Wow I knew the Zoe hate was coming in hot
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Started watching this against my better judgement. Honestly, Jeff Bridges looks and sounds as if he’s as old as the Earth itself, fr. Only gave this a shot bc of this thread and Bridges + Lithgows god tier acting talent… would def have skipped otherwise. Goddamn this show is sick as hell so far. The dialogue, the pacing, the rare and convincing action sequences… smh, I can’t get my head around how realistic they made that first fight come accross with a nigga who looks like he was born during the Great Depression but it works lol. This shit is fire, I’m all the way in 
The Old Man Finale Recap: Not Without My Daughter — Plus, Grade the Season
Recap: Dan Chase had to delve into his past to ensure that his daughter would still have a future in 'The Old Man's' season finale.
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Definitely glad that cancer and COVID didn't take him out.
This role suits him perfectly, like you said. He's believable.
‘The Old Man’ Finale: Producers Address Mysterious Morgan & Whether Zoe (And Those Dogs) Will Be Back
'The Old Man' Finale: Producers Break Down Morgan's Role & Whether Zoe (And Those Dogs) Will Be Back
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FX Action Thriller ‘The Old Man’ Almost Didn’t Make Its Finale
Ahead of the FX series finale, showrunner Jonathan Steinberg reveals the rollercoaster ride of the pandemic and Bridges' health.
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Yo I love this show
@largebillsonlyplease
Remember that black spy brother project of yours i love much?
I just say the damn trailer in this episode.
Remember that black spy brother project of yours i love much?
I just say the damn trailer in this episode.
I like how it balances the slower, dialogue-heavy scenes with the moments of tension. The cast is age appropriate and believable. Season 2 will be worth it in the future.
word?
There is scene of black Assassin clearing house...
That's the tone speed precision color style.
Right there.
Down to the surprise twist ending of that sequence
Yeah but all that noise is made and he jus goes to wide ass open window lol
Yeah, it gets a bit confusing with some of these episode runs. Mare of Easttown was 7 episodes too.
Damn ok. Gonna have to go back and rewatch it. So is the daughter really other dudes kid
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Hold on you mean after he already cleared the house?
Should be a good eventual 2nd season.
Yeah, it’s tough keeping up with these episodic runs these days. 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 episodes, lol.
Should be a good eventual 2nd season.
Yeah, it’s tough keeping up with these episodic runs these days. 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 episodes, lol.
Bro I have no idea how they gonna do a season 2. But I would assume there are more sins these fathers and children gonna have to pay for
But I have no problem with an entire series of episodes that are straight flashback
They balance it well reminds me of Animal Kingdom
Agreed, hopefully sooner rather than later - just don’t rush it. But ... time is of the essence with older actors like JB and JL. Especially with the recent years of health scares for Bridges. I sent my 75yo dad a few articles and he appreciated his dedication to the acting craft. Noted he would have probably retired had he been in the same scary predicament.
I didn't want to say anything but your 100% right.
I like the balance
The very judicious use of his moments of violence work perfectly for the show story and character
Which benefits the fight choreography stunts effects etc
They can just let these legends act.
Then the burst of controlled chaos.
I'm thinking if possible film EVERYTHING now. Like you doing season 2 and 3. Make sure the younger versions are locked in contractually.
Keep this same fight and effects crew.
Just run it back.
Best story idea?
I would like to see who taught Chase to be a master Assassin.
How chase met Harper
Co-sign. Film a longer run of episodes and make it a bigger s2, or again shorter seasons for 2 and 3.
Good points about what you want to see.
It would be interesting to see their contracts. I’m sure they command big pay given their track records. Supporting cast all did a fine job too.
Solid spook drama...the Rottweilers sold it for me..big smart mf'erz that are very trainable and chill.
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I don't see why more networks don't do that
You KNOW a hit when you see it.
Just tell them keep going.
Right now content is king.
3 seasons is a perfect number for a library.
Spread it out let people catch up easy.
Release around award season.
Get those actors locked up the casting was outstanding
I doubt they gonna really haggle over money.
This is serious work after a pandemic
Get the check the recognition do what you love go home.
No pressure. Nice schedule.
What more could you want?
