Re: What Did You Watch? 2025-04-04 (Friday)

On Sat, 5 Apr 2025 22:43:54 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
<ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
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I watched the first episode of THE BONDSMAN (an Amazon show that got a
complete seasonal release.) A Kevin Bacon led show where he plays a
bail bondsman that goes out to capture people who have skipped out on
their bond (to get out of jail.) Only things go very south for his
character and he wakes up to find himself in a tight space with some
unwanted body reconstruction.

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Turns out that Hell has had an escapee (why would people keep escaping
from Hell in show after show) and they brought back Bacon's character
from Hell to capture the escapee. Yep, he's now Hell's bounty hunter
and his continued success is all that is keeping Bacon's character
from going back to the pits of Hell.

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Why was Kevin Bacon in hell?

We don't know. I guess that's a secret they are either holding till
the end of the season (8 episodes) or for a second season, if one is
planned. The one thing the show has going for it is there is limited
special effects so it shouldn't be too expensive to make.

I should add that this is a dramedy. Obviously with demons killing
people there's a bit of drama involved but also it's done with a bit
of humor. Think something like BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Like his
intro to what his job is done by a large woman who stops by his mom's
place (he lives out back) to give him the basic orientation since he
keeps avoiding the numerous calls from the Pot O' Gold corporation to
get him started on his orientation.