Justified

Jim and A.Ron talk about the excellent, but under-appreciated, Justified on FX.

Interview with Justified Writer/Producer Taylor Elmore

Thanks to listener Ed K, we were put in touch with Writer/Producer for FX’s Justified, Taylor Elmore. Mr. Elmore was kind enough to give us about an hour of his time for a wide ranging interview that touches on his history with the show, the process for creating Justified, his thoughts and opinions on the plot, writing, and production of the show, and a few tidbits about up coming plot points for the second half of season three!

Special thanks goes out to our listeners who contributed some of the questions; Sandy, Michael G, Lucas, Daniel M, and redditors TheGreatNinjaYuffie, sniffles_snort, and notonekind. It was fun, we’ll have to do it again, sometime, maybe as a season three wrap up?

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305 – “Thicker Than Mud”

It’s the end times for Dewey Crowe! Repent ye sinners, and make amends before the Guns Come Out. Join Jim and A.Ron for a discussion of Winona and Ava’s support of their men, body horror, Raylan’s most creative police shooting yet, just how stupid Dewey is, Boyd’s message, and Quarles’ receipt. We have a big debate in the end about the final scene of the episode and what it all means. All this, listener feedback, and some minor spoilers for next week!

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304 – “Devil You Know”

Ho-ho-hold your horses, now! We got a brand new episode of Justified to talk about! It’s a particularly brilliant one, the dialog was just amazing.

We discuss Carpetbagger’s imitation preacher routine, Devil’s loyalty, Dickie’s swagger, Raylan’s race relations, Boyd’s pitter patter, the finer points of vehicular assault, and the three point turning of pig shit.

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303 – “Harlan Roulette”

What a great episode! It had it all, a cool “gangster of the week”, maximized levels of Raylan and Boyd badassery, links to the main season arc… really, you can’t ask for much more from a show.

We talk about why we feel like this episode works so well, the many versions of Boyd the show has presented us, Raylan’s recovery, why we’ve firmly come down on the “anti” side of the Raylan/Winona shipper debate, this show’s Breaking Bad and Taxi Driver allusions, and Johnny Crowder’s loyalty. We also consider some fan feedback, including another fantastic segment from our own embedded reporter, Ted.

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302 – “Cut Ties”

Justified takes a bit of a procedural turn in episode two of season three, titled “Cut Ties”. How does that sit with Jim and A.Ron? We discuss our reactions, good and bad, Boyd’s master plan for Dickie, Karen Sisco Goodall’s tongue in cheek tribute to a classic Leonard Elmore character, Art’s bad ass turn, and the tasty, tasty first appearance of Noble Hollow’s own, Limehouse! I think I’m going to need a spot, here.

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301 – “Gunfighter”

We are super stoked to start our third full coverage series, this time Justified from the FX network.  After a marathon viewing session of seasons one and two, A.Ron and Jim are ready to kick this one off right.  Join us for a discussion of the primary relationships of the show, analysis of the new…

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How Real Is Justified’s Version of Harlan County?

Right around the end of season 2.0 of The Walking Dead, we got an email from one of our listeners, Ted.  We were talking about covering some new shows, and Justified was mentioned as a front runner.  Well, Ted is a newspaper reporter from central Kentucky, and he grew up in Harlan County, the very…

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Introduction Podcast

Hey everyone. If you’ve been listening to our Walking Dead podcast, you know that A.Ron and I, after a lot of input from you, have decided to talk next about Justified on FX. This is an introductory episode to let you guys know where we stand on the show after watching the first 5 episodes. We’ll get caught up before season 3 starts on January 17th, promise. Join us then for more Justified coverage!

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