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Dominican Rep. Lights Outtv series
2010 
Justin Zackham (Creator), Norberto Barba ...
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TV Series. Drama
TV Series (2010-2011). 13 Episodes. An aging former Irish-American heavyweight boxing champion Patrick "Lights" Leary tries to find his identity after retiring from the sport he loved so much. After years of wear and tear in the ring, he is diagnosed with pugilistic dementia, a neurological disorder that affects boxers who suffer too many blows to the head, which gradually causes memory loss and constant headaches. Now, Lights is ... [+]
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"A particularly fine new FX drama marred only by a tepid pace in the pilot. But pace and story pick up in subsequent episodes." | ||
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"It's quickly clear that this skillfully sustained, sharply plotted series is a fighter saga you'll want to follow to the final bell." | ||
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"Beyond the superb pilot, Lights Out begins to get wonderfully nuanced and more interesting with each episode." | ||
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"Personally, I have even less interest in boxing than I do in those other worlds, so when I say I swallowed most of the 13-episode first season of FX's new boxing drama,' Lights Out' in a couple of marathon gulps, it's saying something." | ||
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"At its strongest, it freshens those themes without melodrama, opting instead for slow-boil tension" | ||
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"'Lights Out' isn't always comfortable watching, because it forces people we like to do things we don't like. But if it's sometimes hard to watch, it's harder not to." | ||
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"'Lights Out' isn't a knockout, but it's got enough grit and sweat to keep viewers on their toes." | ||
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"It is something shy of electrifying and not always convincing, but it pulls you right along and offers too many good moments and fine performances not to recommend it." |
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