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This would seem more than a little derivative of Tom Paxton's classic, "Thank you Republic Airlines ... for breaking the neck on my guitar".

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We're not focused on Paxton's POV at all times (for which I was grateful -- Paxton is absolutely believable as a character, but he also tends toward the whiny and passive), so we get excellent portraits of his Alpha friend Deke, his father, his dead Beta lover Jo Lynn and her kids, and especially the dynamic town mayor Rhonda.

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Then, long snapper Lonnie Paxton's bad snap thwarted a 28-yard field-goal attempt after Hunter's interception at the Jets 33.

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As Bill Paxton's Hudson bellows in Cameron's great 1986 film "Aliens": "They're coming outta the walls!"

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Then, long snapper Lonnie Paxton's bad snap thwarted a 28-yard field-goal attempt after Hunter's interception at the Jets 33.

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It's all overseen by Paxton's father-in-law from hell Harry Dean Stanton.

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Lucille initially turned down Hauser's offer of a ride back to the mainland, but Paxton's case brought them together.

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She showed up at his station so he could ask her out to dinner, and that's where he likely made the promise to his new friend to find out where Paxton's fourth and final bomb was planted.

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After standing for hours atop a landmine, once Hauser was freed, he put a bullet in Paxton's legs in retaliation.

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The casting is unimpressive, and while you may not expect a Mad Men-type attention to detail, you should expect a show about models to keep Paxton's hair and makeup consistent from shot to shot.

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