Agreed. That was always a major network issue for many viewers. Canning seasons after 1 - 4 episodes. Huh!?
Meanwhile AMC, FX, Showtime and HBO actually allow series to build. They become critically acclaimed and drive more people to their platforms, even if they don’t win all the awards. People still talk about shows from 10 - 20 years ago, recommend to friends, etc. You have to allow shows to grow. And icing on the cake ... Netflix might pay big bucks for it (AMC or FX) in the future for syndication / streaming.
No wonder people let stuff from major networks pile up on their DVRs before getting invested, lol.
Agreed. That was always a major network issue for many viewers. Canning seasons after 1 - 4 episodes. Huh!?
Meanwhile AMC, FX, Showtime and HBO actually allow series to build. They become critically acclaimed and drive more people to their platforms, even if they don’t win all the awards. People still talk about shows from 10 - 20 years ago, recommend to friends, etc. You have to allow shows to grow. And icing on the cake ... Netflix might pay big bucks for it in the future for syndication / streaming.
No wonder people let stuff from major networks pile up on their DVRs before getting invested, lol.
Facts
And there is a serious return to collecting physical media
Agreed. Those dvd and BR seasonal and box sets were big money - especially years back. People paying a pretty penny for their fave shows.
Agreed. That was always a major network issue for many viewers. Canning seasons after 1 - 4 episodes. Huh!?
Meanwhile AMC, FX, Showtime and HBO actually allow series to build. They become critically acclaimed and drive more people to their platforms, even if they don’t win all the awards. People still talk about shows from 10 - 20 years ago, recommend to friends, etc. You have to allow shows to grow. And icing on the cake ... Netflix might pay big bucks for it (AMC or FX) in the future for syndication / streaming.
No wonder people let stuff from major networks pile up on their DVRs before getting invested, lol.
^^^^
I would kill to hear an exec explain the logic of that???!
Your wasting everything.
And ok before streaming there was still syndication dvds VHS....
Why not just finish the season?
I understand contracts and just writing off the loss.
But in the end it's not smart
Like you said a lot of times the audience is LATE.
Seinfeld flopped the first season.
Imagine if they were dumb enough to cancel?
Yup. Definitely feel for all the people who lose their jobs before things even get going.
Just finish the season. Make some money with that 1-off collector’s edition dvd or bluray, haha.
Love it when shows like Breaking Bad build an audience over time. That word of mouth when people start talking! The dad from Malcolm in the Middle becomes Heinsenberg. What the fuck!?
Yeah - Seinfeld and more have become syndication staples. The amount of people who found The Office and Friends years later, etc.
I was thinking if the SAME EXACT EXAMPLES BRO!!!!!
‘The Old Man’ Finale: Producers Address Mysterious Morgan & Whether Zoe (And Those Dogs) Will Be Back
'The Old Man' Finale: Producers Break Down Morgan's Role & Whether Zoe (And Those Dogs) Will Be Back
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‘The Old Man’ Finale: Producers Address Mysterious Morgan & Whether Zoe (And Those Dogs) Will Be Back
By Lynette Rice
By Lynette Rice
Senior TV Writer/TV Editor, Awards
@LynetteRice
July 21, 2022 8:13pm
Kurt Iswarienko/FX
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about the season 1 finale of FX On Hulu’s The Old Man.
FX on Hulu’s spy drama The Old Man starring Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow wrapped its first season July 21 by answering several burning questions — namely, why Faraz Hamzad was so hellbent at getting to Dan Chase (Bridges) and his daughter, Angela (Alia Shawkat). Seriously, did you see that one coming?
Here, Executive Producers Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz discuss those major reveals and the questions that continue to swirl around Morgan Bote (Joel Grey).
DEADLINE So much information was revealed in that final episode. Talk about threading that needle and deciding when and why to reveal so much.
JON STEINBERG: It was pretty complicated. Originally we were doing 10 episodes. That was the plan when we went into our first COVID shutdown. The reveal was somewhere around there but it was doled out a little bit differently. Then after Jeff’s first illness with the lymphoma and then when things got really dicey with his COVID, we had to make a call on what we were going to ask him to do, and when we got him back. Then we looked at it again. We were like, this reveal was kind of starting in this moment anyway. What if we just had it all feel like one big moment? That was one of the most difficult creative exercises in the run of the show, trying to figure out how to turn the last three episodes of a season into one finale.
