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![]() TV/Film Critics rather unanimous in their positive reviews of 'Luck'.. The only people that have negative things to say are predictably people in racing..
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![]() In all fairness most HBO series get good reviews. Boardwalk Empire has been borderline ridiculous this year and by reading reviews you would think it's the greatest show of all time.
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![]() Watched it last night. Maybe its me but I can not for the life of me how a show showing a horse breakdown, beyond degenerate gamblers at a track with maybe 20 other fans, a mumbling Juan Carlos Guerreo wannabe putting one over and mobbed up owner is going to attract any fans to the sport. Let's just hope we don't lose any.
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Does anyone remember a show on ESPN called playmakers? It was a series about a fictional football team playing in a pro league. It pretty much covered everything, from behind the scenes at practices, in the GM's office, to drugs on and off the field. Apparently the NFL wasn't to keen on the show, the rumors were that ESPN cancelled it because if they didn't, ESPN would lose all chance from showing NFL games on the network. But the point is, that show was entertainment as well, but it certainly made you think twice about what really goes on behind the scenes. Obviously the NFL is a bit stronger that racing ![]()
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![]() Hell she's probably thinking about getting a ring on her finger and sending you to the glue factory.
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![]() So would showing sappy unrealistic nonsense help the industry out? How many people could even sit through Secretariat without thinking there has to be a better way to spend 90 minutes? Did Racing Stripes really point the industry in the right direction?
Freddy is his own way has it right. It's a character driven drama with the backdrop at the track. The Sopranos made the mafia seem cool. Maybe this show can do the same thing. If not, no one goes anyway. |
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![]() The show needs to prepare the viewer for how many times they're going to have to pay before they can get to their seats at a CDI track.
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![]() Well, aside from the debate as to whether it can possibly bring fans to the track (I highly doubt that it will affect attendance either way, regardless) is the discussion around the entire basis of the first episode - as jms62 points out-
So it goes... I couldn't care less who does or doesn't watch this - What I can say for a complete certainty is that the breakdown scene turned off every single non-horse racing person I know that watched it, from tuning in again to it. And again, I couldn't care less. In the end, the pilot did nothing to hold interest, develop any sort of connection to any of the characters, because almost all of the dialogue was idiotic, over simplified prattle played by over emoted character actors trying desperately to make their characters known through a horrific script. It was terrifyingly reminiscent of the pilot for "John from Cincinnati". I hope is gets better, will watch, but sorry I for one thought it was a sub-par effort for HBO. |
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![]() There is no mafia.
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![]() Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, what was portrayed in the show is kind of an accurate depiction of the racetrack and racetrack people.
Degenerate gamblers using their checks to play races is a reality. Anyone who has ever stepped foot in an OTB knows this truth. Horses break down. It's unfortunate, but it happens. Trainers put over horses almost daily. We all know this happens, so why are we so bothered when this is shown? If the people that talk to horses facebook pages were turned off...who cares? They were already turned off anyway, so it was only a matter of time. They can have Racing Stripes and the people living in reality can have this show. |
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![]() I would love to see a character based upon Crist's book "Betting on Myself." There are some really fascinating people that make up racing, but it sounds like the show choose to create characters that fullfill the stereotype of horse racing.
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