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The Kings on Showtime

Posted: 08 Jun 2021, 10:40
by 526795
Anybody else watch it?

Re: The Kings on Showtime

Posted: 24 Jun 2021, 16:31
by Ambling Alp II
Guess the answer is no. sounds like it would have been interesting.

Re: The Kings on Showtime

Posted: 24 Jun 2021, 18:11
by chrisjs1985
Yeah, it was good BUT a little too much playing up the political angle. Too much Reagan talk. Maybe sneak 5 mins in somewhere but to see it brought up multiple times each episode got a little tiresome to me. Great footage though and some good insights. I enjoyed it overall. 8/10, but with less politics, could have been 9/10.

Re: The Kings on Showtime

Posted: 30 Jul 2021, 13:10
by Syntax Error
I'm dying to see this, but it's not available in the UK as far as I can see.

Re: The Kings on Showtime

Posted: 30 Jul 2021, 13:19
by Onetimeonly
chrisjs1985 wrote: 24 Jun 2021, 18:11 Yeah, it was good BUT a little too much playing up the political angle. Too much Reagan talk. Maybe sneak 5 mins in somewhere but to see it brought up multiple times each episode got a little tiresome to me. Great footage though and some good insights. I enjoyed it overall. 8/10, but with less politics, could have been 9/10.
Yeah, I didn't finish it. Perhaps I'm a victim of my fandom, but absolutely nothing I didn't know, plus the political shit. Did they go into Leonard beating the shit out of his wife?

Re: The Kings on Showtime

Posted: 03 Aug 2021, 19:09
by chrisjs1985
Onetimeonly wrote: 30 Jul 2021, 13:19
chrisjs1985 wrote: 24 Jun 2021, 18:11 Yeah, it was good BUT a little too much playing up the political angle. Too much Reagan talk. Maybe sneak 5 mins in somewhere but to see it brought up multiple times each episode got a little tiresome to me. Great footage though and some good insights. I enjoyed it overall. 8/10, but with less politics, could have been 9/10.
Yeah, I didn't finish it. Perhaps I'm a victim of my fandom, but absolutely nothing I didn't know, plus the political shit. Did they go into Leonard beating the shit out of his wife?
No. Ray was flawless.

Re: The Kings on Showtime

Posted: 03 Aug 2021, 19:54
by Onetimeonly
chrisjs1985 wrote: 03 Aug 2021, 19:09
Onetimeonly wrote: 30 Jul 2021, 13:19
chrisjs1985 wrote: 24 Jun 2021, 18:11 Yeah, it was good BUT a little too much playing up the political angle. Too much Reagan talk. Maybe sneak 5 mins in somewhere but to see it brought up multiple times each episode got a little tiresome to me. Great footage though and some good insights. I enjoyed it overall. 8/10, but with less politics, could have been 9/10.
Yeah, I didn't finish it. Perhaps I'm a victim of my fandom, but absolutely nothing I didn't know, plus the political shit. Did they go into Leonard beating the shit out of his wife?
No. Ray was flawless.
That's why I enjoyed your book so much. Showtime is pretty notorious for telling me shit I already know. Their Liston doc was beyond disappointing.

You going to write another? Wesley mouzon please!

Re: The Kings on Showtime

Posted: 06 Aug 2021, 15:43
by chrisjs1985
Onetimeonly wrote: 03 Aug 2021, 19:54
chrisjs1985 wrote: 03 Aug 2021, 19:09
Onetimeonly wrote: 30 Jul 2021, 13:19

Yeah, I didn't finish it. Perhaps I'm a victim of my fandom, but absolutely nothing I didn't know, plus the political shit. Did they go into Leonard beating the shit out of his wife?
No. Ray was flawless.
That's why I enjoyed your book so much. Showtime is pretty notorious for telling me shit I already know. Their Liston doc was beyond disappointing.

You going to write another? Wesley mouzon please!
I'm glad you enjoyed the book! Yes, I got lucky with what I found and was given. I agree on the Liston documentary. Really looked forward to that and it was a bit meh.

I have three subjects in mind. I have authorization on two of them and a lot of materials. One is Harada, who I have so much from Japanese so will be such rare information. No, a Mouzon book would be special though. There's so many guys I want to write on it gets really hard to narrow down. The Jofre one was a must and I was very clear minded on that one but I'll admit it's proving difficult to settle on my second subject.

Re: The Kings on Showtime

Posted: 06 Aug 2021, 19:03
by Onetimeonly
chrisjs1985 wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 15:43
Onetimeonly wrote: 03 Aug 2021, 19:54
chrisjs1985 wrote: 03 Aug 2021, 19:09
No. Ray was flawless.
That's why I enjoyed your book so much. Showtime is pretty notorious for telling me shit I already know. Their Liston doc was beyond disappointing.

You going to write another? Wesley mouzon please!
I'm glad you enjoyed the book! Yes, I got lucky with what I found and was given. I agree on the Liston documentary. Really looked forward to that and it was a bit meh.

I have three subjects in mind. I have authorization on two of them and a lot of materials. One is Harada, who I have so much from Japanese so will be such rare information. No, a Mouzon book would be special though. There's so many guys I want to write on it gets really hard to narrow down. The Jofre one was a must and I was very clear minded on that one but I'll admit it's proving difficult to settle on my second subject.
Harada would be an immediate buy.