The guy with the shotgun is one of the ultimate "that guy" actors. He's always great, and you know the industry knows he's great because he's always working, but he isn't really famous for anything but turning in solid performances and helping good actors be better.
@@charliehorse1967 Right??? Personally I think Art, Raylan's boss perfects the Louisville/Lexington KY vibe. He comes off like people I've worked for/with. I feel like most actors, especially English actors do Texas, then maybe Alabama
If you're wondering why he didn't kill Raylan, there's a big difference between a local investigation into a gas station robbery and having the full wrath of the federal government coming down on you for killing a US Marshal. That, and the impenetrable plot armor.
I liked that. I mean, in the Wire the criminals get really depressed at how much they've fucked up by shooting an undercover Baltimore city police officer. I imagine fatally shooting a federal Marshall brings down a whole different level of shitstorm on your head.
Cooper never kills anyone, he knocks out the security guard instead of killing him, he scares price off instead of killing him, he leaves Raylan at the gas station instead of killing him, he cuts dupree in instead of killing him. Dude just ain't a killer.
@@TerrorDino Exactly! From a "this guy needs to be recaptured" scenerio to a "roving killer needs taking out ASAP, which way longer matters". As an escaped prisoner, which situation would you rather be in; the one where you know law enforcement knows you tied up a federal marshall, or the one where it knows you executed one?
It's so satisfying to see a realistic scene like that in a series, any of other nowadays series/movies he would had probably done a back flip, kick the shotgun out of his hands and killed him with a t-shirt or something
@@vb8428 I feel like bank robbers don't usually try to kill law enforcement if they can help it. Especially when you've been out of the game as long as this guy has. It may not be accurate to reality as a whole, but it makes sense in this context.
If it was made today the lead would be a 5'6" 110lb. female and she would be taking down 225lb. men in two moves. Also, her male partner would be incompetent.
The show avoided cliches because the writers always asked themselves, "what would Elmore Leonard do?" And if you've read any Leonard novels, you know what that means.
This is exactly what I love about the series, even if he's such a badass with the fastest draw, they still make Raylan human and no Gary Stu. This is a good example of wise situational awareness - he knew he couldn't survive a shotgun blast at close range and did the sensible thing by not fighting back. Such a brilliant show
Yeah, but Walker Texas Ranger would have just stared and glared at the criminal so hard, that the thug would have just given up and dropped his gun and let Walker arrest him. And it would have been totally realistic because Walker Texas Ranger is a true story about Chuck Norris when he was a Texas Ranger.
@@richardstorm4603 OK.....put the ganja stick down son....Norris was made an honorary Texas Ranger. Just a fancy plaque on the wall, not fighting bad guys.
Best series ever! I'll never forget Raylon throwing a bullet at a bad guy who Raylon had just knocked down. After hitting him with that bullet he had thrown, he points the gun at him and tells him the next one will be coming at him a lot faster. Great great series!
Chris Ellis...what a great actor. He has been in so many smaller roles over the years but always does an amazing job. X-Files, Apollo 13, My Cousin Vinny, the list is almost endless. I really enjoyed Justified, might have to watch it again one of these days.
Justified to me is one of the best TV shows of all time, if U like cop dramas. The writing was stellar, acting was even better and the dynamic between Raylan and Boyds characters was more than worth watching every week. Miss this show and its one of the only shows of this type I will go back and rewatch from time to time. Great show!
Those two were so polite to each other yet neither would lose a night's sleep if it came down to killing the other. Making Boyd's speech so eloquent and other times so sly that it kept me watching. The show had probably the best dialogue writers I've come across and they spread it around the whole cast.
Justified is one of the best tv series I’ve ever watched. SO many one liners,. “ Wonderful things can happen when you plant seeds of doubt in a garden of assholes” Raylan Givens
I love how in this rare instance Raylan didn't have the drop on someone, but it was in fact the opposite. And he wasn't able to shoot his way out either and had to comply. Rare occurrence in the show but awesome to see.
@@danunger3240 Because the super cop / ultimate badass thing gets tiring. It's funny to see that yes, in his business, Givens does sometimes lose and does get a bit humiliated. That's real life. It humanizes the character and gives a chance for one of those wonderful Elmore Leonard moments, two guys standing at gunpoint after a prison break discussion poor drumming.
