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Lights Out (TV Series)

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Original title

Lights Out

Year

2010

Running time

40 min.

Country

United States

Director

Justin Zackham (Creator), Norberto Barba, Clark Johnson, Jean de Segonzac, Phil Abraham, Ed Bianchi, Tom DiCillo, Ken Girotti, Nick Gomez, Rosemary Rodriguez

Screenwriter

Justin Zackham, Brian Goluboff, Warren Leight, Carter Harris, Robin Veith

Cast

Cinematography

Richard Rutkowski

Producer

Two Ton Films, Fineman Entertainment, Fox Television Studios, FX Productions, TVM Productions. Broadcast by: FX Network

Genre

TV Series. Drama | Sports. Boxing

Synopsis

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 struggling to support his wife and three daughters, especially when his dwindling finances have him on shaky ground. He must decide whether to accept the brutal and intimidating job of a debt collector or return to the ring for a comeback to become the champ once again.

Critics' reviews

"A particularly fine new FX drama marred only by a tepid pace in the pilot. But pace and story pick up in subsequent episodes."

Verne Gay: Newsday
"It's quickly clear that this skillfully sustained, sharply plotted series is a fighter saga you'll want to follow to the final bell."

Dorothy Rabinowitz: The Wall Street Journal
"Beyond the superb pilot, Lights Out begins to get wonderfully nuanced and more interesting with each episode."

Tim Goodman: The Hollywood Reporter
"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."

Ellen Gray: Philadelphia Inquirer
"At its strongest, it freshens those themes without melodrama, opting instead for slow-boil tension"

Ken Tucker: Entertainment Weekly
"'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."

David Hinckley: New York Daily News
"'Lights Out' isn't a knockout, but it's got enough grit and sweat to keep viewers on their toes."

Slant
"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."

Robert Lloyd: Los Angeles Times

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Lights Out (TV Series)

2010

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