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DAN SHOTZ While it was such a struggle over the long run and just making sure Jeff was okay, it allowed the story to ferment. Time is sometimes a blessing. We got to spend that much time with it and look at it and figure out those reveals and where they all wanted to go.
DEADLINE Can you talk about doing that scene at the end with Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow in the car? What an incredible moment.
STEINBERG When you get Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow looking at you saying, `what do you want us to say?’ It’s fun but it’s a little scary. But then it got exciting. It’s like, let’s write a play for these two guys who could really read a phone book at each other. How exciting can you make these two guys going at each other while barely looking at each other for most of the conversation? It was pretty special watching them do it. That was the first stuff that they shot when Jeff came back from COVID [he contracted it while receiving treatment for cancer] was that car scene with John.
SHOTZ They hadn’t worked together yet because prior to Jeff’s diagnosis, they were in their own storylines. So getting in that car together was one of the first things we shot. They hadn’t spent that much time together, but there was an immediate love affair between these two guys who just were so happy to be together, so happy to be working together after such amazing careers. It was really a magical moment of just seeing them bonding, like the friends they were as Dan Chase and Harold Harper 30-something years ago.
DEADLINE Dan is now the older Jason Bourne that we didn’t know we wanted.
DAN SHOTZ After Jeff went through his treatment and got back to us, on his very first day of shooting he was hanging out of a window going 60 miles per hour shooting a gun [for the finale]. So we were pretty blown away by what he was able to do when he came back and he felt so good doing it.
DEADLINE Was it hard to decide when and where you’re going to reveal that Dan actually goes by Johnny?
STEINBERG Yes in the sense that there’s always a number of puzzles you have to solve when you’re trying to tell a story in two different timelines with the same people. I think it was initially a little uncomfortable trying to figure out, wait, what is his name? And then, I think it dawned on us that you embrace that. To him, it is just as inconsequential what he’s being called in any given scene.
DEADLINE One of the plot points in Thomas Perry’s novel on which the story is based is how Dan is accused of stealing money. Is that something that you’ll get more into in season two?
STEINBERG I don’t think so. There were some things about the book that we all really love and enjoyed reading and felt inspired by, and there were things that sort of led us in a slightly different direction from where Thomas took it in in the book. If the show was going to go on for longer and if we were going to spend time in those flashbacks, we wanted it to be something that was about more than money, a story that you could emotionally invest in every time you cut to it. That was a choice that got made early on, to tell a really different kind of story in the past.
DEADLINE So is Morgan actually the old man?
STEINBERG It’s not a cop-out, but I’ve always sort of thought of the old man as more of a concept. Everybody’s got one and it’s relative. He’s their old man. Even old men have an old man.
DEADLINE Talk about those title cards that look like cross-stitch pictures that you would find in gramma’s house.
STEINBERG They are paintings done by an artist named Hana Shahnavav, who is pretty remarkable. She’s British Persian. We’ve done the big animated title sequences and just felt like doing something different. The pilot is so spare. It really does feel like this pruned little bonsai tree, and it felt like it wanted something quiet. That’s what started the conversation. What is something that is both interesting and beautiful and tells a story, but is minimal to the extreme? Then we had the idea for this little story that takes place over panels. What kind of micro-story can you be telling alongside the main trunk of the story?
DEADLINE There’s a lot to unpack in Dan’s past. Are we going to learn more about what exactly he did in Afghanistan?
STEINBERG I think it’s all fair game. The whole thing is a bit of a journey into Dan Chase’s head. Some of the season two plan is for these guys to go back to this place that they spent so much time in when they were younger, and to see the past through their present eyes.
SHOTZ We had so much fun with the CIA intrigue and FBI and everything from 30 years ago. But at its core, this is a family story. It’s about all these dads, all connected to this one key figure.
DEADLINE So looking forward, will Angela learn fairly quickly who her real dad is?
STEINBERG As a general rule, we never want a character to be too far behind the audience. So that’s coming pretty quickly for her.
DEADLINE Will Zoe, played by Amy Brenneman, be back?