I am a 67 year old English man that has had to put up with deteriorating uk programs , this show is superb , funny , sad , and thoroughly entertaining, so well written and acted . Thank you USA
Thank you, sir, and might I say there's a lot of great stuff from the U.K. as well. I love how in British comedies, a humorous occurrence in an episode/movie can be funny in its own right, but can actually be a setup for something even funnier later in the episode/movie. The IT Crowd, for example, does this very well, and that was a more recent show (2006-2013). Specifically, the episode called "The Haunting of Bill Crouse" comes to mind. It's a style I've seen employed more regularly in British comedies than in American ones. American comedies can have lots of great humor, but the jokes in an episode/movie may be more independent and don't necessarily build on each other or rely on each other to produce a snowball effect in the climax like British comedies often do.
I agree with you, I was lucky enough when a buddy of mine said to watch this and it was during the 1st season. WOW, best show I've seen and I've been around.
Great show, I remember finding it by accident, immediately hooked. Great cast and guest stars. Don't know if Walton Goggins won an Emmy or two, but he should have. He owned that Boyd Crowder character.
Justified was excellent. I watched every episode from the first to the last. Raylan was so cool and laid back. No one ever shouted, they could saying they were going to cut your head off and flush it but they were so low key in doing it. I'd love to see reruns if they ever become available. All the characters were a trip.
One thing I always admired about this series, was it’s portrayal of southern situations, including not just the folk, but, their own poetic manner of deportment. I believe one might have had to been there to appreciate. Never been, you’ll never know, and, it’s probably too late, now. I HAVE to admire the work of whoever picked the names of characters. Masterful! Southern names, a thing, all by it’s own-self.
Check out some books by Elmore Leonard, he created the character of Raylan Givens, as well as many more in this series. His dialogue for the characters is often lifted straight from the pages of his novels. By the way, he also wrote these books which were adapted for TV and/or film: 3:10 to Yuma (1957 film) 3:10 to Yuma (2007 film) 52 Pick-Up (1986 film) The Ambassador (1984 film) [loosely based on 52 Pick-Up] Be Cool (2005 film) The Big Bounce (1969 film) The Big Bounce (2004 film) Border Shootout (1990 film) Cat Chaser (1989 film) Freaky Deaky (2012 film) Get Shorty (1995 film) Get Shorty (2017-2019 TV show) Glitz (1988 film) Gold Coast (1997 film) Hombre (1967 film) Jackie Brown (1997 film) Justified (2010-2015 TV show) Karen Sisco (TV show, 2003) Killshot (2009 film) Last Stand at Saber River (1997 film) Life of Crime (2013 film) [based on The Switch] Maximum Bob (1998 TV show) Mr. Majestyk (1974 film) The Moonshine War (1970 film) Out of Sight (1998 film) Pronto (1997 film) Split Images (1992 film) Stick (1985 film) The Tall T (1957 film) Touch (1997 film) Valdez Is Coming (1971 film)
For those that missed this series, you missed the best program made in 50 year's, by my calendar ! I'm 66, and watched a lot of garbage over the year's ! This series was done right ! Such a shame when the Actors decided to bail, or so I've heard ? Catch some of the cast every now and again, and nothing I've seen them in, work's like this did ! Found myself going back and watching reruns, while suffering from "Justified " withdraw ! Top Notch, IMHO ! 👍😉
Olyphant as Raylan is the greatest casting decision ever made on TV. I can imagine someone else playing Walter White or Dexter but Timothy Olyphant was born for this role.
Same thing with Walter Goggins as Boyd Crowder. I can't imagine else playing that role now that I've seen him do it. Maybe Jack Nicholson back when he was young?
I did know a girl who loved how I said "Courshado" (Of course you do). And I know the exact right amount of anything is "Addledo'er".(That'll do her) I have seen several posts during my binge watching tonight commenting on accents and wonder if any posters have been within a thousand miles of KY/WV.
Kentuckian here. You are correct. Douglas Cooper sounds just like anyone that I may meet on the street around here. It is not just his accent, it is his firm but courteous manners as well. I wish I could say that the brown hills around Santa Clarita California were as convincing in their portrayal of the green hills of Kentucky. Still a great show however. I miss it.
