javanut

I read this weekend that USA is doing a miniseries - Traffic - based on the movie.

Anyone know anything about it?

Jadzia

That's funny, since the movie was based on a British mini-series.

Full-circle, huh?

Chew

Looks like it starts January 26th.

Limited info available here: http://www.usanetwork.com/series/traffic/

movieking

Even though the movie was great, the miniseries was much better. It was longer, so it was able to flesh out the characters better than the movie did.

marty888

Next we can get the radio series, the video game and the comic book ..... talk about running something into the ground!

javanut

Just got around to watching that trailer from the link you gave, Chew. The footage looks good and I like that bl;ond actress from K Street. Plus, the Lord of the Flies himself, Balthazaar Getty

Movieorama

Here's another trailer. http://www.cabletvtalk.com/showthread.php?p=1783


This miniseries looks awesome! I can't wait until it starts. Do you know how many days it lasts?

Geofferson

I agree that this miniseries looks very promising!

Tommy Ceez

Not only was the Movie based on the british miniseries...it was almost the EXACT story compressed with locations changed. Are they going to just re-expand?

javanut

The synopsis says it takes place in Seattle and Afghanistan. Afghanistan would make sense if this is going to be about weapons trafficking, too.

garmonbozia

IIRC, the original British miniseries was about trafficking between the UK and Afghanistan (where as the film based on the miniseries was about trafficking between the US and Mexico).

Pistol Pete

Or opium trafficking...

Movieorama

So is it suppose to be exactly like the British miniseries? Did anyone see that? What do yall think about the cast?

javanut

Here's a review I found (a few spoilers): LINK

The page has a lot of images that look cool.

B.A.

I'm looking forward to this one - I like that Mary McCormack and Elias Koteas are members of this cast.

javanut

[off topic]I can't believe Elias Koteas was Casey JOnes in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. [/off topic]

Movieorama

I'm a fan of Mary McCormack and Balthazaar Getty--loved him in Lord of the Rings. Newsweek has great reviews about this miniseries too..

I found this trailer in IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344487/board/threads/

Enjoy!

Jericho

zuh?

Achtung

So, this starts tonight? Guess I'll set the Tivo.

Hubcap

god damn i need a tivo to many shows to watch nowadays. There is actually something worth watching on tv at nights unlike in the years past.

Tony Dvdfan

I plan on watching this tonight, heard great reviews, looks very interesting....hope they rerun it, i always miss at least one part of every mini series!

Y2K Falcon

For those of you scoring at home, Part one is tonight, 1/26, at 9pm and then repeated at 11pm. All times are Eastern. Check your local listings.

MrX

I think it's interesting so far.

I liked the all the stories except the one with Balthazar Getty.

The one with Cliff Curtis as the illegal immigrant seems like it should pick up now that they've killed his sister-in-law.

My favorite so far is the one with Mary McCormack and Elias Koteas as the wife and husband. I think their's going to be more to what he's doing then just him looking to profit from drugs.

Pac-Rat

For those like me who missed it, here's the schedule from USA's site:

Mon, January 26 9:00 PM TRAFFIC PT. 1
Mon, January 26 11:00 PM TRAFFIC PT. 1 (R)
Tue, January 27 7:00 PM TRAFFIC PT. 1 (R)
Tue, January 27 9:00 PM TRAFFIC PT. 2
Tue, January 27 11:00 PM TRAFFIC PT. 2 (R)
Wed, January 28 5:00 PM TRAFFIC PT. 1 (R)
Wed, January 28 7:00 PM TRAFFIC PT. 2 (R)
Wed, January 28 9:00 PM TRAFFIC PT. 3
Wed, January 28 11:00 PM TRAFFIC PT. 3 (R)
Sat, January 31 5:00 PM TRAFFIC PT. 1, 2,& 3
Sun, February 1 12:00 PM TRAFFIC PT. 1, 2, & 3
Wed, February 4 1:00 PM TRAFFIC PT. 1, 2, & 3
Fri, February 6 11:00 PM TRAFFIC PT. 1, 2, & 3

Movieorama

I was very impressed with last night's show.. Very 24ish in my opinion, which is always good! Acting was great, and the scenes were very intense! They should do these miniseries every six months or so--I think it's a real good idea...
I have to Tivo it tonight, but I"m coming home and watching it right away!