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Like his onscreen partner, Thomas was a small-time TV veteran with credits on Toma, Starsky and Hutch, and Wonder Woman, among others.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Chemical Analyst is a small-time, independent dealer who supplies powerful drugs without a cartel or gang for support.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Superfakes is about a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer who enters a dangerous black-market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
The proceeds paid off the loss of the second smuggle and, crucially, fulfilled the original trio’s obligations to the small-time dealer who had fronted them the cash to buy The Escape in return for a commitment to two successful smuggles.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Chemical Analyst is a small-time, independent dealer who supplies powerful drugs without a cartel or gang for support.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Superfakes is about a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer who enters a dangerous black-market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
The proceeds paid off the loss of the second smuggle and, crucially, fulfilled the original trio’s obligations to the small-time dealer who had fronted them the cash to buy The Escape in return for a commitment to two successful smuggles.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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