Comments on: The Shadow Line Lines In The Shadow Line https://www.pentadact.com/2011-06-20-the-shadow-line-lines-in-the-shadow-line/ We're back on a default theme because comments broke on my custom one and I don't have the energy to figure out why Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:14:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: zee chen https://www.pentadact.com/2011-06-20-the-shadow-line-lines-in-the-shadow-line/#comment-435969 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:14:18 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3245#comment-435969 Hated it. Totally hated it. Depressing, all the good people are murdered and it was horrible and dark.
I thought it would redeem itself but it never did. I do not want to live a world like this one.

]]> By: roBurky https://www.pentadact.com/2011-06-20-the-shadow-line-lines-in-the-shadow-line/#comment-230238 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:24:35 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3245#comment-230238 I didn’t get through the first episode. I couldn’t find anything to care about.

]]> By: Jonn https://www.pentadact.com/2011-06-20-the-shadow-line-lines-in-the-shadow-line/#comment-230219 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:32:12 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3245#comment-230219 You forgot to mention all the corresponding “light” references, starting with the first scene of the series. Also, it’s fun to try and figure out which characters on each side of the line are mirrors or references to each other. Starting with Jay Wratten vs. Honey. Giggling, amoral near-sociopath vs. grumpy, upstanding cop. Bede Vs. Gabriel: Lawful Evil vs. Neutral Good.

It’s not realistic, Dan P., but I found it interesting. I hear that a lot of people found it pretentious. Let’s just say your mileage may vary.

]]> By: Dan P https://www.pentadact.com/2011-06-20-the-shadow-line-lines-in-the-shadow-line/#comment-230208 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:30:22 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3245#comment-230208 I’m bemused at the praise that Shadow Line has been getting. I couldn’t even make it past the first episode as some of the writing drove me up the wall. Off the top of me head –

The ‘tough’ sergeant belabouring the “You’re a word beginning with C” line past the point of incredulity.

The boss walking into the office where he works every day and saying “Oh, you can’t smoke in here any more” and chewing a pencil. A pencil that gets close-up camera focuses. Several times.

The commander and Gabriel going to visit the dead-eyed parents and the commander offering him a lift. Because, you know, having driven there seperately I’m sure Gabriel just wanted to leave his own car there.

Personally I thought it felt horribly strained. Did it get better, or if I hated the first episode would I have hated the rest?

]]> By: Tony E https://www.pentadact.com/2011-06-20-the-shadow-line-lines-in-the-shadow-line/#comment-230205 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:27:55 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3245#comment-230205 Damn it, Tom, you go too far. There’s a line, and you’ve just crossed it. And now, standing on the other side of that line, you’ve got between it and the sun in some way.

]]> By: Jason L https://www.pentadact.com/2011-06-20-the-shadow-line-lines-in-the-shadow-line/#comment-230193 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:15:47 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3245#comment-230193 Werll, grammatically a shadow line could be a ‘line’ that’s run by a ‘shadow’.

I finally saw LA Confidential yesterday; that makes this the second time in 24 hours, and in 29 years, that I have seen a person use ‘to valedict’.

]]> By: Bret https://www.pentadact.com/2011-06-20-the-shadow-line-lines-in-the-shadow-line/#comment-230192 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:10:23 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3245#comment-230192 Ever seen Justified?

Title drops fairly often there. But it’s worth it, because Raylan Givens is great fun.

Timothy Olyphant, just being charming and shooting criminals.

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