TV: Leverage

[Munsu]

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New show that just started on TNT, and the first episode was very fun. For you guys that like Burn Notice, I think you'll really like this one.

The show so far has some really cool characters, and it stars Timothy Hutton who you might remember from the tv show Kidnapped and other numerous movie roles. It also has Aldis Hodge (Supernatural, Friday Night Lights), Christian Kane (Angel), Gina Bellman (Jekyll), and Beth Riesgraf.


In LEVERAGE, Hutton plays former insurance investigator Nate Ford, a once-loyal corporate employee who had recovered millions of dollars in stolen goods for his employer. But when that employer denied his son’s insurance claims and allowed the boy to die, he realized he could no longer work for such an entity.

Out of work and descending into alcoholism, Ford is hired by an aeronautics executive to recover airplane designs the executive claims were stolen by a rival company. Helping him are four highly skilled team members: Parker (Beth Riesgraf – Alvin and the Chipmunks), an expert thief; Alec Hardison (Aldis Hodge – Friday Night Lights), a specialist in Internet and computer fraud; Eliot Spencer (Christian Kane – Into the West), a high-octane “retrieval specialist” who can take out a gang of henchmen without breaking a sweat; and Sophie Devereaux (Gina Bellman – Coupling), a grifter who could win awards for her acting skills during difficult scams. At first the newly formed team is hesitant to trust each other after so many years working alone but being double-crossed changes the dynamic, ultimately forcing them to unite. They emerge from the job realizing they are far better working together than apart. Once they discover they can trust each other the group targets their cons toward the richest, the greediest and the most unjust.
http://www.tnt.tv/series/leverage/

[Abdula]

I watched the premiere and absolutely loved it. Looks like I've got yet another must watch series to add to the list.

[Animeniax]

This show needs hotter chicks.

[Penner]

hot damn latest ep was fantastic, imo easily the best in the series so far :P

[Abdula]

I'm glad someone is watching this. That last episode was amazing from beginning to end and when Sterling showed up and took them all down, well except for Elliot of course, and ousted Sophie I was so surprised. I don't know if it was just me but that came out nowhere and next week should be a another great one too, when they try to redeem themselves.

I gotta say I really love this show, well honestly I'd love any show that has really well developed characters and great interaction between them, but this show has all that and more. There should be more people watching this.

[Munsu]

Still watching... just watched the lastest episode, and as said in here it was awesome. Looks like the next episode will be the season finale. I lilke Nate's ex, and I hate Sophie, so I hope the ex becomes part of the team somehow, since she'll probably lose her job anyways.

[Penner]

I hate Sophie

I'm a 100% there with u man :P

I do however really like Parker, shes just so insanely weird and cute its crazy :D

Fun fact about Riesgraf (Parker): She was engaged to Jason Lee and they have a son named Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf-Lee.

True story lol

[Munsu]

Oh, I know about Pilot Inspektor... wasn't aware that he was her son though. Awesome.

And yeah, Parker is great... her face gestures are the best part of the show. But really, the whole cast is good, except for Sophie... she bugs the heck out of me.

[Abdula]

+1 with the Sophie thing. I think its the way her character is meant to be though, the others all have their particular skills and hers is acting and people like that can't just turn it off so they really can't trust her because they never really know if she is being genuine or not.

[Penner]

Hey Hey! First ep of Season 2 is out!!! Downloading as im typing this, gonna watch soon!

[animus]

Good heads up, was waiting for the series to premiere again, but I forgot about it and didn't find out the premiere date.

[Munsu]

Just watched it, had some funny moments... I liked how they all reunited to watch Sophie sing a disaster. Sophie is even more annoying this time around, and her haircut makes her look even uglier.

[animus]

Sophie is even more annoying this time around, and her haircut makes her look even uglier.

My thoughts exactly. We're in for another season of acting jobs with her accents always sounding British.

[Abdula]

I thought Sophie was British?

[animus]

She probably is, but that doesn't mean her Southern Bell should be too, especially since the show considers her to be an amazing actress on the job.

[Penner]

For a episode revolving around underground fighting, it was seriously lacking in the fighting department.. i was totally psyched to se Elliot do some crazy ass shit and go to town on some fighters in the ring , but alas i was dissapointed ;(

[TwisT]

Well since everyone seem to hail praises over this show, minus this Sophie character, in this thread i started downloading season 1. Hope i don't end up deleting the entire directory after the first episode. From the description it doesn't sound so interesting, but since you all go nuts over it i just feel like i have to see what's up.

[The Chancellor]

Well since everyone seem to hail praises over this show, minus this Sophie character, in this thread i started downloading season 1. Hope i don't end up deleting the entire directory after the first episode. From the description it doesn't sound so interesting, but since you all go nuts over it i just feel like i have to see what's up. I pray for you in that case. It's a good show, but season one was waaay better so far. You can already tell that this season will be really dialogue heavy. And shows with too much, make for a really really really really really stupid annoying show.

