Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rhino Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Sugar - What did you think? Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 21:28:55 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 30 Message-ID: <20240517212855.000065d9@example.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 03:28:56 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="87df3933598c1950ae9df11fc0249109"; logging-data="2589604"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18a8tUAQ6b3+K736dB1H87uzVEMG/YTNdw=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:xyd8n3Uv4n+z9WfCqK+nFe3lJ0I= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.2.0 (GTK 3.24.41; x86_64-w64-mingw32) X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240517-12, 5/17/2024), Outbound message Bytes: 2368 The last episode of Sugar dropped today. Or at least the last episode of Season 1. I'm not really sure if it is meant to be an ongoing series or just a "limited series". It was a little hard to tell given that John Sugar and the guy who witnessed the murders were both at large and John seemed unhappy about the witness getting away with it. In any case, it was an interesting series. I can't recall any other series I've ever watched being both film noir and science fiction! Mind you, it was 90% noir and only 10% SF, perhaps to keep from alienating noir fans who don't see themselves as SF fans. I thought they did a good job of introducing the SF aspect. I really didn't see that coming. I assumed the group of which Sugar was a part was some kind of intelligence-gathering organization, either governmental or private. I hadn't seen anything that led me to believe there was an SF element to the story. I've deliberately kept this post vague for the sake of those who are still watching it or thinking of watching it. For those who have watched all of it, what did you think? Was the story well told? Would you watch a Season 2 if they made one? Lastly, did anyone else think that John Sugar (played by Colin Farrell) had a distinct resemblance to Dan Hedaya, perhaps best known for playing Carla's ex in Cheers? -- Rhino