- So 16. Jun 2013, 09:55
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Die erste Folge der Serie gefiel mir ganz gut. Wie im Pilot Review Thread geschrieben, war für mich die visuelle Umsetzung der eigentliche Star. Die Pilotfolge war sehr elegant in Szene gesetzt. Inhaltlich fand ich die Serie ein bisschen zu sehr auf badass getrimmt und ein wenig zu vollgestopft. Liev Schreiber macht aber eine verdammt coole Figur als Ray und der Cast erscheint mir soweit auch sehr solide. Btw. für alle, denen die Tochter bekannt vorkam, die war jahrelang die Tochter von Rachel Griffiths bei Brothers & Sisters und spielte auch in einer Folge von Apartment 23 mit. Das musste ich nach der Folge erstmal googlen, weil ich mich fragte, woher ich die kenne. :lol:
ABOUT THE SERIES
Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, RAY DONOVAN stars Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Liev Schreiber in his first lead television role as L.A.’s best professional fixer. Ray is the man called in to make the city’s celebrities’, superstarathletes’ and business moguls’ most complicated and combustible situations go away. This powerful family drama unfolds when his father, Mickey Donovan, played by Oscar winner Jon Voight, is unexpectedly released from prison, setting off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core. Ray works with two associates – his # 1, Avi (Steven Bauer), an imposing Israeli, and Lena (Katherine Moenning), a laconic, hardboiled lesbian who serves as his #2.
Most of Ray’s work is for Goodman/Drexler, the most powerful law firm in town led by his confidante and mentor Ezra Goodman (Elliott Gould), and his partner, Lee Drexler (Peter Jacobson). The only problems he can’t fix are those involving his own damaged South Boston family. Ray’s brother Bunchy (Dash Mihok) was abused by a priest and now can’t stay sober; his brother Terry (Eddie Marsan) was left in the boxing ring too long and developed Parkinson’s; and the ghost of their little sister -- who committed suicide when she was a teenager – haunts them all.
Additionally, his wife Abby (Paula Malcomson) is still adjusting to their west coast, suburban life while raising their two children, Bridget (Kerris Dorsey) and Conor (Devon Bagby). To Ray, all of their problems can be traced back to one person: their father Mickey, a gangster with the Irish mob who never protected his family. But everything is turned upside down when Mickey, after twenty years in a cage, makes his way to Los Angeles and is hungry for revenge. He wants money, a new life, and his place at the head of his family.
RAY DONOVAN is created and executive produced by Ann Biderman (Southland), who also wrote the pilot episode. The series is also executive produced by Mark Gordon and Bryan Zuriff. RAY DONOVAN is a SHOWTIME production and the pilot was directed by Allen Coulter (The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy), who also serves as producer on both the pilot and the second episode of the series.
CAST
Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan is a man of many faces. He's a cool, sophisticated Hollywood player but also a ruthless south Boston thug. He's a devoted family man who has trouble resisting come-ons from attractive clients, and a consummate professional who is also easily pushed to violence. His job as a problem fixer for the Hollywood elite has helped lift him out of the working class and to within reach of the truly wealthy and powerful. But no amount of designer suits, sports cars or gold watches can completely mask his dark line of work or his humble roots. With his troubled brothers always calling, and his criminal father fresh out of prison, Ray might be unable to truly shake his past.
Jon Voight as Mickey Donovan
Released from prison after a 20-year stint, Ray's father Mickey has arrived in LA to get what he feels is his rightful due. A murderous low life, Mickey is nevertheless charismatic and charming. Ray's brothers fall right back under their father's spell, and his wife and children take an instant shine to the grandfather they've never known. Mickey's desire to reunite with his family and settle some old (but hardly forgotten) scores threatens to destroy everything Ray has built for himself.
Paula Malcolmson as Abby Donovan
Ray's wife Abby enjoys the spoils of Ray's success in LA and strives to climb even higher. She desperately wants to get out of the Valley and into the neighborhoods, parties, and schools of the true Hollywood elite. Abby has grown weary of turning a blind eye to Ray's philandering and the unusual demands of his job. Neither Abby nor her kids has ever met Ray's father, Mickey. When he arrives in town, she is anxious to get to know him, much to Ray's distress.
Kerris Dorsey as Bridget Donovan
Bridget is Ray and Abby's oldest child. She and her brother have been kept in the dark about Ray's family, and she is eager to learn more about them and meet her grandfather. Bridget takes up with a neighbor boy, the foster child of a famous rap star who becomes one of Ray's clients.
Devon Bagby as Conor Donovan
Conor is Abby and Ray's younger child. He is anxious to get to know his grandfather Mickey. Mickey immediately develops a soft spot for Conor and tries to advise his grandson based on his own skewed ways of the world.
Steven Bauer as Avi
Ray's right-hand man and the principle "muscle" of his operation is a tough Israeli who is one of the very few capable of reasoning with Ray. He handles surveillance and clean up for Ray, and is fiercely loyal to his boss, even when he doesn't always agree with his tactics.
Katherine Moening as Lena
Lena handles Ray's office and research for his operation. She is a no-nonsense lesbian who is both sexy and tough. She is an asset to Ray both in and out of the office.
Pooch Hall as Darryll
Daryll is Mickey's illegitimate son from an affair. The Donovans have only recently learned of his existence and, aside from Ray, are embracing and welcoming him to the family. Mickey uses him to do some of his dirty work, which gets Daryll into immediate trouble.
Dash Mihok as Bunchie Donovan
Bunchy is the most troubled of the Donovan brothers. Molested as a child by his local priest, he has battled with psychological and addiction issues his whole adult life. He is also the most vulnerable of the brothers, and he is dangerously susceptible to Mickey's charms.
Eddie Marsan as Terry Donovan
Ray's brother Terry is a former boxer who has developed Parkinson's disease from too many blows to the head. His condition has left him despondent and shy, and therefore extremely awkward around women. He owns a boxing gym in LA where Ray's father and brothers hang out, and which Ray tries to avoid as much as he can.
Elliott Gould as Ezra Goldman
Ezra is an old friend of Ray's, and a frequent collaborator and client. He is distraught over the recent passing of his beloved wife, and seems to be deteriorating mentally. Ezra is alarmed over the arrival of Ray's father Mickey in LA, as Ezra would prefer their past remained a secret.
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Mickey und sein Arsch-Fetisch waren fantastisch diesmal. :lol: 
