Jack Reacher

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

First discovered those Lee Child Reacher books about a decade ago at a yard sale, now I own them all. A wandering x military cat, a bad ass and blues afficinado, very cool.

I wa looking at this old ladies books when she.......I bet you'd like this (handing me a book, a Reacher book). I read the back and what others said about it so I gambled the quarter. Read it in a few days which is fast for me, yep.....sold. Now the search was on especially for "Killing Floor" the first Reacher. .Did prefer paying a quarter so thrift shops/yard sales was my thing. Did end up buying a few new,......ouch~~~

Was excited when I found out they were going to make a Reacher movie, that is until there stood the what 5-8 170 pounds Tom Cruise as the 6-4 260 Jack Reacher while Cruise nailed the personna if a Reacher, us fans knowing how big a deal his size is it just didn't work.

Now we have the TV Reacher and the cat playing the big guy is perfect he is Reacher.

Saw 4 of the season three episodes last night, great stuff, highly recommend it , it will be on PRIME Thursday nights at 5 west coast time.


Obviously I had read the books before seeing season one, it does make things better because it is all based on the books. But, can make it work without the books,

 

[Batjester]

First discovered those Lee Child Reacher books about a decade ago at a yard sale, now I own them all. A wandering x military cat, a bad ass and blues afficinado, very cool.

I wa looking at this old ladies books when she.......I bet you'd like this (handing me a book, a Reacher book). I read the back and what others said about it so I gambled the quarter. Read it in a few days which is fast for me, yep.....sold. Now the search was on especially for "Killing Floor" the first Reacher. .Did prefer paying a quarter so thrift shops/yard sales was my thing. Did end up buying a few new,......ouch~~~

Was excited when I found out they were going to make a Reacher movie, that is until there stood the what 5-8 170 pounds Tom Cruise as the 6-4 260 Jack Reacher while Cruise nailed the personna if a Reacher, us fans knowing how big a deal his size is it just didn't work.

Now we have the TV Reacher and the cat playing the big guy is perfect he is Reacher.

Saw 4 of the season three episodes last night, great stuff, highly recommend it , it will be on PRIME Thursday nights at 5 west coast time.


Obviously I had read the books before seeing season one, it does make things better because it is all based on the books. But, can make it work without the books,

There's a thread on the show. REACHER TV Series

I liked the movies, but man did they fuck up with getting how Reacher looked in the books (I too have read them all). While the TV show isn't being fully faithful to the books, I think it's been doing a great job for the most part.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

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There's a thread on the show. REACHER TV Series

I liked the movies, but man did they fuck up with getting how Reacher looked in the books (I too have read them all). While the TV show isn't being fully faithful to the books, I think it's been doing a great job for the most part.

I didn't notice that Reacher thread until now so this will be my last post in this thread, sorry this happened.

What were they thinking going with little Tom Cruise as the monstrous Reacher. thats as bad as John Wayne playing Ghangis Khan, sheesh~~

 

[Batjester]

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I didn't notice that Reacher thread until now so this will be my last post in this thread, sorry this happened.

What were they thinking going with little Tom Cruise as the monstrous Reacher. thats as bad as John Wayne playing Ghangis Khan, sheesh~~

Duplicate threads get made all the time. Don't worry too much about it.

They went with Cruise to have a big name attached to the movies. I actually got into the books because of the movies.

 

[pugilistico]

I've only see the Tom Cruise movies. And some short clips of the show on youtube. That Dutch guy is huge. He makes the Mountain look normal size standing next to him.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Ok you talked me out of ign

Duplicate threads get made all the time. Don't worry too much about it.

They went with Cruise to have a big name attached to the movies. I actually got into the books because of the movies.

Ok, a change of heart.

So were you surprised to find out that Reacher was actually a hulk?

Another series of books that were also made into a couple movies is James Lee Burkes Dave Robicheaux (Louisiana detective) if you like the Reacher books you'll like these.













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[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Michael Moorcock (please don't) is an English author who has a few characters, but his main man is Elric the albino prince (perfect for a young Johnny Winter) with his vampiric runeblade Stormbringer, it starts to quiver in his hand when it gets blood thirsty, that blood rejuvanates Elric .......weird but a great read. Hollywood should have jumped on this a long time ago. Tailor made for the big screen, definately on a par with Conan.

 

[liner]

I'm reading killing floor right now. I have all the books on paper back gonna do nothing but read reacher for at least the next 6 months . Really like it so far

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

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I'm reading killing floor right now. I have all the books on paper back gonna do nothing but read reacher for at least the next 6 months . Really like it so far

Blind Blake was a legit 1920's blues cat, what happened to him was a mystery for awhile.

Took me about six months to finally find Killing Floor, found it in a Salvation Army in Bakersfield (a place we hit every 6 months or so) I was getting to the point of ordering it.

Blake was one of the first males to record them blues, he was from that Piedmont school of blues, first recorded in 1926. Kinda strange me being a blues history buff and actually bigger than Reacher.

 

[Tone C]

If you like the Reacher books , give the Vince Flynn 'Mitch Rapp ' books a read especially if you can find them cheap.

 

[Batjester]

I really enjoy the Orphan X novels by Gregg Hurwitz and the Grey Man books by Mark Greaney. Same type of vibe to them.

 

[shunyata]

Bumped the thread for the show. New season is good.

Feel free to keep this one going for the books.

 

[liner]

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Took me about six months to finally find Killing Floor, found it in a Salvation Army in Bakersfield (a place we hit every 6 months or so) I was getting to the point of ordering it.

I'm really lucky. My mom works at a library book reseller and got me every reacher book on paperbak for Xmas!

 

[TeTe]

For a second I thought this was a @Jack Reacheround callout

 

[Jack Reacheround]

For a second I thought this was a @Jack Reacheround callout

Ok, who’s trying to get jerked off in here?

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

I'm really lucky. My mom works at a library book reseller and got me every reacher book on paperbak for Xmas!

Lucky I guess, took me years to get it all, that just isn't right, ha~

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Ok, who’s trying to get jerked off in here?

Dude, be cool, ok?

Way way past that junior high BS , ok?