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Netflix’s Away

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by JayFarrar, Sep 7, 2020.

  1. JayFarrar

    JayFarrar Well-Known Member

    Anybody watch?
    We binged the season in two days and we both thought it was fantastic.
    The show is based on an article Chris Jones did for Esquire. Away | Esquire | DECEMBER 2014

    And not, as I previously believed, his space travel book, Too Far from Home.

    Anyway, the show is great and the No. 1 thing on Netflix right now. Give it a watch is you haven’t.
     
  2. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    He's also a writer for the series. Been pretty enthusiastic about it on Twitter.
     
  3. cyclingwriter2

    cyclingwriter2 Well-Known Member

    Watched the first episode. Willing to try some more.
     
  4. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    Watching it, 3 or 4 episodes in. Nicely done, a bit melodramatic. Much slower roll than your standard “space” story so that’s a change up.
     
  5. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    And was pretty entertaining around these here parts while he was living in Santa Monica developing the series. I guess after the rejects ran him off he turned to Twitter for his instant feedback rush.
    Our loss.
     
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  6. Jerry-atric

    Jerry-atric Well-Known Member

    This is a tremendous show!

    I did not know Mr. Jones of the Kansas City Chiefs was also a television writer. That is terrific!
     
  7. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Why do you think presenting yourself as a moron is funny?
     
  8. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    TV’s post, to me, says they wish he was around to discus the show.
     
  9. Jerry-atric

    Jerry-atric Well-Known Member

    I was simply making a “wisecrack”! A “hoot”!
     
  10. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Wouldn’t it be “wise” crack?
     
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  11. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    I'll give a shot at some point. I can do "space" only a couple times per year. Loved reading the Away series, but do wonder about the ever-more-present Netflixian gloss and bent to its productions. (Was this produced by Netflix?)
     
  12. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Come again?
     
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