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Old 03-22-11, 02:50 PM
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Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

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The package Lights delivered for Hal Brennan comes back to haunt him when a politician tied to Brennan gets caught up in a prostitution scandal. Meanwhile, Lights tries to help a punch-drunk former champ (David Morse).


Episode 11 of 13

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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Just caught the last few eps...damn this show went from being pretty promising to a complete joke in a hurry.

You know they've done a shitty job when you want most of the main "good" characters to go down.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

The show keeps trying to inject too much artificial drama into everything connected to Lights. Lights has plenty of problems that could make for compelling drama, but every episode seems to discard old problems for entirely new ones. Recent episodes have basically papered over the marital problems from earlier in the season. And with the developments in this latest episode, they are sending Lights down a dark path as a lead character. It is hard to sympathize with him or the nutty family members.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Maybe for season 2 they can rename the show "The Rainmaker" and we can follow David Morse's character with a one episode cameo from Lights. I'd much rather see his story. David Morse was incredible in tonight's episode. Probably the best thing about the series so far.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Yeah, he was great in every scene.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Yeah, I'd tune in to a season about the Rainmaker -- unlikely we'll get another season out of this though. Sad to see how the quality has gown downhill since the initial episodes.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

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Just caught the last few eps...damn this show went from being pretty promising to a complete joke in a hurry.

You know they've done a shitty job when you want most of the main "good" characters to go down.
I wouldn't mind if that oldest daughter went down, on me.

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Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
The show keeps trying to inject too much artificial drama into everything connected to Lights. Lights has plenty of problems that could make for compelling drama, but every episode seems to discard old problems for entirely new ones. Recent episodes have basically papered over the marital problems from earlier in the season. And with the developments in this latest episode, they are sending Lights down a dark path as a lead character. It is hard to sympathize with him or the nutty family members.
I've said this a couple of times too. This show could be riveting without all the manufactured bullshit. Focusing on Lights, his relationship with his family, and his march to a rematch with Death Row (who owns the screen every time he appears) would have been a great formula, IMO. Perhaps keep the retired boxer subplots (Morse was amazing, and the replacement trainer arc was the best of the series), but jettison all the underworld shit. The show has a big enough villain in Barry Word.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Enjoying the series, mostly because of the terrific cast.

This was unusual: at 10PM (EDT) Tuesday, two first-run episodes aired, each with Pablo Schreiber and Bill Irwin in the cast. On FX, we had Lights Out, where they are regulars, and on CBS they were guest-starred on The Good Wife.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Stuart Levine from Variety just posted on twitter that this has been cancelled.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Originally Posted by yourlocalcinema
Stuart Levine from Variety just posted on twitter that this has been cancelled.
YIKES. So we'll get the final 2 & done?
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Yup. IGN posted about it and said we'll still get the last two on March 29th & April 5th.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

I'm totally fine with this if they give us the rematch fight.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Originally Posted by TallGuyMe
I'm totally fine with this if they give us the rematch fight.
Same here. Although, as little of boxing that we've actually seen, I wouldn't be surprised if the finale ended with him walking into the ring.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Not surprised.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Originally Posted by dino88
Same here. Although, as little of boxing that we've actually seen, I wouldn't be surprised if the finale ended with him walking into the ring.
That's exactly what I'm expecting.

If I knew it was going to be canceled after the first few eps, I would have been really upset and stupefied why this male-oriented F/X couldn't get ratings, but others can, but after the over-the-top storylines the last 5 or so eps, I'm not particularly upset.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Originally Posted by dino88
Same here. Although, as little of boxing that we've actually seen, I wouldn't be surprised if the finale ended with him walking into the ring.
Yeah that crossed my mind when I read it was canceled.

Not really surprised it got yanked though.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Originally Posted by Red Dog
That's exactly what I'm expecting.

If I knew it was going to be canceled after the first few eps, I would have been really upset and stupefied why this male-oriented F/X couldn't get ratings, but others can, but after the over-the-top storylines the last 5 or so eps, I'm not particularly upset.
Yeah, pretty much my thought also.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

glad i stopped after the 1st episode.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

I'm going to miss the theme song
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Originally Posted by marty888
Enjoying the series, mostly because of the terrific cast.

This was unusual: at 10PM (EDT) Tuesday, two first-run episodes aired, each with Pablo Schreiber and Bill Irwin in the cast. On FX, we had Lights Out, where they are regulars, and on CBS they were guest-starred on The Good Wife.
There were also three actors from the wire as well. Kind of weird seeing Pablo on both shows.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Originally Posted by BigDaddy
There were also three actors from the wire as well. Kind of weird seeing Pablo on both shows.
Who was the 3rd? I recognize the Brother (Schreiber) and Barry, but can not remeber a third. Romeo was Saïd from Oz; but not on The Wire.
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

I'm disappointed that the show has been cancelled. Yeah some of the plot points were over the top, but the show is still easily one of the best on TV. Oh well...
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Originally Posted by Cusm
Who was the 3rd? I recognize the Brother (Schreiber) and Barry, but can not remeber a third. Romeo was Saïd from Oz; but not on The Wire.
Bodie Nick and Chris
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Re: Lights Out -- "Rainmaker" -- 3/22/11

Originally Posted by MrSmearkase
I'm going to miss the theme song
Really? I actually thought the intro song was just one of many terrible things about the show. It didn't go well with the show at all, imo, and almost made it seem cheap or something.

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