This scene sold the series to me and I binged it all on Prime. Completely normal gas station store, and the robbers are just two dudes with guns, one of whom gets the jump on the badass protagonist and.... he gets locked inside a storage room after a bunch of banter. No Hollywood shootout, no bullshit cliche oneliners or a dramatic hostage situation with a purdy 20-30 yo lady with no personality aside from whimpering.
Yeah, after the first episode showed how badass Raylan was, this showed him getting completely humbled. Locked in a gas station storeroom, wearing his own handcuffs, in the dark, with no wallet, badge, ID, gun, or hat. And yet, still a badass.
the best part was when Art said so they stole your badge , guns, your car and of course your hat anything else i should know. the show was funny as hell. We dug coal together
He forgot the 2nd half of the drummer joke - How do you know when a drummer is at your door? The knock speeds up and when you open the door and say "come in", he says "You mean...um...like now?"
@@robertschilz8601 The same bass player locked his keys in the car. After trying for several hours, he finally decided to break the window to get the drummer out in time to play the show.
My only complaint about this show is it was not filmed in KY. When Raylan is in lexington and says I'm going to run down to Harlan I'll be back in a bit, lol.
When I saw the California hills that they said was Harlan County I had to quit watching it. I grew up in Bell County KY, not far from Harlan. I lived in Middlesboro, and none of the mountains around me had those dry, barren hill like on the show.
@@clsiler9 Sir, I beg to differ. The traditional dividing line between the historic American north and “Dixie,” is the Mason-Dixon Line which separates Pennsylvania from Maryland. Current culture around these United States is far from homogeneous, even in a small town, but many long time sons of the south and daughters of the confederacy still reside in the great state of Kentucky. (Tell me you didn’t read that above statement in my very own dulcet Kentucky drawl).
I’ve watched this show from the first to the last episode several times and I intend to do it again. It’s about the beat series I’ve ever seen, and I’m older than dirt.
Fun Fact: Despite being set in the south, this show was mainly filmed in Santa Clarita California, which is where tim olyphant played joel hammond in The Santa Clarita Diet. Olyphant also played a pimp in The Girl Next Door which was filmed in Santa Clarita. I think Olyphant likes it there.
And here we have a criminal who knows, that when he eventually gets caught, they're not gonna throw the book at him, because he treated the officer politely. Illegal, yes, but he was not being a dick.
Any life lived to the fullest will be happily forfeit any day of any year..... no need to weep like a child if you face death on a good day to die, and for those of us that lead fulfilling lives, it is ALWAYS a good day to die..... Justified is only a good TV show, but the character has led an awesome and fulfilling life, no need for him to stop or have regrets while facing death because the life was worth it. The writers may have that figured out or not, but as someone who has lived on four continents, been to five, lived most of my life on my terms, been shot at, and walked outside smiling like a retard with a cupcake in each hand when rockets were falling from the sky, most of my adult days have been great days to die.... it just hasn’t happened yet. Maybe today, maybe tomorrow, maybe next month some time, until it does, I’m gonna continue having fun.
@@merthling no…. Spent a decade as a 19k (cause Patton is still the baddest mofo General in modern American history), all of my deployments were later in my career and in battalion or higher level roles…. Really enjoyed working at an Afghan Police station (OCC-P)…. but considering my “speech” I’ll take your question as a compliment….
@@Rick_Sanchez_C137_ your speech hits the nail on the head and I couldn’t say it any better. Ya know as a 20+ year 11b, we were raised to talk shit about every other mos but my son is a now a 19K plus after 4 deployments you learn that anyone putting steel or lead on the enemy is a friend, so thanks for your sentiments and for your service
Rayland played his cards right in this instanes. Any true Kentucky boy raised on shotguns and hunting, especially fleeing from the Pen, probably had the skills, and will, to take Rayland's head off just as he described. The longer he played along, the longer he lived, plus tying in 'family' a person knows about, would make them just damn rude to kill him, and that's something good old boys even badly raised, know is not a right thing to do.
This series waas a 10 out of 10 as far as I'm concerned. Excellent plot, acting, dialoque. BTW i heartily recommend any of Elmore leonard's books. They're always a fun read.
I ended up watching this show because it had Timothy Olyphant in a cowboy hat pictured. Turns out my instinct was right and it's one of my favourites. I couldn't stop binging the entire thing.
