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re: Designated Survivor -- ABC
Posted on 9/21/16 at 9:28 pm to BayouBengals03
Posted on 9/21/16 at 9:28 pm to BayouBengals03
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Kumar is in it
Damn that was a hell of a explosion and extremely unrealistic. The only way to get that much explosives close enough to the capital would be in a vehicle and there is no way the secret service doesn't lets a vehicle close enough to do that much damage.
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Posted on 9/21/16 at 9:29 pm to WeeWee
I think thats kind of the point. Taking someone ordinary and putting them in such an extraordinary position in an extraordinary manner. I feel like the show has some promise.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 9:30 pm to WeeWee
Or something long range. It does seem unrealistic to a degree but let's allow it play out. It does seem another element of the show is to see how in the hell this could have happened in the first place.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 9:32 pm to BallHawk
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I think thats kind of the point. Taking someone ordinary and putting them in such an extraordinary position in an extraordinary manner. I feel like the show has some promise.
Just realized that the new first lady is Karen from Californication.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 9:36 pm to Prominentwon
The kids need to go ASAP. I can already tell the son will be annoying af.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 9:36 pm to BallHawk
"The most devastating attack on our country since 9/11"
Prob worse IMO.
Prob worse IMO.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 9:43 pm to BallHawk
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Or something long range. It does seem unrealistic to a degree but let's allow it play out. It does seem another element of the show is to see how in the hell this could have happened in the first place.
It could be an inside job or a coup attempt. Kill all the elected officials and cabinet members except for the weakest one. Then turn the country against him and then the military takes him out and boom the general is President.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 9:55 pm to WeeWee
They're gonna target the white house next
Posted on 9/21/16 at 9:57 pm to BayouBengals03
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They're gonna target the white house next
Here comes the coup attempt
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:01 pm to WeeWee
The country is on the brink of collapse and they want to set aside episode time to deal with his son being a drug dealer....
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:02 pm to WeeWee
One of the arguments on Twitter is that it seems nonsensical to go to the White House immediately after the attack. I can see the logic, but the counter argument to that is all of Congress has been destroyed. No one really knows the Designated Survivor policy outside of government most likely so there was probably no imminent threat to a second attack. I'm sure my logic is flawed too but I think that's kind of the interesting part about the show.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:03 pm to Esquire
Yeah, i kind of hope that's a one off and they don't make the kid a focal point. Keep it on the aftermath and the new president and investigation
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:10 pm to BallHawk
I liked it. Love the premise and Sutherland is great. Agree I don't care about the kids but it's just filler. Seems like an inside job for sure. The General seems too easy a choice for bad guy though. Probably more to it. Maggie Q is great too.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:13 pm to CenlaMikePA
I thought the acting was pretty terrible. The premise isn't bad, but they didn't capture the gravity of the situation at all. Also, the twist is obviously that it's a military coup.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:15 pm to CRAZY 4 LSU
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I thought the acting was pretty terrible
Yea the "you're now the POTUS" part in the SUV was pretty cringeworthy.. The whole thing felt rushed
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:24 pm to GIbson05
That whole scene- listening on bluetooth. . . "don't tell me that"
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:30 pm to CRAZY 4 LSU
I thought it was great! Sure you just gotta roll with some stuff but I loved the way he went all Jack Bauer on that Iranian Ambassador!
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:30 pm to BallHawk
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One of the arguments on Twitter is that it seems nonsensical to go to the White House immediately after the attack. I can see the logic, but the counter argument to that is all of Congress has been destroyed. No one really knows the Designated Survivor policy outside of government most likely so there was probably no imminent threat to a second attack. I'm sure my logic is flawed too but I think that's kind of the interesting part about the show.
According to this account of the ppl that were with President Bush on 9/11 the White House was the last place that the Secret Service was taking the POTUS. Now that Air Force One has the ability to broadcast the POTUS's speech from the air it is much more likely that they would take the designated survivor to Andrews Air Force Base and get him air borne with fighter escorts ASAP and not to the White House.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:36 pm to WeeWee
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The only way to get that much explosives close enough to the capital would be in a vehicle and there is no way the secret service doesn't lets a vehicle close enough to do that much damage.
Do you know what the name of the show ? Something has to happen for this scenario to be realized...
I enjoyed it. I'll keep watching. For the most part, pilots are setups are generally slow. I didn't find it slow at all. Kept me interested the whole way.
This post was edited on 9/21/16 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:40 pm to GIbson05
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Yea the "you're now the POTUS" part in the SUV was pretty cringeworthy.. The whole thing felt rushed
No kidding. That's the point of the scene. Sense of urgency. Him throwing up in the bathroom. Everything was just thrown on top of him immediately. I had no problem with the scene.
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