Reacher on Amazon Prime

[Guest MikeThomas]

Damn, Alan Ritchson who plays Jack Reacher is one big handsome slab of beef and based on the flashbacks was a good kid sticking up for the underdogs and teaching the bullies a lesson.  I think I’m in lust!

[+ purplekow]

https://www.justjared.com/2022/01/18/reacher-star-alan-ritchson-bares-muscular-physique-in-new-shirtless-photo-shares-workout-tips/

 

Here is one recent pic and there are manyon Google from his American Idol and Aquaman days when he was in his 29s and was cream in the jeans material. 

Edited February 5, 2022 by purplekow

[Guest MikeThomas]

[+ azdr0710]

Edited February 5, 2022 by azdr0710

[Guest MikeThomas]

2 minutes ago, azdr0710 said:

OMFG… does he escort 😂?  Nice cumgutters!

[leeper]

Really enjoyed the first episode of Reacher; I remember Alan Ritchson from Smallville as well as Blue Mountain State in which he spent a fair amount of time running around in just a jockstrap.   He was also recently in the superhero show Titans where he displayed his magnificent backside a few times.   If you look on YouTube he also has some singing videos as well as an appearance on American Idol when he was younger.

[jeezifonly]

Amazon gives it the multi-season treatment like they did BOSCH, this kid will indeed be “the rich son”

Started it last night. Needed to watch something/someone angry and chiseled. 

[MikeBiDude]

Yes, Alan Ritchson is hot! 

I’ve read virtually every one of Lee Child’s “Reacher” books. The one this series is based on is one of my favorites. Ritchson plays the Reacher character perfectly. If anyone thinks the acting is stilted or off…it’s not Ritchson…it’s Reacher!!

[+ tassojunior]

Just watched E1. Good show. Terrible legal. Legal "advice" on shows needs to be monitored. Example: you can NOT refuse a cavity search in prison because evidence of your original crime could not fit in there. It's for prison security. I hope no one got time added or put in the hole for repeating this.

edit: after episode 2 not sure I can handle the script. Guy's nudes are all over the internet to see without having to endure the writing/directing/"acting". His acting is good....every single other person's is awful. He deserves better.

Edited February 7, 2022 by tassojunior

[handiacefailure]

I haven't had a chance to watch it yet but want to since I love the books.

Glad they got someone that looks like Reacher to play the part.   Tom Cruise was an awful choice in the movie seeing he's a small guy and Reacher is a big guy 

[BgMstr4u]

I saw a couple of interviews with Lee Child on YouTube in which he was asked about Tom Cruise.  Child was obviously being a team player in his response, scripted even, but he said something interesting.  Namely, that most Hollywood actors are short, so that criticism of Cruise was not significant.  I once saw Cruise in person, and even with shoelifts he was really, really short.  Alan Ritchson is perfectly cast.  The series hews closely to the book.  I thought it, and Ritchson, were terrific.

[kyleham]

Alan Ritchson is such eye candy and just oozes sex appeal. Even the show isn't that great seeing this muscle hunk got me through the show. Hopefully there will be a season 2.

[KrisParr]

Season 2 just wrapped - should release mid-2023. Supposed to be book #11 out of the dozen that have been written. The last episode was so hot - with Reacher sitting on the front porch with a skin tight black t-shirt - his “guns” were about the split the sleeves. Omg. I am so in lust with that dude. 

[Rudynate]

On 2/6/2022 at 9:31 AM, MikeBiDude said:

Yes, Alan Ritchson is hot! 

I’ve read virtually every one of Lee Child’s “Reacher” books. The one this series is based on is one of my favorites. Ritchson plays the Reacher character perfectly. If anyone thinks the acting is stilted or off…it’s not Ritchson…it’s Reacher!!

Ritchson is a tiny bit weird.  I watched a youtube video of him talking about his bipolar disorder, depression and substance abuse - he's rather intense.  He is also very religious - not exactly a born-again, but he's passionate about his beliefs.  He is also a songwriter and musician.  He has a high-pitched vibrato vocal style, like Mandy Potemkin's, that is like fingernails on a blackboard to me.  Nonetheless, it's hard for me to take my eyes off of him. 

He's most interesting when he's giving workout and nutrition tips.

