And there have been some most excellent moments, for sure. One of my favorites was when Luke, after escaping from prison, steals a yellow shirt and some blue jeans from a clothesline, and is still wearing a metal thingie on his head from the prison doctor's rejuvenation machine, so he looks just like he did in the early comic book days. And maybe still does . . . I haven't read any Marvel comic books for a long time.
I've also enjoyed the many literary references, the occasional super-campy lines ("Sweet Christmas!"), and the 70s style theme song.
However.
I am sorry to say that I have grown tired of this show already. Other than Joe, the only thing which keeps me watching is the hope that Danny Rand / Iron Fist will make an appearance. The biggest reason for my weariness is that there are just so many holes in the plot. Big holes. Like a guy shooting a L.A.W. (or something like it) in the middle of a city and not getting caught. And about a hundred other things of like ilk. Another reason is that the show is just downright racist. I haven't done a count, but I'd bet that there have been at least one hundred "nigger"s in the first seven shows. Not that that is itself racist, but it most certainly isn't not-racist. The racism comes in when damned near every criminal is black, and damned near every character is a stereotype. I mean, for fuck's sake.
It's a shame, too, because Mike Colter is a pretty awesome guy, and he could do the part of Luke Cage justice if he wasn't hampered by such idiotic scripts. Speaking of which, more shame in that Cheo Hodari Coker, who is credited as executive producer, creator of the show, and writer of at least some of the episodes, is a guy with some pretty serious writing credits . . . Southland, for instance, which is probably my all-time favorite cop show.
So what happened?
Dunno. But I may have to go back and re-watch Daredevil to get the taste of this show out of my mouth.
More news as it happens.
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