Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte join 'Luck' cast

[Kasept]

Dustin Hoffman in lead role as 'Ace' Bernstein.. Dennis Farina signed on last week as Bernstein's sidekick/chauffeur. Trades don't seem to have it yet but Nick Nolte will join the cast as well. Shooting starts in about a month.

[joeydb]

Might have to get HBO again. That's how they got me before: "Rome" was awesome.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by joeydb

Might have to get HBO again. That's how they got me before: "Rome" was awesome.

Ahhh.... Rome. I loved that show. First season was better than the second, but I loved both.

[MaTH716]

Bump. The pilot is coming on HBO in about 2 minutes.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Uh oh....

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

Uh oh....

I only watched the first 10-15 minutes during halftime and I wasn't very impressed. I kind of got that same uh oh vibe when I saw that the one guy put his disabilty check up for use on their pick 6 ticket. I'll watch the full episode tomorrow.

[Kasept]

A Handy Guide to Understanding HBO’s Luck
By Aileen Gallagher

There are not enough horse-racing fans in the world to sustain Luck, the new Michael Mann–David Milch show on HBO, which had a special premiere after the Boardwalk Empire finale last night (it will return for its first full season on January 29). The rest of us need to tune in, too. But unless you spend a lot of time at Belmont or Aqueduct (and we sort of hope you don’t), Luck was a bit difficult to follow. (It is a David Milch production after all.) We suspect you spent much of last night’s premiere saying, “Huh?” Watch it again and consult our Vulture guide to the questions you probably asked about Luck, in chronological order.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Kasept

A Handy Guide to Understanding HBO’s Luck
By Aileen Gallagher

There are not enough horse-racing fans in the world to sustain Luck, the new Michael Mann–David Milch show on HBO, which had a special premiere after the Boardwalk Empire finale last night (it will return for its first full season on January 29). The rest of us need to tune in, too. But unless you spend a lot of time at Belmont or Aqueduct (and we sort of hope you don’t), Luck was a bit difficult to follow. (It is a David Milch production after all.) We suspect you spent much of last night’s premiere saying, “Huh?” Watch it again and consult our Vulture guide to the questions you probably asked about Luck, in chronological order.

I'm sorry to hear they hope people aren't spending a lot of time at Aqueduct and Belmont. I hope they are.

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by Kasept

A Handy Guide to Understanding HBO’s Luck
By Aileen Gallagher

There are not enough horse-racing fans in the world to sustain Luck, the new Michael Mann–David Milch show on HBO, which had a special premiere after the Boardwalk Empire finale last night (it will return for its first full season on January 29). The rest of us need to tune in, too. But unless you spend a lot of time at Belmont or Aqueduct (and we sort of hope you don’t), Luck was a bit difficult to follow. (It is a David Milch production after all.) We suspect you spent much of last night’s premiere saying, “Huh?” Watch it again and consult our Vulture guide to the questions you probably asked about Luck, in chronological order.

This person clearly doesn't get it.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm sorry to hear they hope people aren't spending a lot of time at Aqueduct and Belmont. I hope they are.

Originally Posted by hockey2315

This person clearly doesn't get it.

Yeah.. Not sure why she felt compelled to take that shot when she seems to know a bit about racing and seems to like it. That was odd. Otherwise, the Q&A has utility for the uninitiated..

[Kasept]

Matt Hegarty with a good summary in the From:

Review: HBO's 'Luck' gets down and dirty at the track
By Matt Hegarty

A trainer hides a horse off a two-year layoff and puts him over at 12-1. A trio of degenerates gets a hustler to bankroll an $864 pick six ticket and takes down the whole pool. A high-level mob associate gets out of the clink and instructs his aide de camp to check up on his colicky, $2 million horse, whose true ownership is hidden. A longshot breaks down and is euthanized on the track while comforted by his bug-boy jock. And a gruff old trainer mutters to his promising new charge that the horse’s “daddy” was killed.

And that was just the first hour.

[pweizer]

My DVR was set but didn't record Luck last night. I didn't read the other thread on the show because I don't want to know details of the show that I missed. Thus, I am sorry if this was asked over there already.

I can't find it on demand or in the listings for a replay. Does anyone know if it will air again before the official January 29 premier?

Paul

[RockHardTen1985]

I cant check now, and this might be wrong.... But I think I saw it on HBO on demand.

[Kasept]

It will not air again before the premiere. It's not on demand or Go. It was a one time sneak preview airing.

[cmorioles]

You can watch it here:

http://www.putlocker.com/file/2F58A920562FCB04#

[rpncaine]

Watched it last night. Really enjoyed it, had to pause a few times to explain things to the wife but she liked it too.

Wondering if ATR will be discussing the show on Monday mornings which means those watching will need to stay up late on Sundays to stay current to the discussion? Old farts like me need our sleep...sounds like Steve does too. :-)

Maybe make Tuesday morning the "Luck" show?

[pweizer]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

You can watch it here:

http://www.putlocker.com/file/2F58A920562FCB04#

Thanks so much! A great episode!

Paul