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  1. 03-31-2009, 05:26 AM #1
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    The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

    Just when I thought HBO is losing it, they give me something this shockingly unique.

    Anyone else saw the pilot? I really liked it. It was extremely original, it was funny, it was very well-acted, the location looked fantastic, and the dialogue is wonderfully flavored. Plus, it has Idris Elba, so that's always a plus.

    It was only later that I found out it was directed, co-written and produced by Anthony Minghella. Huh.
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    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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  2. 03-31-2009, 03:25 PM #2
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    I've only heard about this from my girlfriend who is a fan of the source material, and has hooked her family on the books. It's truly refreshing.
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    I've heard a lot of very good things about the books. I'll make a point of checking this out.
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  4. 03-31-2009, 04:26 PM #4
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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    It was only later that I found out it was directed, co-written and produced by Anthony Minghella. Huh.
    He died a year ago. It's been sitting around that long?
    ...and the milk's in me.
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    Quote Quoting Mara (view post)
    He died a year ago. It's been sitting around that long?
    Yeah, Minghella shot the 2 hour pilot in 97 as a feature film, but then he decided it would be better as a TV show. So after the pilot was completed and Minghella died, they started making the series.
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    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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  6. 03-31-2009, 06:56 PM #6
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    personally i am not too hot on the book, though in a sense that it doesn't fit in with my expectation rather than its being terrible. in fact i think it's wonderful in an exotic, feministic, laid-back way. not exactly a "detective material."

    mccall seems to write a hundred books already during these last four to five years, so if you like his style, the good news are you will have more than enough to read.
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