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TV Series: Leverage

I’ve been a fan of Timothy Hutton for a few years now. I first saw him on The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery, way back in 2000. I like mystery movies and shows, plus I watch a lot of A&E. With the help of the Internet Movie Database, I research his filmography and proceeded to watch whatever films were playing on TV or I could find at the local Blockbuster store (Netflix wasn’t around back then). I confess I haven’t watched all of his films, but I have seen quite a few, mostly old ones of when he was younger. Of course I saw Ordinary People, for which he won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. (That’s where the Academy Award Winning Actor title comes from on the TNT commercials).

Anyhoo. Timothy Hutton is the main reason I tune in to Leverage. If he wasn’t there I probably would not have watched the first season. I’ll go further and say that without him this show wouldn’t be as good as it is. He brings not only his good looks, but his own style of comedy to the show.

So, what else do I like about this show? Easy. It’s about thieves and impossible heists. I like that whole genre of a mastermind leading a team of experts to steal some mark, the harder the stakes the better. I like the way they show all the research that goes into making the plan. It makes it very real. You can’t just wake up one day and decide to steal the Mona Lisa without a well crafted plan. It also shows how much security some places have, and how totally worthless some of it is. Plus the team sticks it too high CEO type people, most who deserve all they get. That part I can relate to very well.

Now, how true are the things they show in this series? I don’t know. I have no idea if some of the hacking Hardison does (mostly with a cell phone) is possible. Sometimes they swipe people’s ids and they never notice. (I don’t know about you, but I check my id constantly when I’m wearing one). Plus, they always seem to get away with the con, even if the odds are impossible. (But we want them to get away with it, don’t we?)

In all, the show is very entertaining (which is the purpose of most TV shows). It is a nice break from the reality-show infestation over taking NBC, ABC and FOX. I like how TNT has kept the reality-shows to a minimum. Most TV stations have blindly, and ridiculously, followed that cash cow to the death and beyond.

I Love this show. I hope TNT keeps it around for a long time.

The Characters:

Nathan Ford: (obviously) I like how they changed his character; TV doesn’t need another glorification to alcoholism.

Eliot Spencer: love his hair (really, for a man who makes a living out of hitting people, you’d think he wouldn’t have long hair that can get into his line of vision). I also love how he knows nothing about electronics, and how he ‘freaks’ when Hardison gives him some job with technology.

Parker: What can I say? She jumps off buildings and dangles from rooftops without a care in the world. I know I will never do that kind of thing, so I live vicariously through her. I also love the relation between her and Hardison.

Hardison: I like technology and I like the way he breaks down some of the ‘high-tech’ gadgets. Really, some people rely entirely too much on their cell phones, and sometimes they get back at you.

Sophie: she’s my least favorite character- I’m not exactly sure why either. She does some great accents and pulls off some great performances (off the stage of course!).

Favorite Episodes:

The Wedding Job: I loved how Eliot devoted himself to the cooking. Hilarious!

The First David Job & The Second David Job: it when wrong. I love to see them succeed, but sometimes you have to fail too. I also liked the Nathan’s ex-wife was working with them. I wonder if she is going to return to the show.

The Order-23 Job: the way they worked on the fears of that guy was awesome! I would have been feeling sick if I was in that room too!

Timothy Hutton Films


Let me recommend a few films by Mr. Hutton. I’ve watched them, and I liked them, but you’re free to have your own opinion. I’ve included links to their IMDB entries, so you can read the plot and any reviews they might have.

1. The Falcon and the Snowman: two boys as spies, what could be better?
2. French Kiss: Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline WITH Timothy Hutton. What more can you ask for? LOL I love this film! I quote this film! Really, it’s funny and romantic.
3. Beautiful Girls: romantic drama. Friends and love, plus the beautiful Natalie Portman!
4. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Series: can’t recommend it enough. I taped this series (and removed the tabs from the tapes so I don’t record over them!). I watched the DVDs . I still re-watch it. I love Archie Goodwin’s character. How does he put up with Mr. Wolfe? My only complaint is that the actors were re-cast for all the episodes and sometimes I didn’t buy the change of character.
5. 5ive Days to Midnight: he has to solve his own murder! Got me right there.
6. Last Holiday: ok, you don’t love Mr. Hutton’s character, but this movie is great. Reminds us how short life is and that we need to live and do the things we love

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