PITBOSS Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 anybody catch the first 2 episodes? it's pretty good so far, not real sure where they will go with the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 What's it about?I'm always looking for more tv shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITBOSS Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 It's about a middle eastern royal family. 2 brothers that have very different lives but they are getting drawn together by circumstances. There have been 2 episodes so far and I'm curious to see where they will take the story. http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-fxs-tyrant some more info on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 I watched the first 2 eps. It's great. It's not holding back on any front! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITBOSS Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 do you think the Americanized brother will turn into being the tyrant and we are made to think it's the other guy is the bad seed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 I think he's only really been pretending to his family he isn't back to own. He's the one who has no hesitation in executing the guy Jamal couldn't when they were 11? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 The creator of the show also made "Homeland". He's working on a show about archaeological digs, so how does he do that without making it Indiana Jones? Kind of surprised they couldn't find an actor that (somewhat) had Middle Eastern roots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITBOSS Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 this show could easily be picked apart but I like the story and it's entertaining to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I liked Homeland, I know it's not perfect but I enjoyed it. Same with Tyrant. Anyone with sports car and palace can't be all bad. It reminds of going on holiday to thailand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Definitely fun to watch with some messed up stuff happening. It will probably get cancelled but hopefully it goes out swinging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITBOSS Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 I guess we are the only two watching this? I guessed the sheik was gonna show up @ the last minute. Jamal seems a little too tamed down lately compared to the first few episodes. I guess if he goes too crazy barry would just bail and go back to the states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Yeah I haven't seen the latest ep but I'm hoping for some Homeland style twists. I think it's hard for people talk about this show in public so it might get cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITBOSS Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 you are right it will probably be cancelled, just by looking at a small percentage of people here and no one is watching or interested.you think it's gonna be cancelled because people people are afraid to talk about the subject matter? I suspect it will be cancelled cause people aren't watching it, maybe a combo of both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I think initially people aren't watching because they can't talk or watch it with other people. It may suck also. It's like reverse of Homeland but the lead is bland Im hoping he's going to be the Tyrant. It should have been you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I watched Ep 4 and it seems to be developing nicely. Embedded characters providing variety and the political situations that arise are interesting. The main character is like the western consciousness trying to reason with the traditional way of the thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITBOSS Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 I'm sticking with it, it's been getting a little crazy we are up to episode 8 tonight? jamal is showing his true colors and barry is left to clean up the mess. we are watching a few shows right now but I like this one the best. hurry up and get caught up so we discuss the goings on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I'll prob watch a few eps tonight. I like to mini binge at least. One ep a week is kind of hard. I feel like its a topical show, it's looking inside why certain regimes are the way they are. Basically once you have blood on your hands there's no way back, it's all or nothing. So you see Jamal really weighing things up. His life depends on it, it's not like he retires to the after dinner speech circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Up to ep 7. Wow it was huge. I knew Bassom was in for the long. Don't hate the player hate the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITBOSS Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 yeah barry has his hands bloody now and he wants to feel like it was worth something. looks like it's gonna get crazy if the 2 brothers go to war with each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I have a feeling Barry will in the end get caught in the same trap as Jamal. He'll have committed too many crimes to back out but won't be able to effect much change. Like his Dad and the old guy Jamal killed in the toilet, Barry is the real Tyrant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITBOSS Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 I wondered if barry was gonna turn out to be the real tyrant in the end. I don't think someone like barry could come in and singlehandedly sort out all the problems going on there. I do think he wants some revenge on his uncle for framing his dad for the gassing of all those people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 He might have gone in naively, he's sort of getting sucked in. He sees a glimmer to save his family name and his country, but every step forward is 2 steps back. It's just whether he ever really had any other idea. Sons of dictators are often sent to school overseas, grooming them for international politics. But it's probably just getting slowly into deeper and deeper shit. Personally I'd run like fuck. Head back to the US and grow mullet like DLR and live the dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITBOSS Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 yeah I'm with you on that I'd be outta there but he's going to try to be the hero and it's probably gonna cost him his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Hadn't thought about that. I bet they never get out. Jamal will do something like kill them. Barry has already been corrupted there's no way back once you kill one might as well kill more to save yourself. It's gonna get ugly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 (edited) ep 9 and they in deep shit. I can't understand why he'd put his family in such danger. The mentality is interesting though, we might all get killed, let's have lemon and wood sorbet, only the best! Edited August 26, 2014 by wasted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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