Ran a search, did not look like anyone had started a Thread yet, so ..
I'm looking forward to this, especially considering John Singleton's involvement ..
Snowfall is an upcoming American crime drama television series created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio and Dave Andron. The project, which was first set up at Showtime in 2014, was picked up by FX for a 10-episode first season on September 30, 2016. The series will premiere on July 5, 2017.
Set in Los Angeles in 1983, the series revolves around the first crack cocaine epidemic and its impact on the culture of the city. The series follows the stories of several characters whose lives are doomed to intersect: 19-year-old drug dealer Franklin Saint, Mexican wrestler Gustavo Zapata, CIA operative Teddy McDonald, and Luica Villanueva, the daughter of a Mexican crime boss ..
Well, personally, I thought the first episode was great .. all around period feel, cast and crew did an excellent job, soundtrack was nice .. definitely in it for the duration at this point ..
I thought it was well done. If you followed this story over the years you would be interested. A whole lot of pain was brought to Cali from this story.
This was even a bit better than I expected. I especially enjoyed the story telling from several different views of the same issue. Between this and "Animal Kingdom", looks like a good summer viewing season for me.
For those who missed it, like me, there are a number of reairings of the pilot this week before episode 2 airs. I have a timer set for tonight at 11pm (PST).
Thanks to this thread, I was able to record the first ep. Liked it a lot. Especially the music. Season Pass from here on out ... One plus of this show is that the culpability of the US Govt. will finally be outed.
I wasn't sure I'd like this show but I recorded it just in case. I watched it last night and all I can say is what a well produced show. Really first class. Color me impressed.
Same here. I watched last night hoping to cross it off my list as a show I wouldn't be adding to my growing summer TV viewing schedule. I was attending college in LA during the mid-80s, so it's bringing back memories. I now know I have the CIA to thank for those coked-up sex orgies on campus. God Bless America!
Think of all the movies and TV series that were made because of crack cocaine. New Jack City comes to mind, America was poisoned from this and this story tells us how the epidemic got started.
Saint is so naïve .. did he really think the dude was just going to hand over the cash, especially after what he did to the guy at the house .. ?? Now, they have an even meaner guy to attempt to get the money back from .. as the clock ticks on payment time ..
I'll take your advice .. I'm fairly well caught up on DVR material at this point, so I'll give it a shot .. hoping it is as good as the OJ series from last year ..
My son Dave is show runner for Snowfall and wrote or co-wrote eps. 1, 2 and 10, in addition to doing
ghost writing in other episodes. He was on 'Justified' before and was brought on by FX to help John Singleton re-work his pilot script to better lead into a 10 episode season, and to run the show. Dave hired a diverse room of writers and has a great cast--we were privileged to have dinner with the cast when they came through Philly on a promotional tour a few weeks ago and they were all incredibly nice.
Anyway, none of that is a reason to stay with a show it you're not enjoying it, but hope you will, you will be rewarded if you stay with it, I think.
Franklin has been warned about the life of drugs and if you've watched the "First 48" not much good comes out of it but violence and death. And what we should have learned from this episode, is you better be in a big gang for your protection.
I always enjoy Bokeem's performances. When I think of him in "Jason's Lyric" and "Dead Presidents", I get a whole new perspective on his acting chops when I see him play his characters in "Fargo" and "Snowfall". I really enjoy his work.
oldcband won't like Snowfall, he hates everything.
He likes it! Hey, oldcband!!!
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
AVS Forum
34M posts
1.5M members
Since 1999
A forum community dedicated to home theater owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about home audio/video, TVs, projectors, screens, receivers, speakers, projects, DIY’s, product reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!