SHOTZ Zoe will definitely be back. She’s a key piece of this story, a key connection for Dan. And Amy is such a brilliant actress and partner in this. We’re very excited about Zoe’s story going forward.
DEADLINE There’s obviously a lot of questions still swirling around Morgan. What are the questions you feel like you that are still left unanswered?
STEINBERG What is his emeritus status at the CIA? Where does his power come from? How does he project it? I think to me the most interesting questions are about that strange little family. Him and his two surrogates, his adopted sons. What was the nature of that relationship when he first came across them? Clearly they all had a falling out. What did that look like? That’s the story that I’m most excited to dig into about him going forward.
DEADLINE Will we also see the dogs again?
SHOTZ Yes. I don’t know if The Old Man is a show without the dogs.
The Old Man has already been renewed for a second season. It is executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Steinberg, Shotz, Robert Levine, Bridges, David Schiff and Jon Watts. It is produced by 20th Television in association with The Littlefield Company.
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@LynetteRice
July 21, 2022 8:13pm
Kurt Iswarienko/FX
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about the season 1 finale of FX On Hulu’s The Old Man.
FX on Hulu’s spy drama The Old Man starring Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow wrapped its first season July 21 by answering several burning questions — namely, why Faraz Hamzad was so hellbent at getting to Dan Chase (Bridges) and his daughter, Angela (Alia Shawkat). Seriously, did you see that one coming?
Here, Executive Producers Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz discuss those major reveals and the questions that continue to swirl around Morgan Bote (Joel Grey).
DEADLINE So much information was revealed in that final episode. Talk about threading that needle and deciding when and why to reveal so much.
JON STEINBERG: It was pretty complicated. Originally we were doing 10 episodes. That was the plan when we went into our first COVID shutdown. The reveal was somewhere around there but it was doled out a little bit differently. Then after Jeff’s first illness with the lymphoma and then when things got really dicey with his COVID, we had to make a call on what we were going to ask him to do, and when we got him back. Then we looked at it again. We were like, this reveal was kind of starting in this moment anyway. What if we just had it all feel like one big moment? That was one of the most difficult creative exercises in the run of the show, trying to figure out how to turn the last three episodes of a season into one finale.
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DAN SHOTZ While it was such a struggle over the long run and just making sure Jeff was okay, it allowed the story to ferment. Time is sometimes a blessing. We got to spend that much time with it and look at it and figure out those reveals and where they all wanted to go.
DEADLINE Can you talk about doing that scene at the end with Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow in the car? What an incredible moment.
STEINBERG When you get Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow looking at you saying, `what do you want us to say?’ It’s fun but it’s a little scary. But then it got exciting. It’s like, let’s write a play for these two guys who could really read a phone book at each other. How exciting can you make these two guys going at each other while barely looking at each other for most of the conversation? It was pretty special watching them do it. That was the first stuff that they shot when Jeff came back from COVID [he contracted it while receiving treatment for cancer] was that car scene with John.
SHOTZ They hadn’t worked together yet because prior to Jeff’s diagnosis, they were in their own storylines. So getting in that car together was one of the first things we shot. They hadn’t spent that much time together, but there was an immediate love affair between these two guys who just were so happy to be together, so happy to be working together after such amazing careers. It was really a magical moment of just seeing them bonding, like the friends they were as Dan Chase and Harold Harper 30-something years ago.
DEADLINE Dan is now the older Jason Bourne that we didn’t know we wanted.
DAN SHOTZ After Jeff went through his treatment and got back to us, on his very first day of shooting he was hanging out of a window going 60 miles per hour shooting a gun [for the finale]. So we were pretty blown away by what he was able to do when he came back and he felt so good doing it.
DEADLINE Was it hard to decide when and where you’re going to reveal that Dan actually goes by Johnny?
STEINBERG Yes in the sense that there’s always a number of puzzles you have to solve when you’re trying to tell a story in two different timelines with the same people. I think it was initially a little uncomfortable trying to figure out, wait, what is his name? And then, I think it dawned on us that you embrace that. To him, it is just as inconsequential what he’s being called in any given scene.
DEADLINE One of the plot points in Thomas Perry’s novel on which the story is based is how Dan is accused of stealing money. Is that something that you’ll get more into in season two?
