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You can't blame Freddy....he rightfully assumed everyone had him on ignore.
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12-12-2011, 09:52 AM
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A Handy Guide to Understanding HBO’s Luck
By Aileen Gallagher There are not enough horse-racing fans in the world to sustain Luck, the new Michael Mann–David Milch show on HBO, which had a special premiere after the Boardwalk Empire finale last night (it will return for its first full season on January 29). The rest of us need to tune in, too. But unless you spend a lot of time at Belmont or Aqueduct (and we sort of hope you don’t), Luck was a bit difficult to follow. (It is a David Milch production after all.) We suspect you spent much of last night’s premiere saying, “Huh?” Watch it again and consult our Vulture guide to the questions you probably asked about Luck, in chronological order.
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I didn't get a chance to watch it but will.
However -- I don't understand why anyone would do a drama on horse racing in this era instead of the era between Plunger Walton and Pittsburg Phil. Horse racing has been mercilessly strangled by extreme government regulation. The late 1880's and 1890's was the wild west for horse racing ... and wasn't Deadwood from around that time? Plunger Walton was one part Tony Soprano and one part Sam "Ace" Rothsetin and though as schemeing and devious as they come... his life story was as amazing as it gets. He was a tabloid sensation in both the United States and England. This was how his obituary in the New York Times ended... 
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12-12-2011, 01:50 PM
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Matt Hegarty with a good summary in the From:
Review: HBO's 'Luck' gets down and dirty at the track By Matt Hegarty A trainer hides a horse off a two-year layoff and puts him over at 12-1. A trio of degenerates gets a hustler to bankroll an $864 pick six ticket and takes down the whole pool. A high-level mob associate gets out of the clink and instructs his aide de camp to check up on his colicky, $2 million horse, whose true ownership is hidden. A longshot breaks down and is euthanized on the track while comforted by his bug-boy jock. And a gruff old trainer mutters to his promising new charge that the horse’s “daddy” was killed. And that was just the first hour.
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12-12-2011, 06:26 PM
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Luck
My DVR was set but didn't record Luck last night. I didn't read the other thread on the show because I don't want to know details of the show that I missed. Thus, I am sorry if this was asked over there already.
I can't find it on demand or in the listings for a replay. Does anyone know if it will air again before the official January 29 premier? Paul
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12-12-2011, 06:28 PM
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I cant check now, and this might be wrong.... But I think I saw it on HBO on demand.
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12-12-2011, 06:34 PM
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It will not air again before the premiere. It's not on demand or Go. It was a one time sneak preview airing.
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12-13-2011, 06:36 AM
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Watched it last night. Really enjoyed it, had to pause a few times to explain things to the wife but she liked it too.
Wondering if ATR will be discussing the show on Monday mornings which means those watching will need to stay up late on Sundays to stay current to the discussion? Old farts like me need our sleep...sounds like Steve does too. :-) Maybe make Tuesday morning the "Luck" show?
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12-13-2011, 08:08 AM
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I watched it too last night. I thought it was pretty enjoyable, although I could do without the Dustin Hoffman character. I know that's going to develop into something big down the road. But I liked all the on-track storylines.
Unfortunately while the show is probably going to be entertaining, I'm not sure how good for the sport it's going to be.
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I absolutely think it will get people to the track, especially Santa Anita, but we'll see how many of those actually turn into bettors, which is always the tough thing to do.
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12-13-2011, 10:05 AM
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Watched it....
Last night on dvr as well. I thought Milch's writing fine, it was just an introduction to the characters and storylines. My wife and I found it very intriguing to see where he takes these characters. The previews were very good, and who doesn't love a series with multiple characters. Milch's track record is genius, he will layer these characters and I think it will be very good.
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