Originally Posted by Bowser:
Anyone else get the feeling that Ava is setting Raylan up?
It's possible, but I sense that the purpose of her character is to show the draw of Raylan's roots. He's angry and driven and wants to be anywhere but home. But he's not immune to the charm of a fine piece of tail with a good heart.
There's already enough drama in the situation with him already being on thin ice in his profession, and turning around and sleeping with a material witness. A betrayal might be a cheap thrill, but there are richer directions they can go with the situation. [Reply]
It was a definite "bridge" episode. I think Ava still has something bad about her. Just waiting to see where the ex-wife angle goes, especially next week. [Reply]
FX has ordered a second season of "Justified" with a 13-episode pickup.
“We are very excited about the tremendous, widespread acclaim that Justified has received from both audiences and television critics,” said FX president and GM John Landgraf. “Graham Yost, Tim Olyphant, Elmore Leonard and their talented partners have crafted a uniquely ambitious and entertaining series which is everything we aspired to when we developed the show.”
The drama, starring Timothy Olyphant, had a towering debut, dropped sharply, then stabilized in the ratings. To date, the show has averaged 3.4 million total viewers in its freshman season and 1.7 million in the 18-49 demo. The Season 1 finale airs June 8.
“I’m just thrilled, and I’m looking forward to chronicling the future adventures of Raylan Givens,” said Yost. “To work with an actor like Tim, who was born to play this role, has been a wonderful experience.”
"This pick-up speaks volumes to the quality and collaboration on the series, and our unparalleled partnership with FX,” said Jamie Erlicht, president or programming for Sony Pictures Television. "The viewer response to Justified has been as enthusiastic as ours was when we first heard the pitch."
Woohoo!
Best new show this year, I think. Although I haven't watched Treme yet. [Reply]
I've been watching this show from the begining. Great show. Prior to this I had not paid much attention to Timothy Olyphant. But I can't help but observe that he is a great Eastwood successor. If they ever wanted to reprise making Eastwood type westerns in Hollywood Olyphant should be the obvious choice. Add to an Eastwoodian mannerism the voice of the suave Robert Wagner and a dash of a young Jack Nicholson's devilish looks and you've got Timothy Olyphant. Very good combo. [Reply]
Not sure how this is going to work, but Walton Goggins (that's Boyd Crowder for those of you that don't know him from The Shield) is going to be a regular for season 2. [Reply]
