View Full Version : The Old Man (Jeff Bridges)
doubledenim
05-17-22, 02:05 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDu1Q9r6HDo
They peed on his rug and now he’s going to make them pay.
He thought he’d left the past behind.
But revenge can’t wait forever.
Gideon58
05-17-22, 02:44 PM
Looking forward to this...I'm afraid this could be his final film.
doubledenim
05-17-22, 02:54 PM
It’s a series!
I thought the same thing, it looks like a film. Wonder if it’s gonna be a “limited series”, 6-8 episodes maybe.
Gideon58
05-17-22, 04:22 PM
Does look like a movie..a mini-series, even better! More Jeff, I'm still on board.
GulfportDoc
05-17-22, 09:16 PM
According to IMDB there are 7 episodes in the series.
Great cast. Looking forward to it with fingers crossed. I'll watch anything with J. Bridges in it. He's only 72, and his lymphoma is reportedly in remission from treatment, so hopefully we'll see "The Dude" in several more productions.
GulfportDoc
05-25-22, 04:39 PM
Premieres June 16, 2022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_(TV_series)
Excited to see this - looks like classic no nonsense Bridges.
Gideon58
05-26-22, 07:35 PM
According to IMDB there are 7 episodes in the series.
Great cast. Looking forward to it with fingers crossed. I'll watch anything with J. Bridges in it. He's only 72, and his lymphoma is reportedly in remission from treatment, so hopefully we'll see "The Dude" in several more productions.
SO thrilled to hear that he is in remission...one of my favorite actors. I also will watch anything Bridges is in.
doubledenim
06-12-22, 02:45 PM
Just a coincidence this starts the week of Father’s Day? 👀
doubledenim
06-22-22, 07:26 AM
Carol n’ Dave, Carol n’ Dave.
Man oh man, Carol n’ Dave!
GulfportDoc
06-23-22, 08:37 PM
Watched the first two eps last night. This is a high quality series with excellent acting, especially by Jeff Bridges. And to include both John Lithgow and Amy Brenneman in the cast doubly enhances the series.
The general story is not all that unique, but the technical aspects, along with innovative writing, production design, and photography really set this series apart.
I'm going to wait until the 4th ep is out so that I can watch 3 & 4 together. Two eps are my minimum watching time for a series...;). Bridges will get an Emmy for this one.
doubledenim
06-23-22, 11:05 PM
Watched the second episode and saw Judging Amy and Ali Shawcat are in this. Unless Shawcat did this just to work with certain actors, she must have a meaty part.
The one guy really nailed his Lithgow impersonation.
doubledenim
06-26-22, 06:43 PM
This was right under our noses the whole time!
Emily, the daughter, is actually Alia Shawcat’s character at the FBI.
1. A podcaster noted the voice on the phone reminded her of Shawcat. Maybe, maybe not.
2. Shawcat’s character was responsible for telling Lithgow that Chase’s daughter committed suicide. She nipped it in the bud immediately :suspicious:
3. In real life, her father is middle-eastern and her mother is a European mix, so she has the genetics for it to work. She can easily be the progeny of the Chase couple and their different ethnic backgrounds.
Halfway thru the first episode and loving it. Starting to believe now a limited series is the highest form of cinematic entertainment.
GulfportDoc
06-30-22, 08:59 PM
Halfway thru the first episode and loving it. Starting to believe now a limited series is the highest form of cinematic entertainment.
Yes, and it sure beats most of the crapolla movies that are being put out...:rolleyes:
doubledenim
07-01-22, 12:16 PM
The Suburban scene would be at home in any spy/thriller movie.
Finished episode 4. Everyones doing a better job in this than anything theyve done in recent memory. Even Amy Brenneman who is making her Goliath performance look phoned-in compared to this one. Her not uttering any dialogue the first half of the episode and yet holding the screen with Bridges is impressive. Hell I even like the Dogs.
doubledenim
07-17-22, 05:52 PM
Went and watched eps 3&4 with my old man :suspicious:
Today was a weird sleep day and I was kinda dragging midway through ep 3. These two eps didn’t really strike me like the first two. Seems to be getting a little dense with “who did what to who and when”. Surprised they made the reveal as soon as they did, but I guess it had to be done in service of the story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdjx6oaPE-0&t=32s
doubledenim
07-23-22, 03:41 PM
I haven’t seen the final episode, but this feels like a movie idea that got stretched into a show.
I’ve enjoyed it for the most part, but it may have been better as a movie.
Ticked off at Amazon or FX depending whose responsible. I bought The Old Man season on Prime and they're withholding the last episode saying they will send it to my email when it becomes available, B*******! :mad:
GulfportDoc
07-26-22, 07:45 PM
Finished up the series last night. I enjoyed it but it changed from a more like Jason Bourne beginning two episodes into something slower, mysterious and melodramatic. Part of the change may have been due to Jeff B's health.
I was confused by the Emily character, so after the ending I had to think it through.
The productions values were very high quality: cinematography, production design, etc. I'm happy that it's been approved for a 2nd season
doubledenim
07-26-22, 11:18 PM
The twist at the end felt a little cheap, even if it shifts the dynamic between all these characters. I was also hoping that Zoe’s character had more in store, but she really was just a sounding board for Chase in the end.
