tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post7178052967897453836..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Get Elmore: An Unlikely Fan’s Valentine to Tinseltown Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-26746713105617606822013-10-12T23:10:53.025-07:002013-10-12T23:10:53.025-07:00Thanks for the info on "Justified." I wa...Thanks for the info on "Justified." I was aware of it, but I don't dare get sucked into TV-watching. There are only so many hours in a day! Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-15779942423727235592013-10-12T18:48:47.187-07:002013-10-12T18:48:47.187-07:00I have loved Elmore Leonard's writing for year...I have loved Elmore Leonard's writing for years. I've enjoyed several of the movies made from his works. Currently I am enjoying the FX cable network series Justified - gearing up for a fifth season. It's based on a Leonard short story called "Fire in the Hole." I was initially drawn to it because my buddy Nick Searcy plays the boss of the show's lead Timothy Olyphant. Olyphant plays Raylan Givens, a Deputy US Marshall busted back to his home county in Kentucky after he shoots one too many suspects. Now he works for Art Mullen (Searcy) against a great guest cast of miscreants each season, which have included Margo Martindale, Jeremy Davies, Mykelti Williamson, Jere Burns, Adam Arkin, Neal McDonough, Ron Eldard, and David Andrews. He must also contend with his archenemy of a sort - his former best friend (Walton Goggins). I came for Nick, I stayed for the great writing and explosive acting. Nick mainly handles the exposition - but he almost always gets some of the best lines each episode he appears in. Graham Yost is the showrunner, but Elmore Leonard was right there from the first, and was a consultant to the writing staff until just recently. Nick thought he was a terrific person - and I'm sorry we've lost him. RIP Elmore Leonard.<br /><br /><br />Not sure if it would be your cup of tea - but it is well done. Let me know if you check some out, Ms. G.Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.com