Travis McGee is the character from John MacDonalds popular series of books from the 50s through the 80s (maybe?).
The pilot was okay, but not great. Maybe it will get better, because the pilot was rather weak.
Wow. Didn’t know Travis had a hand in this but i DVR’d it because it was new and a pilot. Will watch it after Cruz on the Senate floor.
Ping
I saw it. Overall it was a decent show. I will watch it again. I heard the Travis McGee reference and (vaguely) remembered a FReeper has that handle. Is he the “real” Travis McGee?
Kewl. Congrats Travis.
So, to be clear, was the reference to Travis McGee or Matt Bracken?
I wish!
There are two Travis McGees and they’re both fictional!
Mazeltov, Matt.
I also have a series of books. Some Doctor plajariz....playjareyes.....stole my ideas.
GREEN EGGS AND FOOD POISONING
THE CAT IN THE CATBOX
GO DOGS GO CRAP IN YOUR OWN YARD
ARE YOU MY DADDY? (Dedicated to Bill Clinton)
HOP ON POOP IN THE PARK
I really enjoyed the show, although, I couldn’t help but get the feeling there was some commentary on “diversity” in it, especially when they wide-angled on the mural of different races towards the end. But, funny, some intrigue, nice twists, connections to the Avengers film. I’m hooked.
Travis McGee lives on a custom-made 52-foot barge-type houseboat dubbed The Busted Flush (after the poker hand, in memory of the game in which he won it), docked at Slip F-18 at Bahia Mar Marina, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A self-described “beach bum” who takes his retirement “in installments”, he prefers to take on new cases only when the spare cash (besides a reserve fund) in a hidden safe in the Flush runs low. McGee also owns a custom vintage Rolls-Royce that had been converted into a pickup truck long before he bought it, and painted “a horrid electric blue” by the same hand that did the conversion. McGee named it Miss Agnes, after one of his elementary school teachers whose hair was the same shade.
Travis McGee is a fictional character, created by prolific American mystery writer John D. MacDonald. Unlike most detectives in crime fiction, McGee is neither a police officer nor a licensed private investigator; instead, he is a self-described “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ property for a fee. McGee appeared in 21 novels, from The Deep Blue Good-by in 1964 to The Lonely Silver Rain in 1984.
Reading Lemon Sky now, re-reading whole series on ebook. Loved the series when it came out, just as good today!
It was a poorly constructed first show. The older characters had presence. The story line didn’t speak to my inner child (the superhero imagination in all of us). Didn’t care for the ‘hooded hero’ reference to T. Martin, with a heart of gold, but ‘juiced up’ and therefore didn’t own his violent actions. Also, way too many commercials.