WrinkledMind
08-04-22, 01:20 PM
Finished up the series last night. I enjoyed it but it changed from a more like Jason Bourne beginning two episodes into something slower, mysterious and melodramatic. Part of the change may have been due to Jeff B's health.
I was confused by the Emily character, so after the ending I had to think it through.
The productions values were very high quality: cinematography, production design, etc. I'm happy that it's been approved for a 2nd season
Thought the same too. The last episode was kinda disappointing.
Stirchley
08-17-22, 01:30 PM
Halfway through episode 2. Very mixed reviews on IMDB & wish I hadn’t read them.
Not sure what I think so far. There’s only 7 episodes so might make it through.
Is Amy B. gonna be his love interest? Hope not as that’s such a corny plot point.
Amazing I couldn’t find this thread in search even though I typed in The Old Man a few hundred times.
Stirchley
08-24-22, 01:30 PM
Watched the entire thing twice. Excellent series. Bridges & Lithgow are both excellent. Flashbacks, which I generally don’t like, weren’t too bad & they were needed.
Not sure I understand every plot point, but I welcome season 2.
aronisred
08-24-22, 02:21 PM
Isn't this supposed to be movie forums ? why are we bringing up tv shows ?
Stirchley
08-24-22, 02:40 PM
Isn't this supposed to be movie forums ? why are we bringing up tv shows ?
We have threads on dozens of non-movie topics, including television.
doubledenim
08-25-22, 02:38 PM
Watched the entire thing twice. Excellent series. Bridges & Lithgow are both excellent. Flashbacks, which I generally don’t like, weren’t too bad & they were needed.
Not sure I understand every plot point, but I welcome season 2.
Everything didn’t work for me with this show, but Lithgow came to play.
Stirchley
08-26-22, 02:33 PM
Everything didn’t work for me with this show, but Lithgow came to play.
He sure did.
doubledenim
08-17-24, 09:39 AM
Who else just found out
season two drops 9.12.24!?!
https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExZzl4dndhc2dsd2NjdXY3bzZqajZmOWM0NmVoNmltZnYweGk0M2pkdyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfY nlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/14n5Zi31QTEsla/giphy.gif
doubledenim
08-18-24, 09:50 AM
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Well its about damn time. Whew!
Stirchley
08-19-24, 01:09 PM
Well its about damn time. Whew!
I never thought this would return. Hooray!
September 12 for anyone who doesn’t want to watch this long trailer.
doubledenim
09-12-24, 10:00 AM
Today is the day! Glad to see this is actually on FX and not exclusive to Hulu. Will actually probably watch these before my other shows, due to it being a crowd pleaser.
Stirchley
09-13-24, 12:48 PM
Today is the day! Glad to see this is actually on FX and not exclusive to Hulu. Will actually probably watch these before my other shows, due to it being a crowd pleaser.
First I’m gonna have to binge-watch season 1. I literally cannot remember a single thing about this series or what it’s about.
First I’m gonna have to binge-watch season 1. I literally cannot remember a single thing about this series or what it’s about.
Im re-binging season 1 now, on the last episode. Then can watch season 2 without any fear of having to wait.
How we ever could endure waiting a week betwen episodes in the old days is beyond me. Especially when thered be an occasional rerun in between or a 2 week wait because of some yearly event. Excrutiating.
I did the same thing! I could not really remember the vast majority of the plot of the show or how Season 1 ended because it's been like 2 years since it first came out. I'm also watching Season 2 after having rewatched Season 1 and it really is a very different show. I'm not enjoying it as much as I did the first season, but I still think Jeff Bridges is great in the role and that he is playing a good character.
Yeah im getting to the point where i feel like im force-watching it as Ive started the 2nd season. I can tell the mystery aspect to the show isnt there anymore, at least not yet. Think ill give it a break and come back to it later.
Ive had The North Water for quite a long time, and its only 5 episodes. Ill give that a try.
Stirchley
10-18-24, 01:27 PM
Turns out season 1 was enough for me.
This storyline has been much weaker than the first season. It genuinely feels like they are telling a related, but completely different, story.
This storyline has been much weaker than the first season. It genuinely feels like they are telling a related, but completely different, story.
I dont know. It feels uninspired and contrived compared to the first season. I got 4 episodes into the second season and stopped. Is it worth finishing??
I thought the second season was much worse than the first one. If you're not enjoying it after 4 episodes, I don't think it gets any better, and it wasn't renewed for a third season, so the story won't be continuing. I have a hard time stopping watching a show that I've already started, especially if I have watched a whole season of it already, so I almost always finish, but that doesn't mean that you have to! :)
doubledenim
04-17-25, 10:04 AM
Finished s2 and was really worried after the first 3 episodes. Felt like all cloak and no dagger. It gets better, but doesn’t reach the heights of s1. The dogs had one off-screen moment and that was it 🥺
They deserve credit for wrapping up s2 as a series finale. This type of world will always have a what’s next, so I didn’t feel cheated by not getting s3. Is the ending hard to believe?? Ab-so-lutely.
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