[Penner]

New ep out...

Why won't they just remove Sophie's character, she's so annoying its a distraction from the rest of the show.

[Johnbear]

I gotta say I really love this show, well honestly I'd love any show that has really well developed characters and great interaction between them, but this show has all that and more.








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[Penner]

Latest ep was awesome!

I love everybody's chemistry!, except for Sophie, she's still annoying as shit.

Also this: Leverage gets renewed (http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/08/27/this-just-in-tnt-renews-leverage/)

[Munsu]

Latest ep was awesome!

I love everybody's chemistry!, except for Sophie, she's still annoying as shit.

Also this: Leverage gets renewed (http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/08/27/this-just-in-tnt-renews-leverage/)
I'm almost caught up at the moment, I'm only missing this week's episode. I really liked the last one I saw, the Food Company one with all the magic tricks. This show is still strong as ever, and quite funny.

I was hoping Nathan would go out with the blonde chick of the episode, just so that we could get Sophie out of the way. And whose bright idea was it to break her off from her BF?

[The Chancellor]

Where can I get caught up? I've missed the last three so far. Every time I try and go to the site to watch them I need some stupid divx player download that they want me to get for their own site.

[Munsu]

Find the torrents here:
http://eztv.it/

[Penner]

How the hell did i not know of EZTV's site, i've watched tons upon tons of their releases and for some reason it never crossed my mind they had their own site.

They even have a TV show countdown page that shows how many days until stuff starts to air again, fucking awesome.

Thank you Munsu for bringing this to my attention ^_^

[The Chancellor]

Agreed. Thanks Munsu. Appreciate it.

This show is getting better and better. I agree on sophie.

[Munsu]

Just watched the latest episode, and it was a fucking complete tease. How could they do this to me? Just when I thought we finally got rid of Sophie, she comes back to life.

[The Chancellor]

I have to admit though the best part of the jobs they do it planning and Nate going, so lets steal us a school, or lets steal us a factory, or lets steal us a jury. And then they actually take over what ever it is in an awesome way. It just goes to show you that those writers know what they're doing when it comes to harvesting eyeballs week after week. Now that's how you write a heist show. Best of all, they aren't doing it for themselves, they're helping people out. Which begs the question, how do they eat and pay for stuff? I mean do they get paid by the client and spread it out? Have they each stolen so much from their past that they've built up a cash horde and they're all rich? I remember back a few episodes ago when Hardison was installing that huge 4 screen tv display in Nate's apartment and he said he became Nate's new landlord. Obviously that would mean unless he tapped into some rich guys funds, that he made a lot from being a hacker or something in the past.

[Dark Dragon]

They made like a ridiculous amount of money during the pilot episode and i think the only one that spent it all was nate (giving it away and buying a tesla).

[The Chancellor]

They made like a ridiculous amount of money during the pilot episode and i think the only one that spent it all was nate (giving it away and buying a tesla). Ahh ok. Yeah I just downloaded it and they seem to have gotten a fat stock payout from the airliner manufacturer.

The season finale was kind of crappy. The story and the con was good but there were a lot of holes that had to be filled where the team messed up. There were points where Nate had nothing to say because Hardison couldn't help him and then it got worse because Hardison wasn't prepared. It makes it really bad when they have to wing it. Sometimes it can work well but in conversational scenes where the other actor has to wait for them to say something. It gets boring in like 5 seconds if no one says anything because they're winging it, like really boring. The only good part about this episode was the fact they got a new Sophie and it's her actress friend and the fact that it came out of like left field was pretty sweet. The best was how good she was though. She seems better than Sophie. Even the team didn't see it coming.

[Penner]

Sophie is OUT! Say it with me! Hallelujah!

Ceeeeelebrate good times, c'mon!

[Dark Dragon]

Sophie is OUT! Say it with me! Hallelujah!

Ceeeeelebrate good times, c'mon!

Gina Bellman (Sophie's actress) announced that she has a baby in July so she's on maternity leave, but i doubt we've seen the last of her.

[The Chancellor]

Sophie is OUT! Say it with me! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!! Rejoice! Although I do like how she's acting friends with Sophie though and it seems that shes better than her. This is going to add quite a bit to the story without changing it much.

[Penner]

The first 2 episodes of season 3 is out.

Stupid Sophie is back, why couldn't she just stay away, i really don't like her >.<, the rest of the gang was awesome as usual!

[Penner]

'Leverage' just got renewed for 15 episodes (http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/07/tnt-renews-leverage-closer.html)

Good news for me as i still love the show :P

[Penner]

Anyone else still watching this? (I am and i'm loving it :P)

Anyway, it just got renewed for season 5 with 15 episodes. (http://www.tvline.com/2011/08/tvline-items-leverage-season-5-benjamin-bratt-modern-family/)