Draft Coverage Reaction Here

Possibly the cheapest refresh yet.  Hugely tied up, sorry.

And you can talk about stuff other than draft coverage.

In recompense, I offer three reds.

Just a Quick Refresh

Got nothing much on my mind.

I've had a big change in my work which, alas, means a lot less Ticket listening.  I'm hoping that will change soon, but for now I've missed a lot of shows I used to listen to frequently.  Let's hope I can continue to make this site worthwhile.  For now, I'm not planning on ending it.

Yesterday, I was able to hear a lot of 12-3.  I was impressed.  I know this may be a minority position, but I thought the show sounded really good.  Dan seems to have gotten a lot more comfortable with the new arrangement, and I liked listening to both him and Jake.

A lot of you have not liked 3-7 for the same reasons you didn't like the Mike R Hardline -- too much Corby, too much annoying virtue-signalling political talk from him and Danny.   Before my schedule got in the way, I had the opposite impression.  I liked the new arrangement much better and I thought Corby and Danny both were more focused, more mature-sounding.  After some initial uncertainty, Bob stepped up and provided the balance that show had lacked for some time.  I have not been able to listen to much of that show since sports came to an end, but I can see how those improvements could wither with the lack of any sports to talk about.

Anyone out there actually liking the "new" Hardline?  I'm going to make a special effort to tune in here in the next few days.

By the way:  No excuse for not finding new names for these two shows.  Maybe we should give Cat a hand and suggest some.

VJ Boyd Is At It Again

I'm sure someone else has noticed this already, since I'm usually late to pop culture stuff, but:

Remember how writer-producer VJ Boyd slipped a number of Ticket references into the series "Justified"?

He's back with a new show, "Lincoln Rhyme," based on Jeffrey Deaver's "The Bone Collector."

During the pilot episode I was watching with Mrs. Plainsman, I startled her when I bolted upright:

The villain who kidnaps the heroine's sister is named "Robert Sturm."

Checked the intellectual property brains behind the show -- yup, there he was, VJ Boyd.

Not sure I'll keep up with the show, so let us know if you hear any others.

I think "The Plainsman" would be a good villain name.

Now go wash your hands.

Not Robert Sturm

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