TV: Amazon: Sneaky Pete

[Jovavic]

Pretty good 10 episode series with Bryan Cronston being a bad guy. You can tell difference between the pilot that was made for network TV and the second episode which is when Amazon picked it up. Cool web of cons and it's well acted and written, worth checking out if you got a day to kill and want to binge something

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[Stealth JD]

Looking forward to watching this and Jean Claude Van Johnson, which had a great pilot.

 

[SirPaste]

Plan on starting this soon, looks good

 

[Miamipuck]

I thoroughly enjoyed it. There's a big difference between the first episode and the rest. Graham Yost from Justified is the show runner from episode 2 on and it shows. The list of good actors in this is pretty long. Hopefully it will get another season, which they set up rather well.

 

[chicagoskycam]

Yeah the pilot was meh and I watched in a while ago but the rest of it is turning out very good. I like how they're not just sticking to the main story line and introducing other elements.

Cranston is killing it as usual.

I'm about half way through...

[spoil]it seems like "Pete" is wasting his time and headaches dealing with this family when he's so talented he could have made the money in other ways by now[/spoil]

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

Just watched the 1st episode. It was pretty average, but I know that was the CBS one so I plan to keep going.

 

[Miamipuck]

Just watched the 1st episode. It was pretty average, but I know that was the CBS one so I plan to keep going.

It gets much much better. Graham Yost is a great show runner, by the end everything is humming along, even with all the twists and turns.

It got the second season, Amazon didn't waste any time renewing it.

 

[SirPaste]

I'm 5 episodes deep so far and I'm liking it a lot, glad it was picked up for another season

 

[Stealth JD]

I've got 2 episodes left...but finding this convoluted and stupid. There is some decent acting, but some of the scenarios are so unbelievably far-fetched that's it's hard to not just roll your eyes at the plot. If this is one of the crown jewels of Amazon's original programming, then they should fire the entire creative department. Netflix>>>>Amazon

 

[One Blurred Eye]

I've got 2 episodes left...but finding this convoluted and stupid. There is some decent acting, but some of the scenarios are so unbelievably far-fetched that's it's hard to not just roll your eyes at the plot. If this is one of the crown jewels of Amazon's original programming, then they should fire the entire creative department. Netflix>>>>Amazon

Not sure what your expectations were going in but it seems fairly representative of your classic con/heist narrative, probably even one of the more subdued examples. It does push the limits of suspension of disbelief a bit here and there, but the genre generally does. At least here there's enough space in the ten episodes to flesh out the various characters' motivations and flaws to make their various threads' convergence feel organic, even if a standard of plausibility akin to real life wasn't quite met.

Also I'd disagree that Netflix is very much better when it comes to in-house production; though they do have a few more originals I enjoy, the only serial I'd qualify as significantly superior would be S1 of House of Cards. Other than that I'd say the best work of both services (at least that I've sampled) is fairly on par--usually decent to good, occasionally excellent, but not immune to blunder and stumble. I wouldn't call either worth tribalizing over.

 

[chicagoskycam]

Netflix just has more original content at this point,

House Of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Narcos are pretty good. Some people probably put Bloodline and Stranger Things in there as well.

I don't care for Marvel stuff. I think Sneaky Pete falls in to that Bloodline category for me.

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

I've got 2 episodes left and while I like the show I feel it's a bit hit and miss. There's been a few really good moments that worked but too often I feel like they just can't pull it off. I feel like there's a really good show in there somewhere but they have to tighten up a bit to make it work.

Overall I think it's enjoyable though.

 

[Neutrinos]

Just finished Season One

It's a bit of a slow burn. It doesn't really pick up until the last few episodes, but I'd say the investment eventually pays off

Overall, I'd give it somewhere in the neighbourhood of a 6.5 or 7 out of 10

I'll definitely be checking out Season Two

 

[TP]

two episodes in and so far, It's keeping my attention.

Big time jump from epi 1 to 2.

 

[Neutrinos]

two episodes in and so far, It's keeping my attention.

Big time jump from epi 1 to 2.

I thought episode 2 was the worst of the season

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

Finished last night. It was a pretty good 1st season with a few bumps along the way. Overall pretty enjoyable though.

 

[TP]

Just watched episode 8. I thought it was really good.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

Justified-lite, an entertaining way to spend several hours. Cranston is incredible as always, but that's not to discredit the rest of the cast who is also very good. Ribisi makes for a likeable protagonist that you really root for.

 

[loudi94]

Just finished season 3. I love this show. The way it zig zags from one twist to another is great. I honestly think that if Ribisi was a bit bigger, he could have made an excellent Joker.

 

[Neutrinos]

Just finished Season Three

I couldn't have cared less about the search for their mom. And then to not have that story line pay off at the end. That was a big swing a miss for me

Also, Pete saving Julia from the crate was really poorly shot. They didn't show any of it - and for good reason! There's no way he would've been able to!

This show just doesn't seem to be able to reach its full potential