Ice Station Darien
Jan. 14th, 2024 01:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chris_gerrib(With apologies to the film Ice Station Zebra). I went out to breakfast today, in -11 Fahrenheit and snow-covered temperatures. That was enough "out" for me - I'm staying in and cooking chili for dinner tonight.
As I've been mostly staying in, much entertainment has been consumed. Currently on the docket is finishing Season 2 of Joe Pickett. Now, it's the second TV series based on the books of C. J. Box - none of which I've read. (The other series was Big Sky which aired for 3 seasons on ABC.)
I liked both series, but this season of Pickett is bothering me. Hollywood seems to be of two schools with regards to gunshot wounds. School #1 is somebody is shot once, they drop immediately and die quietly. School #2, which this series is following, is the "John Wayne School of Gunshots." This school, most clearly seen in John's 1971 movie Big Jake, is where one is shot, goes "ouch" and shortly thereafter is cracking jokes with your buds.
The reality is somewhat different. Most people do not die from a gunshot wound. I've seen figures like 1 in 6 actually die. However, neither are they (usually) running around cracking wise. Getting shot hurts and causes physical damage that can render one less mobile.
Having said that, I'm kind of liking this series.
As I've been mostly staying in, much entertainment has been consumed. Currently on the docket is finishing Season 2 of Joe Pickett. Now, it's the second TV series based on the books of C. J. Box - none of which I've read. (The other series was Big Sky which aired for 3 seasons on ABC.)
I liked both series, but this season of Pickett is bothering me. Hollywood seems to be of two schools with regards to gunshot wounds. School #1 is somebody is shot once, they drop immediately and die quietly. School #2, which this series is following, is the "John Wayne School of Gunshots." This school, most clearly seen in John's 1971 movie Big Jake, is where one is shot, goes "ouch" and shortly thereafter is cracking jokes with your buds.
The reality is somewhat different. Most people do not die from a gunshot wound. I've seen figures like 1 in 6 actually die. However, neither are they (usually) running around cracking wise. Getting shot hurts and causes physical damage that can render one less mobile.
Having said that, I'm kind of liking this series.
