Jesse Custer walks the earth…
Just as I’ve settled into my excitement for “Southland” - TNT’s excellent cop drama series that has me faithfully parking my butt in front of the television every Tuesday night – along comes another promising show that has me all eyes and ears… On March 16th, the FX Network debuts its new series “Justified”, starring Timothy Olyphant.
Not only is this man one of my favorite actors, he’s also stepping back into the shoes of a lawman that’s coming to clean up town: a role he first perfected in HBO’s critically-acclaimed ”Deadwood” as Sheriff Seth Bullock. Whether or not Olyphant has an affinity for playing these kinds of characters is irrelevant… I fully admire his instinct to take on characters that kick ass, take names, and wear the badge out of politeness!
Here’s the preview clip that first drew me into the project… It reveals like gospel to me that if Garth Ennis’ powerful “Preacher” comic were ever to become adapted for screen, Olyphant would be just the right actor to do justice by the great Reverend Custer…
Watch and make the call for yourself:
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Note: The title has since been changed to “Justified” to avoid being mistakened for Steven Seagal’s reality cop show.)
And here’s are the trailers that FX has put out so far:
“Southland” may need to wait on the shelf when March rolls in…
Can’t wait to tune into this one!
