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 Post subject: Last Resort?
PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:31 am 
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Anyone else watching this on ABC? I've seen the first 3 episodes (missed Friday's), and it's good stuff. For those that know nothing about it, it's essentially a military-based drama where a US nuke sub is given an order to nuke Pakistan, and the CO "goes rogue" and refuses to fire because he's suspicious of how the order was given.

A number of good sub-plots going on, along with a couple of predictable ones. There's enough going on that my wife is 'meh' about it because she loses track. I'm really enjoying it tho.


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"Sub-plots"? Groan.

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Yeah I like it so far.

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Not watching the show.

Kinda disappointed the thread isn't about this Eagles tune.



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Kaffis Mark V wrote:
"Sub-plots"? Groan.

Lemme clarify: they're mostly predictable things like the female navigator doesn't get respect; the COB doesn't like the CO's apparent renegade act and gets thrown in the brig, from where he tries subversion; SEALs onboard decide they don't answer to the CO and sit & drink on the island's bar; local despot doesn't like the Navy's intrusion onto "his island" and captures crew...

They're really not tough to follow.


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I was groaning at the pun, Lalaas.

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Ahh - heh. All the better that it was completely unintentional. :lol:


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My wife and I are watching and enjoying it. We haven't yet had time to catch the third episode. Hopefully will get to it tonight.


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I don't think I could stand to watch even 5 minutes of this.

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Diamondeye wrote:
I don't think I could stand to watch even 5 minutes of this.


I lasted about 10 minutes and turned it off.

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I like military fiction, mostly military sci-fi, but this is a fun what if scenario. Just curious, Diamondeye, what makes you not want to watch it?


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Canceled.


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I still have the latest two episodes DVRed, but both my better half and I agreed when we saw the previews for the hallucinogens in the water episode, that it only took the series 4 episodes to jump the shark.


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