Jean-Claude Van Johnson

smokedog · 20 Aug 2016 at 15:42

First episode is up on Amazon Prime.

A famous action hero/martial arts star comes out of retirement to assume an alter ego as undercover private contractor named Jean-Claude Johnson.

robfosters · 20 Aug 2016 at 20:42

Is this a joke?

Gerard · 20 Aug 2016 at 20:43

robfosters said:
Is this a joke?

Well if it is it'll fit well with 99.9% of his career.

NexusK · 20 Aug 2016 at 21:07

Here's a better trailer

Rroff · 20 Aug 2016 at 21:14

It peaked at the Nicholas Cage joke for me and not sure how they'd find enough content to keep it amusing for an entire run.

Artery · 20 Aug 2016 at 21:32

Thought the pilot was alright tbh, but yeah not sure there'd be enough for a series.

RetiredGreyFox · 22 Aug 2016 at 18:11

I really enjoyed that but then again I'm simple.

Amp34 · 28 Sep 2016 at 04:36

https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/27/amazon-the-tick-2017-series/

Looks like its going to be commissioned, along with the Tick and I Love Dick.

Will be interesting to see where they go with it.

Bickaxe · 28 Sep 2016 at 14:36

Can't see it being more than one season. Was amusing though. I've always been a fan of his comedy films.
Wasn't impressed with The Tick but will wait and see.

JBuk · 28 Sep 2016 at 18:54

Good news, I liked the silly humour, especially when he met his lookalike

Amp34 · 10 Jan 2018 at 02:44

Anyone watching this?

Just up to episode 4 at the moment and it's a mixed bag. There's some funny stuff, but I'm not sure how much I can watch at a time and how long it'll get before it gets a bit repetitive and non funny.

v0n · 10 Jan 2018 at 04:41

It's very weird. It's "laughing at" not "laughing with" thing - we are laughing at his "acting" (especially when he does multiple characters) rather than see the plot on screen as comedic. Not for me, don't know why JCVD, regardless of his acting skills, would agree to that.

skyripper · 10 Jan 2018 at 06:23

It's not like he hasn't done this before. The film JCVD is all about himself in a fictitious setting, and it was strangely watchable. Much better than his more 'normal' films.

Amp34 · 11 Jan 2018 at 01:23

Watched all 6 episodes now. I guess it’s basically a serialized film. Worth a watch I guess, especially if you like and/know his other films. Whether there’s a season two...? Not sure

Rroff · 11 Jan 2018 at 01:26

skyripper said:
It's not like he hasn't done this before. The film JCVD is all about himself in a fictitious setting, and it was strangely watchable. Much better than his more 'normal' films.

I think this would have been better as a movie or a two part mini series - I was already getting bored of it by the end of the first episode when it was an Amazon pilot.