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Gettys were messed up
posted by write2topcatSTAFFMOD on May 14, 2018 at 10:03 PM
If this series depicts J. Paul Getty and his sons accurately, they were a messed up family. The old man was a bastard through and through. JPG3's father was not simply a drug addict, he was a self centered, self pitying, crybaby....IF this series depicts them accurately.
I know they have certain facts correct, and are taking liberties with others. Of course, the dialogue is fictional but presumably loosely based on recollections of people who were among the inner circle during that period. What actually happened is anybody's guess.
Still, certain facts are not in dispute. J Paul Getty did put a pay phone in his home so that visitors had to pay to make phone calls when visiting. He was by all accounts a cheapskate. And he did publicly say he would not pay a penny in ransom. Was this because he believed at that time that the kidnapping was a hoax, as the series suggests?
Apparently it is true that the old man offered the ransom as a load from the trust at 4% interest to his son so he could pay the ransom. Did JPG2 really refuse the deal resulting in his own son's further captivity and eventually the loss of his ear? If that part is true then JPG2 was a no good father.
The ordeal deeply affected the grandson. He overdosed on drugs in his early 20s and had a stroke which left him partially paralyzed for the rest of his life. What a shame.
Reply by write2topcat
on May 30, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Thanks. I don't watch a whole lot of TV. I like The Blacklist a lot. I also watch a sci fi called The Expanse. There is a show called The Originals about the original family of vampires. I've been watching Gotham, and recently Krypton. I watch a lot of stuff on Netflix. I just started binge watching Dexter. I've seen it before and just started watching it again. It is pretty dark but slightly humorous. Oh, yeah I have watched The Americans since the beginning. It is almost over now. The series finale is coming up tonight I think. It's a great show.
There's a Netflix series called Narcos which I like a lot. I don't know how much longer they will continue that series. The first two seasons were about Pablo Escobar. Then it covered the Cali cartel history. It's really interesting.
There is a show called Humans I like. I think it will be back on later this summer.
There was a show called Dark Matter I liked but it was cancelled. I can't think of anything else right now. I don't watch a whole lot.
Reply by ScorpionQ2
on May 31, 2018 at 11:17 AM
I watched Dexter
( and every time Showtime has a marathon I watch it again) Gotham and Krypton.
Humans (yes!) June 5th on AMC. Hopefully I will see you in that thread- It's good to read someone (who posts sanely) else's explanations/ theories on a series- and I may need some things explained
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Reply by write2topcat
on May 31, 2018 at 2:33 PM
Thanks. See you there.