STEINBERG I don’t think so. There were some things about the book that we all really love and enjoyed reading and felt inspired by, and there were things that sort of led us in a slightly different direction from where Thomas took it in in the book. If the show was going to go on for longer and if we were going to spend time in those flashbacks, we wanted it to be something that was about more than money, a story that you could emotionally invest in every time you cut to it. That was a choice that got made early on, to tell a really different kind of story in the past.
DEADLINE So is Morgan actually the old man?
STEINBERG It’s not a cop-out, but I’ve always sort of thought of the old man as more of a concept. Everybody’s got one and it’s relative. He’s their old man. Even old men have an old man.
DEADLINE Talk about those title cards that look like cross-stitch pictures that you would find in gramma’s house.
STEINBERG They are paintings done by an artist named Hana Shahnavav, who is pretty remarkable. She’s British Persian. We’ve done the big animated title sequences and just felt like doing something different. The pilot is so spare. It really does feel like this pruned little bonsai tree, and it felt like it wanted something quiet. That’s what started the conversation. What is something that is both interesting and beautiful and tells a story, but is minimal to the extreme? Then we had the idea for this little story that takes place over panels. What kind of micro-story can you be telling alongside the main trunk of the story?
DEADLINE There’s a lot to unpack in Dan’s past. Are we going to learn more about what exactly he did in Afghanistan?
STEINBERG I think it’s all fair game. The whole thing is a bit of a journey into Dan Chase’s head. Some of the season two plan is for these guys to go back to this place that they spent so much time in when they were younger, and to see the past through their present eyes.
SHOTZ We had so much fun with the CIA intrigue and FBI and everything from 30 years ago. But at its core, this is a family story. It’s about all these dads, all connected to this one key figure.
DEADLINE So looking forward, will Angela learn fairly quickly who her real dad is?
STEINBERG As a general rule, we never want a character to be too far behind the audience. So that’s coming pretty quickly for her.
DEADLINE Will Zoe, played by Amy Brenneman, be back?
SHOTZ Zoe will definitely be back. She’s a key piece of this story, a key connection for Dan. And Amy is such a brilliant actress and partner in this. We’re very excited about Zoe’s story going forward.
DEADLINE There’s obviously a lot of questions still swirling around Morgan. What are the questions you feel like you that are still left unanswered?
STEINBERG What is his emeritus status at the CIA? Where does his power come from? How does he project it? I think to me the most interesting questions are about that strange little family. Him and his two surrogates, his adopted sons. What was the nature of that relationship when he first came across them? Clearly they all had a falling out. What did that look like? That’s the story that I’m most excited to dig into about him going forward.
DEADLINE Will we also see the dogs again?
SHOTZ Yes. I don’t know if The Old Man is a show without the dogs.
The Old Man has already been renewed for a second season. It is executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Steinberg, Shotz, Robert Levine, Bridges, David Schiff and Jon Watts. It is produced by 20th Television in association with The Littlefield Company.
‘The Old Man’ Finale: Producers Address Mysterious Morgan & Whether Zoe (And Those Dogs) Will Be Back
'The Old Man' Finale: Producers Break Down Morgan's Role & Whether Zoe (And Those Dogs) Will Be Back
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Finished watching the series this morning.
Great series. Good level of suspense mixed with some action from keeping it complete a slo-burn series.
Overall, the current timeline plays out like a post-retirement James Bond series.
Hopefully in season 2 we get more information on Chase and Harper’s past. Definitely would like to see the young Chase in action. All we have seen is him standing around moping and talking.
Morgan has become interesting from us finding out he is “The Old Man” in relation to Chase and Harper. Hopefully we get more insight on his past.
Looking forward to season two.
Great series. Good level of suspense mixed with some action from keeping it complete a slo-burn series.
Overall, the current timeline plays out like a post-retirement James Bond series.
Hopefully in season 2 we get more information on Chase and Harper’s past. Definitely would like to see the young Chase in action. All we have seen is him standing around moping and talking.
Morgan has become interesting from us finding out he is “The Old Man” in relation to Chase and Harper. Hopefully we get more insight on his past.
Looking forward to season two.