1. Done a lot of reviews here, seen a lot of TV. Seems like just yesterday I was watching Richard Boone in Have Gun Will Travel. Banshee reminds me a lot of that show. It seemed to be one thing but really was another entirely. It, like Banshee, was a restless show, never content to stay in one place, always looking to break new ground. Banshee is my own personal top-rated TV action/drama show of all time. I think it is ground-breaking, and I think parts of it will be imitated for years to come by lesser writers and producers.
2. Already said in an earlier review that Banshee (aside from comments above) is one of the only shows in the history of TV to voluntarily walk away. Wow. That takes guts. Interviews with the producers said that this season, the wrap up, was simply "for the fans."
3. On behalf of the fans I thank you. Going into this season, the writers and producers knew in advance they could not top themselves. How could they? I will never forget the episode with the MMA star that Hood has to tune up ... because no one else will. I will never forget the episode with the Jason Stratham clone. I will never forget the women of the series who actually were (for the first time in TV) as dangerous as they were beautiful. I will never forget the explosive violence that usually popped up out of nowhere and shocked viewers who believed (mistakenly) that they knew in advance where an episode was headed.
4. Knowing they could not top themselves, the producers kept their promise to the letter. This last season was really for the fans only and it was a gentle goodbye. I confess I will really miss this series. I take comfort in the fact that any cast regular from Banshee can walk into any production office in Hollywood and instantly be offered a part. Banshee is more than a show. It is a pedigree. It is proof of greatness. And it it is part of TV history.
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2. Already said in an earlier review that Banshee (aside from comments above) is one of the only shows in the history of TV to voluntarily walk away. Wow. That takes guts. Interviews with the producers said that this season, the wrap up, was simply "for the fans."
3. On behalf of the fans I thank you. Going into this season, the writers and producers knew in advance they could not top themselves. How could they? I will never forget the episode with the MMA star that Hood has to tune up ... because no one else will. I will never forget the episode with the Jason Stratham clone. I will never forget the women of the series who actually were (for the first time in TV) as dangerous as they were beautiful. I will never forget the explosive violence that usually popped up out of nowhere and shocked viewers who believed (mistakenly) that they knew in advance where an episode was headed.
4. Knowing they could not top themselves, the producers kept their promise to the letter. This last season was really for the fans only and it was a gentle goodbye. I confess I will really miss this series. I take comfort in the fact that any cast regular from Banshee can walk into any production office in Hollywood and instantly be offered a part. Banshee is more than a show. It is a pedigree. It is proof of greatness. And it it is part of TV history.
((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))