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Airs Thursdays at 10/9 on NBC Two episodes of this has aired but no thread so I decided to throw one together. Executive Produced/Created by John Rogers (Leverage, The Librarians) The Player follows ex-FBI agent Alex Kane (Phillip Winchester "Strike Back") as he's recruited into a deadly game played by an organization which bets on high profile crimes. With assistance by the Dealer (Charity Wakefield "Wolf Hall") and the Pit Boss (Wesley Snipes "being insane and in prison") Alex attempts to stop crimes before they happen while the richest people in the world bet on the results. The overarching story seems to be about how partway through the first episode Alex's ex-wife (who he was getting back together with) is seemingly murdered by an assassin. It turns out that it isn't her as the body was missing a distinctive tattoo. Alex is convinced the House and the Pit Boss have something to do with it and so he joins their game looking for answers. The show is action packed and pretty fun with Snipes chewing the scenery like a starving man. It also avoids some of the regular John Rogers pitfalls by having a smaller cast and, like the thread title says, actually having a budget so we aren't stuck with a bunch of obvious greenscreens whenever anything happens.
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Oct 4, 2015 19:49
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I did think it was kind of funny how in last week's episode he tries to say how he's not that guy any more and then proceeds to murder a whole bunch of people in gruesome ways. I'm not sure if that is meant to not match up or they just wanted some badass action.
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Oct 5, 2015 15:47
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Man, that guy just plays scumbags, huh?
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Oct 16, 2015 03:04
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odiv posted:I really hope he loses at least a few 'bets'. I can't really see a string of "The odds are really against you... Wow you won!" working for that long. He did lose that one in the second episode. Also lots of double crosses tonight.
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Oct 16, 2015 03:27
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His shirt was too tight. You could totally see the blood pack. Anyway, Alex sure likes to murder some fools.
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Oct 16, 2015 03:48
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Wesley Snipes, still really good at martial arts.
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Oct 23, 2015 03:06
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Will Yun Lee, when you want a guy to play generic "Asian." (Also Wei Shen from Sleeping Dogs)
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Oct 23, 2015 03:21
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Dials the number: "Hey buddy..."
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Oct 23, 2015 03:49
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Boatswain posted:Is anyone else bothered by how he holds his gun? It looks like he is actually using the sights instead of just vaguely pointing the gun in a direction.
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Oct 24, 2015 02:11
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Well, good job Alex. You done already missed out on one.
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Oct 30, 2015 03:09
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Is it me or did he accidentally slip into a British accent when he was trying to call his niece?
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Oct 30, 2015 03:42
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That might be going a little too far dude.
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Oct 30, 2015 03:54
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It's not officially canceled yet, they just aren't going to make any more episodes than 9. While that doesn't bode well it is still in the realm of possibility that the show could be renewed.
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Oct 30, 2015 11:48
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I think last night's episode was the first time it was mentioned that Mr. Johnson also used to be a Player.
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Oct 30, 2015 21:32
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No Cassandra, that's a Fitbit.
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Nov 6, 2015 04:08
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Sounds like this family could have used Leverage's help.
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Nov 6, 2015 04:29
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Head's up, tonight is the "season" finale but the outlook isn't good for this show's future.
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Nov 20, 2015 01:03
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You can't out kung fu Wesley Snipes!
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Nov 20, 2015 04:50
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