tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post5384781069844292966..comments2023-09-22T09:03:09.417-04:00Comments on Townie Bastard: Surviving Christmastowniebastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-38641254819674111722013-01-18T02:07:39.722-05:002013-01-18T02:07:39.722-05:00I'm the first to admit I don't watch Doyle...I'm the first to admit I don't watch Doyle for the writing. I just love being able to see St John's, a city I'll likely never see in real life. One of my favourite games watching Doyle is to find the locations on Google Street Map. My proudest moment was locating the beating scene in the one about the taxis, 68 Freshwater Road. On Street View you can see a handwritten sign saying "SET", so it may have been taken during filming! Maybe someday I'll be able to try cod's tongues, who knows? Until then, for me Doyle is part dramedy, part travelogue.John, Perth AUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-85838058717123573332013-01-16T12:10:30.376-05:002013-01-16T12:10:30.376-05:00Ah, yes, episode two. Suspend your disbelief and i...Ah, yes, episode two. Suspend your disbelief and it was fine until the very end. In order to setup a pretty obvious future plot line (Jake is suspected of murder!) the writers have Jake do something incredibly stupid: threatening to kill a guy while in a bar that he <i>knows</i> is wired! It's wasn't entirely out of character, but it was just so stupid that I couldn't believe it. And it made it painfully obvious that the guy is going to turn up dead a few episodes down the road and Jake will be the prime suspect.<br /><br />I still enjoy the show and I still watch it regularly but, honestly, half of the fun is now pointing out all of the stupid/implausible things that someone in the writers' room thought was a brilliant idea.<br /><br />(Sorry if this comment posts more than once; I'm having an issue with logging in.)Adam Sniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390422813912866583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-4411652945601801062013-01-14T05:57:34.927-05:002013-01-14T05:57:34.927-05:00Thought you should know Walter's in episode tw...Thought you should know Walter's in episode two, plus an actor named Joel Thomas Hynes, who is apparently an award winning novelist as well. He's pretty good and looks to be returning in future episodes.John, Perth AUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-3516507429283333862013-01-14T04:21:17.799-05:002013-01-14T04:21:17.799-05:00Darn it. I came here at least expecting some Buckm...Darn it. I came here at least expecting some Buckmasters Circle stories after watching the second episode of Doyle. I'm guessing the people there are the equivalent of the Australian "bogan". Look it up.John, Perth AUnoreply@blogger.com