The Riches on FX

[Brad_Rush]

Anybody watching this?  I love Eddie Izzard's stand up so I am tuned in just for that reason.  So far it looks okay... nothing too impressive (other that Minne Driver with Dreadlocks.)

[Brad_Rush]

Apparently I am the only one watching this.  In case anyone gets curious later, it is off to a pretty slow start.

[JPMNICK]

Cake or Death?

[burrben]

i just tuned in

[Brad_Rush]

<strong>JPMNICK</strong> wrote:<br />Cake or Death? <p>Cake please!</p>

[Brad_Rush]

Wow, that just got a lot more interesting...

[burrben]

eeeewwwwwwwwwwww

[Badinia]

I've got it set up to Tivo, but since I live IN YOUR&nbsp;PAST, I can't see it yet.&nbsp; Love Eddie.

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Badinia on 3-12-07 @ 10:39 PM</span>

[TheMojoPin]

I'm enjoying it.

[Brad_Rush]

I'm really getting into it too.&nbsp; I hope they actually pick&nbsp;this one&nbsp;up, unlike 'Thief'

[Reephdweller]

Dammit! I wanted to see this show too! I hope they play it again.

[burrben]

i really liked it

[docgoblin]

Another great FX show. I'm very impressed. Eddie's Britsh accent comes through a bit more than Minnie's, but the acting and plot line is terrific!&nbsp; I've always loved Izzard's Stand-Up, but this is such a departure for him. The coming attractions make it even more appealing. I'll be watching!

[TheMojoPin]

Yeah, Eddie's accent sucks, but he's never really been able to pull off an American accent.&nbsp; Luckily, he's a good enough actor and is just flat out likeable enough to pull it off.&nbsp; I really enjoyed the whole thing!

[BrentfromTN1]

<p>I enjoyed it.&nbsp; It was an interesting idea.&nbsp; </p><p>Does anyone know if there really are &quot;White Gypsies&quot; like this for real.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>By the way they had a commerical for The Shield starting in early April.&nbsp; I can not wait!</p>

[King Hippos Bandaid]

<p>damn wanted to see this show</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>but I have a spolier,&nbsp; the&nbsp; Riches Long Lost Son&nbsp; which will appear in&nbsp; Episode 8 is </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jeff/My%20Documents/untitled43.JPG" border="0" width="261" height="419" /></p>

[RogerPodacter]

So what is this on FX?&nbsp; I have Eddie Izzard &quot;Dress to Kill&quot; and its pretty good.&nbsp; Since I am here on the west coast maybe I can still catch it tonight.

[weekapaugjz]

<strong>Reephdweller</strong> wrote:<br />Dammit! I wanted to see this show too! I hope they play it again.<p>&nbsp;its fx, of course they will play it again.</p>

[razorboy]

I am an Eddie Izzard fan &amp; I generally like any FX series, but Im not crazy about this as of yet. I never thought I would say that any premise is more outlandish than Nip/Tuck, but this might have breached that threshold. Honestly, I enjoyed the SuperTramp fueled trailer more than I did the actual program.

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by razorboy on 3-13-07 @ 1:13 AM</span>

[Badinia]

<p>I'm a-lovin' this pilot!&nbsp; Eddie is doing a great job.</p>

[patsopinion]

liked it

[Reynolds]

Thumbs up

[epo]

<strong>JPMNICK</strong> wrote:<br />Cake or Death? <p>Death.&nbsp; No, no, no...I meant cake!</p>

[drusilla]

i just watched the replay. &nbsp; i dunno if i'm addicted to it right away, but i'll try to watch tomorrow night &amp; see if i'm really sucked into it.&nbsp;

[Kevin]

Always have been a HUGE fan of Izzard.. Ill check it out, the next time it is on.

[Mike Teacher]

<p>I really gave it a real try, TiVo-ed the first episode; Ron had been talking about it, SO I was like 'OK I'll give a new series a try...'</p><p>And the thing was utterly un-watchable. Horrific. Every TV Cliche in the book in the first five minute scene; believeablility at absolute zero; the writing did not seem to exist, it reminded me why I gave up on sitcoms long ago.&nbsp; </p><p>TV really has become a giant zero. How can anyone, including Ron, watch this utter shit?</p>

[TheMojoPin]

<strong>Mike Teacher</strong> wrote:<br /><p>And the thing was utterly un-watchable. Horrific. Every TV Cliche in the book in the first five minute scene; </p><p>Wasn't that scene supposed to be riddled with cliches?</p>

[ralphbxny]

I couldnt get into it.

[drusilla]

i missed the first 5 minuites.&nbsp; what happened?&nbsp; i turned it on when they were leaving the high school reunion.

[TheMojoPin]

<strong>drusilla</strong> wrote:<br />i missed the first 5 minuites.&nbsp; what happened?&nbsp; i turned it on when they were leaving the high school reunion. <p>Izzard making the rounds in the reunion before finally getting up onstage and making an &quot;inspirational&quot; speech where he dishes out pretty much every bullshit, meaningless, &quot;up with us!&quot;, cliched platitude that you can think of without actually saying anything.</p>

[angrymissy]

<strong>Mike Teacher</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I really gave it a real try, TiVo-ed the first episode; Ron had been talking about it, SO I was like 'OK I'll give a new series a try...'</p><p>And the thing was utterly un-watchable. Horrific. Every TV Cliche in the book in the first five minute scene; believeablility at absolute zero; the writing did not seem to exist, it reminded me why I gave up on sitcoms long ago. </p><p>TV really has become a giant zero. How can anyone, including Ron, watch this utter shit?</p><p>&nbsp;I have to say, I really can't get into this show simply because of the believability factor.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

