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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?
As always, if you like what we do, give us a shout out! You can email, Tweet, or Facebook us. Starting up another show, we really need our fans help on iTunes with reviews and subscriptions to help us get the word out. You can help directly support the show by using our Amazon affiliate link for any and all of your Amazon shopping needs. Remember, it costs you nothing, and Amazon throws us a few pennies to help pay for our bandwidth and hosting.
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305 – “Thicker Than Mud” – Justified
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!
As always, if you like what we do, give us a shout out! You can email, Tweet, or Facebook us. Starting up another show, we really need our fans help on iTunes with reviews and subscriptions to help us get the word out. You can help directly support the show by using our Amazon affiliate link for any and all of your Amazon shopping needs. Remember, it costs you nothing, and Amazon throws us a few pennies to help pay for our bandwidth and hosting.
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304 – “Devil You Know” – Justified
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.
As always, if you like what we do, give us a shout out! You can email, Tweet, orFacebook us. Starting up another show, we really need our fans help on iTunes with reviews and subscriptions to help us get the word out. You can help directly support the show by using our Amazon affiliate link for any and all of your Amazon shopping needs. Remember, it costs you nothing, and Amazon throws us a few pennies to help pay for our bandwidth and hosting.
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303 – “Harlan Roulette” – Justified
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. Check out the article he linked for us detailing show runner Graham Yost’s visit to Harlan County!
As always, if you like what we do, give us a shout out! You can email, Tweet, orFacebook us. Starting up another show, we really need our fans help on iTunes with reviews and subscriptions to help us get the word out. You can help directly support the show by using our Amazon affiliate link for any and all of your Amazon shopping needs. Remember, it costs you nothing, and Amazon throws us a few pennies to help pay for our bandwidth and hosting.
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302 – “Cut Ties” – Justified
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.
As always, if you like what we do, give us a shout out! You can email, Tweet, orFacebook us. Starting up another show, we really need our fans help on iTunes with reviews and subscriptions to help us get the word out. Jim’s put up a 20 review bounty or he’s getting out his gun and putting on his hat and bringing listeners to justice! Not really, but reviews would be nice. You can help directly support the show by using our Amazon affiliate link for any and all of your Amazon shopping needs. Remember, it costs you nothing, and Amazon throws us a few pennies to help pay for our bandwidth and hosting.
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301 – “Gunfighter” – Justified
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 characters and threats the show is putting on display, a complete recap, then we discuss overall season spoilers, and look ahead at the next four episodes.
As always, if you like what we do, give us a shout out! You can email, Tweet, orFacebook us. Starting up another show, we really need our fans help on iTunes with reviews and subscriptions to help us get the word out. Jim’s put up a 20 review bounty or he’s getting out his gun and putting on his hat and bringing listeners to justice! Not really, but reviews would be nice. You can help directly support the show by using our Amazon affiliate link for any and all of your Amazon shopping needs. Remember, it costs you nothing, and Amazon throws us a few pennies to help pay for our bandwidth and hosting.
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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 place in which Justified takes place. He offered to give us the inside scoop on the real life characters and events that inspired Elmore Leonard and later Graham Yost when crafting their tales.
Flash forward a month or so later, and after a frantic full on Justified marathon, Jim and I were ready to sit down and start podcasting for the new season. But I remembered Ted’s offer and shot him some questions. I thought you might be interested in the answers!
A.Ron: It’s my understanding that the character of Mags Bennett was based on a real life crime lord (lady?). Can you fill me in on the details?
Mag Bailey's bootlegging establishment. The "real" Mags Bennett.Ted: Yes, the character of Mags was based on a true to life bootlegger in Harlan. Her name was Mag Bailey. She mainly sold beer and liquor on a road leading to Evarts, which is where the show claims Raylan went to High School. The business was run by her sons. Rumor has it that she helped to put the local judges and lawyers through law school, as well as paying off local authorities in order to stay opened. The show referred to her as Mags, though the “s” was left off in reality, the establishment was referred to as Mag’s. The show replaced the name Bailey with Bennett, which is also a prominent family in Harlan, though they made their riches through the coal business legally. Many of the people in Harlan work for the Bennett’s in some form.
I myself never met Mag before she died around a decade ago, though I have been through her drive through window with some friends in High School to get a few pints of cheap liquor.
Ted was kind enough to enclose a photo he snapped of “Mag’s Place”, which is off to the side over there. Shoot, spray paint “traitor” on the front of it and it’s just about the spitting image! Very cool!
A.Ron: Something I’m also curious about; it appears that Arlo has a family cemetery in his front yard. Is that common in that part of Kentucky?
Ted: In some parts of the county, it is common to see graves near a family home, though not so close, usually on a hillside near to the home, and has fallen out of practice in the last 50 years or so. However many of these sites are still maintained.
A.Ron: Anything else you want to mention?
Ted: The portrayal of redneck criminals isn’t too far fetched. I had classmates in high school with Nazi tattoos and was forced to say goodbye to my best friend at the age of 20, when he died of an OxyContin overdose. My grandfather was dispatcher for the state police post in Harlan during the 70s, during the time portrayed in the Oscar winning documentary entitled Harlan County, USA as well, seeing many of the darker parts of the county first hand.
During the early part of the century the county was known as bloody Harlan, though it has re-earned that name as pills have taken hold of much of the community over the past couple of decades.
Thanks, Ted! Ted has graciously offered to field any more questions we might have, and I’m going to extend that offer to you as well. If you have something you’d like to get his input on, Let us know! You can email, Tweet, orFacebook us to get our attention, and we’ll pass on any questions you might have.
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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