The Unit -- "Sudden Flight" -- 10/5/08
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NOTE: If you record this (or anything on CBS tonight), the football game is running over and you will need to pad (as usual).
Edit: 0:30 overrun on East Coast. 60 Minutes started at 7:30 PM, plan accordingly.
Edit: 0:30 overrun on East Coast. 60 Minutes started at 7:30 PM, plan accordingly.
Last edited by OldDude; 10-05-08 at 06:37 PM.
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I'm glad I took the time to figure out the delay. Quality episode. Love Mack telling Col. Ryan to press the maintenance worker because he's lying and then telling the Col. that everybody's lying.
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I thought this was a really good episode.
It had some elements of Executive Decision and Passenger 57 in it. The scenes in the plane with Jonas, Bob and Mr. Grey were really well executed.
I also really enjoyed the cover storyline with Kim, Molly and Tiffy adjusting to their new lives. I also really like the female member of The Unit. The undercover neighbor to Tiffy actually quite surprised.
The show is really hitting it's stride now.
It had some elements of Executive Decision and Passenger 57 in it. The scenes in the plane with Jonas, Bob and Mr. Grey were really well executed.
I also really enjoyed the cover storyline with Kim, Molly and Tiffy adjusting to their new lives. I also really like the female member of The Unit. The undercover neighbor to Tiffy actually quite surprised.
The show is really hitting it's stride now.
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Another excellent episode. I was hoping for a little more progress on the Mac/Ryan storyline, but now that he's gotten over the grab-the-gun impulse Mac seems to be plotting his course more slowly (but I'm confident it will be good).
I also liked when Bob shot the bad pilot, barely even looking.
I also liked when Bob shot the bad pilot, barely even looking.
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While the wives thing is still the most irritating thing about the show, the actual action plot, a plane hijacking, was awesome. These shows are like mini-movies!
Just get the cr*p with Mac and Tiffany over with, pul-eeze!
BTW, CBS and Veoh both had the show online today.
Just get the cr*p with Mac and Tiffany over with, pul-eeze!
BTW, CBS and Veoh both had the show online today.
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I loved the part at end where Jonas asks: "Anyone know how to fly a 767?" no one raises his hand then he asks "Who wants to try to fly a 767?" and Bob raises his hand. Then cut to all of them safely back with the Colonel. I love how Mamet skips over things you've already seen in other movies. He did this in Redbelt too.
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I loved the part at end where Jonas asks: "Anyone know how to fly a 767?" no one raises his hand then he asks "Who wants to try to fly a 767?" and Bob raises his hand. Then cut to all of them safely back with the Colonel. I love how Mamet skips over things you've already seen in other movies. He did this in Redbelt too.
I did love the excited look on his face when he raised his hand to fly.
As for the wives...if we have to put up with the story lines to keep the show, then I'm ok with it...I was surprised at the old lady and the groundskeeper being with the unit. I figured they really were some of the bad guys when they grabbed Tiffy. It's nice to see someone really got the message through to her though. I couldn't believe that she would put her kids in danger just to keep fighting with Mac. Then again, I guess there are lots of real people out there who can't put their kids first.
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As for the wives...if we have to put up with the story lines to keep the show, then I'm ok with it...I was surprised at the old lady and the groundskeeper being with the unit. I figured they really were some of the bad guys when they grabbed Tiffy. It's nice to see someone really got the message through to her though. I couldn't believe that she would put her kids in danger just to keep fighting with Mac. Then again, I guess there are lots of real people out there who can't put their kids first.
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This was another great EP and I think this has become my favourite TV show.
For the first time since I started watching this show I decided to fast-forward through the sequences with the ladies. It made a great show even better! Highly recommended.
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D'oh! I didn't know this. Sat down to watch the recording last night and got 30 minutes of Cold Case. Now I just padded the Tivo an extra hour since I don't record anything else on Sundays.
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The wife plots are occasionally interesting. If this is what the show needs to do to keep women viewers, so be it.
Also, I'm going to be padding The Unit by 30 minutes from now on.
Also, I'm going to be padding The Unit by 30 minutes from now on.
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i liked how they improvised weapons on the plane. who knew the handle of suitcase could be used as a shiv!
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I don't know why some of you hate the wives storylines so much. I know season 1 was overkill on the scenes they were in, but I think the show has gotten better at making them more secondary characters and actually intrigal to the overall story arc of the show.