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Harder Than it Looks

posted 8 years ago by cjh8504
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So many issues with this episode. One, when Hannibal was the cabbie, how'd he know he wouldn't get shot in the head even with the bullet proof vest? How'd the cult leader not recognize that it wasn't his friend Tony but it was Hannibal behind the mask when he gave him the gun? How's the woman gunman miss the guys when they were escaping the light house? She was standing over them and had a clear head shot at Face, Murdock, and Hannibal. And when they repelled down the cliff, you could see the bullets ricocheting off the rocks all around the A-team, but none of them looked worried about being hit in the back of head with hundreds of bullets flying around them. They were again sitting ducks. And once they shot the raft they were gonna escape in, how'd the A-team get back to the van where the girl was staying? Swim a hundred miles and still make it to the dam BEFORE the bad guys? How did they get there? The vans gas tank was shot earlier in the episode. I've never seen such a plot filled episode. Terrible.

RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Robert Vaughn

[–] cwd-2003 8 years ago

Personally, I love this one. You could critique any of the episodes and come up with quite a list of goofs, errors and wth's but it's best to just sit back and enjoy the fun!

Have a piece of cake while you watch. Lol

[–] robocop-37224 8 years ago

It's a TV Show. It was for the whole family. It was fun. Entertaining. And just an all around GREAT time. Enjoy it. Or stop watching it. And while you're at grow up!!!

[–] cjh8504 8 years ago

No excuse, Robo. Sure, every episode of nearly every show ever as issues, flubs, continuity errors, whatever, CW, but that doesn't make it right. The A-team was the worst with this sort of thing. I enjoy it, but even upon the most minor scrutiny it completely falls apart. Like they didn't even think anything through.

RIP Gene Wilder. RIP Robert Vaughn. RIP Carrie Fisher. RIP William Christopher. 2016 is the worst!

[–] robocop-37224 8 years ago

And Which shows would you want your kids to watch this or reality TV?

[–] cih8504 8 years ago

I don't have kids, robo. A few close calls, but so far I haven't procreated.

RIP Gene Wilder. RIP Robert Vaughn. RIP Carrie Fisher.RIP William Christopher.2016 is the worst!

[–] cjh8504 8 years ago

Firstly, know that CIH is NOT me, but a doppelganger. And the A-team every time. But, reality is garbage. The A-team is one of my all time favorite shows. But, a lot of it doesn't hold up today. BA's supposed to be driving and it's a white guy, and all the issues with the plots. It's just not very well thought out. I still find a lot of it entertaining, but sometimes the issues bother me.

RIP Gene Wilder. RIP Robert Vaughn. RIP Carrie Fisher. RIP William Christopher. 2016 is the worst!

[–] cwd-2003 8 years ago

If I let the continuity errors and goofs bother me, I'd probably hate the show. It's a true shame the producers/network/writers didn't give this show it's due but it is what it is. Have that piece of cake and cue up Recipe for Heavy Bread or The Maltese Cow and relax!

[–] cih8504 8 years ago

I just can't get past it, cw.

RIP Gene Wilder. RIP Robert Vaughn. RIP Carrie Fisher.RIP William Christopher.2016 is the worst!

[–] cjh8504 8 years ago

I prefer Cheez-its, or Good Thins and some Arnold Palmer with my dvds.

RIP Gene Wilder. RIP Robert Vaughn. RIP Carrie Fisher. RIP William Christopher. 2016 is the worst!

[–] robocop-37224 8 years ago

Hey CJ isn't it Wheat thins? Cause I never heard of good thins?

[–] cjh8504 8 years ago

Good Thins are new in the Wheat thins family. Very good. Better, I think.

RIP Gene Wilder. RIP Robert Vaughn. RIP Carrie Fisher. RIP William Christopher. 2016 is the worst!

[–] cwd-2003 8 years ago

Ok but did no one get my "piece of cake" reference? It's the joke of this episode!

[–] cjh8504 8 years ago

Yeah. Horrible episode.

RIP Gene Wilder. RIP Robert Vaughn. RIP Carrie Fisher. RIP William Christopher. 2016 is the worst!

[–] cwd-2003 8 years ago

To each his own. One of my favs. At the bottom imho would have to be Little Town with an Accent. Some funny Murdock stuff but the writers really phoned that one in. Second to last place goes to The Crystal Skull. Who wrote this? Who wrote this?

[–] cjh8504 8 years ago

Harder Than it Looks is one of your all time favorites?

RIP Gene Wilder. RIP Robert Vaughn. RIP Carrie Fisher. RIP William Christopher. 2016 is the worst!

[–] cwd-2003 8 years ago

Yep, among others. It's funny!

[–] cih8504 8 years ago

I can no longer trust your judgement, cwd. Harder that it looks is horrible. I'd even go as far as to say it's garbage.

RIP Gene Wilder. RIP Robert Vaughn. RIP Carrie Fisher.RIP William Christopher.2016 is the worst!

[–] cjh8504 8 years ago

Oh, it's awful. What about all the plot holes and issues I described in my original post?

RIP Gene Wilder. RIP Robert Vaughn. RIP Carrie Fisher. RIP William Christopher. 2016 is the worst!

[–] cwd-2003 8 years ago

Your original posting is correct (except maybe the terrorists are just horrible shots) but if I watched any episode with a critical eye, I wouldn't enjoy the show very much. Hannibal's enthusiasm to the guys' despair at his Jazz. BA's finally met his match that just keeps coming back for more. The plan that's supposed to be a Piece of Cake that hits snag after snag. It was off formula and lots of fun. What's not to love?

[–] cjh8504 8 years ago

All the plot holes and issues I described! Lol. I only like the BA met his match thing. That was humorous. But, everything else? Poop.

RIP Gene Wilder. RIP Robert Vaughn. RIP Carrie Fisher. RIP William Christopher. 2016 is the worst!