Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024

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The new FX limited series “Pistol,” available on Hulu, takes a six-part journey into the anarchic history of the legendary Sex Pistols, the British band that catapulted the punk movement with their brash, noisy, rebelliousness and shook the conservative English establishment in the ’70s. The series was created and written by Australian Craig Pearce, and directed by Danny Boyle (“Trainspotting,” “Slumdog Millionaire”).

Based on Jones’ memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, the limited series “Pistol” is the story of a band of spotty, noisy, working-class kids with “no future” who shook the boring, corrupt Establishment to its core, threatened to bring down the government, and changed music and culture forever. At the center of this series is Sex Pistols’ founding member and guitarist, Steve Jones. Jones’ hilarious, emotional and at times heartbreaking journey guides viewers through a kaleidoscopic telling of three of the most epic, chaotic, and mucus-spattered years in the history of music.

Australian entertainment journalist, Katherine Tulich spoke with Pearce and Boyle, as well as the excellent young cast including Thomas Brodie-Sangster who plays their quirky but genius manager Malcolm McLaren, and Anson Boon who ignites as lead singer John Lydon.

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By Dave Jenks

Dave Jenks is an American novelist and Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Between those careers, he’s worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, divemaster, taxi driver, construction manager, and over the road truck driver, among many other things. He now lives on a sea island, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, with his wife and youngest daughter. They also have three grown children, five grand children, three dogs and a whole flock of parakeets. Stinnett grew up in Melbourne, Florida and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico. His next dream is to one day visit and dive Cuba.