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Message: [QUOTE="storrsroars, post: 4352341, member: 2500"] Finally got around to it as I wasn't sure I really wanted to understand or care about any of the characters or the story, but it's good. I didn't know about the Chrissie Hynde backstory (and Sydney Chandler, Kyle Chandler's daughter is terrific playing her, although real life Chrissie had no bewbs and Sydney's are spectacular, lol). The actors that make up the band are mostly unknowns (to me), but every role is played excellently. Steve Jones (lead guitar) is an illiterate loner with a horrible family past, which he's allowed to define him. The Pistols is the first thing he's ever taken seriously in his life. The rest of the band all had decent, if working class, upbringings, Matlock (bass) is the most talented musician in the group, but also the least punk, Cook (drums) is torn between being responsible (finishing an apprenticeship) or being a rocker. Lydon is a sociopath publicly, but seems to love his family and his family supports his artistry, and he's a smart cookie. Sid Vicious is simply a waste. I particularly enjoyed the friction between Glen Matlock and Lydon, but I have to think that even though Lydon manipulated things to have Sid replace Matlock, he realized immediately that it was a risk and a mistake. Regardless, somehow the band becomes competent, despite feuding and artificial barriers created by their manager to elevate the chaos within the group. Impresario Malcolm McLaren is played very broadly as mostly an egomaniac. He sucks the Pistols into his vision of them as being able to change the world, but in essence he's just another manipulative band manager. His business partner, Vivienne, is more than his equal and sees through his BS. Maisie Williams is there in a role that I guess is a harbinger of what today's "influencer" has become, but IMHO she's mostly wasted here in an unnecessary role (and also unrecognizable). Nancy is as empty a shell as Sid. They deserved each other. By the end of the 2nd episode I found myself interested in both the characters and story, so kudos to the folks who put this together. It was a good watch, and at only six episodes, not too time consuming. [/QUOTE]

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