"the Killing" on AMC

[brownhornet]

starts april 3rd

[brownhornet]

two hour premiere tonight....excellent.

you dipsh!ts may now return to watching american idol....

[n0rdicalex.]

my parents mentioned this to me. looks good, but i missed it tonight. might have to download it or catch it later in the week.

[mx5er]

Interesting take on the police procedural drama. While most series solves the murder by the time the hour is over, it looks like this one will focus on one murder during the course of the season.

[Minker17]

Apparently each hour will represent a day in the case.

I'm interested, but haven't decided if I'm going to watch it yet.

EDIT - I read the main chick's acting becomes pretty incredible and she does it effortlessly.

[PlatinumGLS]

Just set my Tivo to record a rerun of the premier

[Sporin]

Really liked it, good writing, very high quality production, interesting casting, great tone and mood.

[crannky]

Pretty cool. Like 24 meets a less trippy Twin Peaks. With music from 28 Days Later?

BTW, just wanted to say, AMC is killing the game right now.

[Thrice]

I wonder if they are gonna Rubicon this series because I can't get invested if they are gonna let a whole season air than pull the plug on a great show.

[Sporin]

Ratings were good.

AMC's 'The Killing' ratings get lively start
by James Hibberd

AMC’s The Killing got off to a healthy start Sunday night in the ratings, with the two-hour premiere drawing 2.7 million viewers.

Sure, that’s no The Walking Dead (5.3 million) — but nobody expected the moody crime drama based on a Danish hit to replicate the success of that monster hit. It’s slightly better than the network’s only series misfire Rubicon (2.5 million), thankfully. Combined with its encore airings, The Killing delivered 4.7 million viewers. (Anybody else notice the near-constant use of background noise in The Killing — usually rain? Made the surround-sound-enabled viewing experience of the show super immersive.)

[mx5er]

Assuming the case will be solved after its 13 episode run, what will happen next if the series gets a second season? Another murder case?

[Sporin]

The Danish show has run 5 seasons I think

[Minker17]

Wife and I watched it last night and enjoyed it.

[clattymine]

Assuming the case will be solved after its 13 episode run, what will happen next if the series gets a second season? Another murder case?

It's early to say, but it'd be cool to try a dr. who style show with this. Change the main character and have a new mystery.

[e_andree]

Its mirroring the Dutch, so the 2nd season will be same characters, new case.

20 or episodes per case, each episode covering one day.

[Yzerman]

Watched the first 20 minutes or so. Extremely boring and poor dialog. Michelle Forbes is ruined for me since True Blood. The story was all over the place and you constantly ask "why is this happening?"

Too bad but meh..

[20DYNAMITE07]

Looks like I'll have to check this out -

[Ryan D]

The girlfriend just told me about this show today because she asked me to set a timer on the DVR for Breaking Bad (they're re-airing the entire series before Season 4 begins I guess). We will have to catch the premier before Sunday.

[VolksAddict]

Looks like I'll have to check this out -

x2

[Papa Dras]

Need to add this to dvr. I hope it's similar to other dramas on AMC.

[PiSSAT4motion]

I usually don't watch AMC but just happened to be watching when the 2hr premier aired. Great show with a different take on a crime series...especially when we're used to having everything wrapped up in each episode..

[ChrisMD]

Assuming the case will be solved after its 13 episode run, what will happen next if the series gets a second season? Another murder case?

I read an interview that said the case will be solved at the end of the season and there would be a new case next season if the show is renewed.

[FiveAinOne]

Watched the first hour, thought it pretty good, but really got me down afterwards.
It also solidified my thoughts of never going to Seattle. Ever.

[mx5er]

Damn, tag-team with a mask. Sick f**ks. The girl in the video is another girl right?

[Papa Dras]

Just watched this last night and yeah, like most AMC shows, we are hooked.

I have realized that I have a really hard time watching any shows that involve a family losing a daughter now. I literally get a little choked up.

[mx5er]

The latest campaign ad from the Mayor must've been one mega boner killer!

[Angina]

just caught the first episode. kinda slow but there are already 5 or so episodes out. anyone still recommend continuing???

[FiveAinOne]

I don't know, this is basically a series based on a single event. Something any other show could've done in one episode. It's slow pacing has its merits, if you can sit through it. The characters are somewhat likable. But I find the show to be really depressing, especially some of the intimate parts they were able to capture. Its almost as if the writers/director behind the show is trying to convey their personal experiences through the show.

[mx5er]

Damn, the moms is going insane in the membrane.

[jubei208]

The mom is done, and after the last episode she put her man back in his old days kind of mode.

This could be crammed into one episode and I would be questioning certain things left out. One of the reasons I'm still watching. Plus I'm a sucker for a good investigation with more going on than what was expected. After seeing the first two episodes, I expected this series to move slow.

[n0rdicalex.]

anyone watch the extended preview for next week (may 29)?

i didn't think bennett amhed was the killer since it seemed too obvious too early. stan, belko, and mitch will definitely be in the **** now with stan and belko beating amhed to a pulp, though.

i have a feeling it will come back to some mob stuff involving stan, but considering how this show can change drastically very episode, i'm still not totally sold, nor is their much to support my opinion yet.

great show though.

[poops]

As my wife and I were watching the last episode, I said I wonder what Mitch's sister's story is... I think she has something to do with the murder... Something odd about how she had Rosie's textbooks in her car...

[Minker17]

We only watched the first 5 episodes. Heard the series has kinda taken a turn for the strange. Comments?

[kmf]

I like this but it has kind of slowest down to where the last 2 or 3 episodes seem like one long one.

[mx5er]

I'm gonna say it's Gwen, the Counsilman's advisor and plaything. The look on her face during the final minute when she was looking at the picture of Rosie with the Counsilman was kinda creepy.

Or Rosie's mom. I recall during an earlier episodes, the mother was questioned why she didn't call Rosie during the weekend when the parents were away. Any normal parent of a teenager would call their kid when they're away. I found that pretty shady.