 

 

[Rudynate]

On 2/6/2022 at 12:51 PM, tassojunior said:

Just watched E1. Good show. Terrible legal. Legal "advice" on shows needs to be monitored. Example: you can NOT refuse a cavity search in prison because evidence of your original crime could not fit in there. It's for prison security. I hope no one got time added or put in the hole for repeating this.

edit: after episode 2 not sure I can handle the script. Guy's nudes are all over the internet to see without having to endure the writing/directing/"acting". His acting is good....every single other person's is awful. He deserves better.

But who gets their legal advice from a TV show?  And he makes clear elsewhere in the episode that he's just improvising and not quoting actual law.   And cops only know black-letter law.  They know zip about the all the precedent generated by courts interpreting the black-letter law.

[TonyDown]

I agree, if a fan of the books, you'll probably enjoy.  Lee Child was involved with writing and production.

[kyleham]

What a hunk! Loved the show because of him.

[MikeBiDude]

Season 3 is up on Amazon Prime, first 3 episodes available now, then they’ll drop (weekly?). If you’re a Ritchson fan, you’ll enjoy some shirtless scenes early on in the first 3 episodes.

I find Johnny Berchtold who plays a young Richard Beck in the series twinkish-cute.

 

[KrisParr]

And episode 3 of the new season has him stripped down to his briefs swimming in the ocean. Hot damn! He’s bigger than ever. In a good way. Woof.

[d.anders]

I had never heard of the guy, but I started to watch the show. It's far-fetched as all hell, but everyone is trying to keep the production quality up. I love the anti-bully hero types. The younger photos of the guy are amazing. He's way too big now for my liking.

[+ ApexNomad]

On 2/23/2025 at 8:25 PM, KrisParr said:

And episode 3 of the new season has him stripped down to his briefs swimming in the ocean. Hot damn! He’s bigger than ever. In a good way. Woof.

There’s definitely been more skin of Alan this season and it’s only been 3 episodes..… which makes me very happy. 😊

[d.anders]

I just started watching Season 3. The action is keeping my attention. I loved how the story opened. I absolutely did not recognize Anthony Michael Hall as Beck. Holy shit how a man ages. I'm loving Sonya Cassidy. She's got a great speaking voice and some very good lines. She's a terrific counter to Reacher. They seem to have very good chemistry. The writing seems to be crisper this season. Of course, way too many eye roll moments, but that's Hollywood. Alan Ritchson is showing more skin. Good for him. I wish he was wearing white underwear instead of black. I'm not finding Johnny Berchtold attractive (in the show), but I did enjoy the teaching boxing scene. For a minute, I thought it would have been fun for the creators to push a few buttons on the Daddy/Son theme, to feed the gays. With the boy hating on his real dad, the opportunity was there. But perhaps that's going too far? Still, a peeping-son shower scene would have been fun to see. LOL.

[MaybeMaybeNot]

I don't watch a lot of new television series, but my partner and I enjoy watching Reacher together.  We had a few butt shots in Season 1 but none in Season 2. I think we need some in Season 3. Ritchson doesn't seem to mind sharing. 

[+ ApexNomad]

On 2/28/2025 at 10:46 AM, d.anders said:

I just started watching Season 3. The action is keeping my attention. I loved how the story opened. I absolutely did not recognize Anthony Michael Hall as Beck. Holy shit how a man ages. I'm loving Sonya Cassidy. She's got a great speaking voice and some very good lines. She's a terrific counter to Reacher. They seem to have very good chemistry. The writing seems to be crisper this season. Of course, way too many eye roll moments, but that's Hollywood. Alan Ritchson is showing more skin. Good for him. I wish he was wearing white underwear instead of black. I'm not finding Johnny Berchtold attractive (in the show), but I did enjoy the teaching boxing scene. For a minute, I thought it would have been fun for the creators to push a few buttons on the Daddy/Son theme, to feed the gays. With the boy hating on his real dad, the opportunity was there. But perhaps that's going too far? Still, a peeping-son shower scene would have been fun to see. LOL.

I find the black boxer briefs look amazing on him. It’s perfect.

The Daddy/Son theme would never happen on a show like this, especially with this particular character. One can dream though.

[dutchal]

He's hot as hell in this video:  https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a46663668/alan-ritchson-reacher-interview/

And people may have forgotten, but he had a gay kissing scene with Trevor Donovan in 90210:  https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/08/alan-ritchson-gay-90210/

 

Edited March 13 by dutchal