound mixing, or just unintelligible mumbling. It did detract from my enjoying the movie at times, but I got over it.
And again, having read all of the reviews before watching the movie, I just didnt see where or how this movie earned such hostility and nonsensical critiques. So, watch it for yourselves folks and enjoy the ride... it might not be a 9 or 10, but it definitely earned ratings of 5 and above from any serious movie goer.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Lake House (2021)
Back to Brooklyn
I hammered the season's first episode really hard... and justifiably so, BUT thank goodness episode 2 was on right after and gave us something to remind us why we love the show.
I was able to laugh again. Im still not totally happy with the direction the characters have gone, but we have seen some shake-ups in earlier seasons.
Fingers crossed that episode 3 brings back even more of the belived B99 humor.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Good Ones (2021)
Ruined a series
In just one 30 minute episode, they managed to destroy a solid show with a proven track record. Skip this episode... i hope the rest of the season isnt this bad.