[Brad_Rush]

<strong>angrymissy</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Mike Teacher</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I really gave it a real try, TiVo-ed the first episode; Ron had been talking about it, SO I was like 'OK I'll give a new series a try...'</p><p>And the thing was utterly un-watchable. Horrific. Every TV Cliche in the book in the first five minute scene; believeablility at absolute zero; the writing did not seem to exist, it reminded me why I gave up on sitcoms long ago. </p><p>TV really has become a giant zero. How can anyone, including Ron, watch this utter shit?</p><p>&nbsp;I have to say, I really can't get into this show simply because of the believability factor.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>I was not extremely enthusiastic about the show either during the first episode&nbsp;but I do feel like there is potential... I will watch the entire pilot run to see where it goes to before I make a decision.&nbsp; Eddie Izzard being a part of the cast is enough to at least keep me around for that long.</p>

[TheMojoPin]

<strong>angrymissy</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Mike Teacher</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I really gave it a real try, TiVo-ed the first episode; Ron had been talking about it, SO I was like 'OK I'll give a new series a try...'</p><p>And the thing was utterly un-watchable. Horrific. Every TV Cliche in the book in the first five minute scene; believeablility at absolute zero; the writing did not seem to exist, it reminded me why I gave up on sitcoms long ago. </p><p>TV really has become a giant zero. How can anyone, including Ron, watch this utter shit?</p><p>&nbsp;I have to say, I really can't get into this show simply because of the believability factor.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>I think it barely works.&nbsp; I enjoy it more based on the cast than anything else.&nbsp; The concept is interesting enough, but I honestly don't see it working beyond 2 seasons, tops.&nbsp; More shows need to have a planned finale, like they're a really long mini-series or something.&nbsp; I'd like it if this was one of those shows.</p>

[ralphbxny]

I saw it off of my buddays Tivo last night....it was ok. Minnie Driver doesnt have the southern accent down. It seems dumb to me but i dont watch many TV shows.

[ralphbxny]

also why does the boy dress as a girl?

[Badinia]

<strong>ralphbxny</strong> wrote:<br />also why does the boy dress as a girl? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />I just know there's a contract somewhere&nbsp;where Eddie Izzard had a clause where he couldn't be in the show unless they wrote in a transvestite child character.&nbsp; Maybe it's what kept him off of television for so many years.

[Mike Teacher]

<strong>TheMojoPin</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>drusilla</strong> wrote:<br />i missed the first 5 minuites.&nbsp; what happened?&nbsp; i turned it on when they were leaving the high school reunion. <p>Izzard making the rounds in the reunion before finally getting up onstage and making an &quot;inspirational&quot; speech where he dishes out pretty much every bullshit, meaningless, &quot;up with us!&quot;, cliched platitude that you can think of without actually saying anything.</p><p>I gotcha Mojo about the cliche thing and I did get the irony; I watched the opening scene where they take down the reunion and the next break, then couldnt take any more.</p><p>Ive been trying TV shows but cant get past non-believable premises, but that's more my problem really, if people like Lost or Heroes or Numbers and it's fun for them, hell thats what TV is for.</p><p>And who am I to say things are cliched, when I was brought up on the most cliched TV sitcoms, and listen to the most cliched genre of music [metal] and love the most cliched genre of movies [horror].</p><p>So go figure. </p>

[TheMojoPin]

<strong>Mike Teacher</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>TheMojoPin</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>drusilla</strong> wrote:<br />i missed the first 5 minuites.&nbsp; what happened?&nbsp; i turned it on when they were leaving the high school reunion. <p>Izzard making the rounds in the reunion before finally getting up onstage and making an &quot;inspirational&quot; speech where he dishes out pretty much every bullshit, meaningless, &quot;up with us!&quot;, cliched platitude that you can think of without actually saying anything.</p><p>I gotcha Mojo about the cliche thing and I did get the irony; I watched the opening scene where they take down the reunion and the next break, then couldnt take any more.</p><p>Ive been trying TV shows but cant get past non-believable premises, but that's more my problem really, if people like Lost or Heroes or Numbers and it's fun for them, hell thats what TV is for.</p><p>And who am I to say things are cliched, when I was brought up on the most cliched TV sitcoms, and listen to the most cliched genre of music [metal] and love the most cliched genre of movies [horror].</p><p>So go figure. </p><p>Nah, I hear ya, Teach.&nbsp; 99% of TV drama and sitcoms blow....it's why I spend most of my little TV time on the History and Discovery channels.&nbsp; If you want a really excellent TV drama that you can really get into and won't insult your intelligence and is about as realistic as you can get, try HBO's <em>The Wire</em>.</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by TheMojoPin on 3-20-07 @ 2:06 PM</span>

[grlNIN]

The should just rename the show &quot;Minnie Driver and her Giant Jaw&quot; because that's all i can keep my eyes fixed on.

[docgoblin]

I've really tried this one because I love Eddie Izzard, but his accent is so rediculous. Driver is a bit more believable, but the whole show has gotten so out of hand. When does Heros come back?

[burrben]

"i shit on robert e. lee"

[Reynolds]

what was wrong with this riches thread?

[ChrisTheCop]

Season Premiere tonight at 10 on FX.

Youre welcome.

[ANC]

I can't get enough of this show. I think it's a brilliant storyline.

[Ritalin]

I watched the new episode, and I'm going to stick with it because it's really unpredictable, but it makes me anxious. I like the cast though, and the daughter looks EXACTLY like an old girlfriend of mine.

[LaBoob]

LOVE this show... so happy it's back, and it came back with an action packed episode. I loved the scene with the security guard... "Well, I guess I was trespassing"... poor Pete... :glurps: