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| 09.20.06 (12:47 pm) [edit] |
On my tombstone my epitaph will read "Watched Too Much Television". Probabilistically, I am most likely to die in front of a TV. I have accepted that. If you love me, you need to accept that too.
That being said, I've spent the past couple weeks checking out new shows debuting on US television. Nothing has grabbed me yet. Nothing has hooked me and turned me into a crack-whore. At the same time, I haven't watched any extremely awful programming either, except for "'Til Death", a new comedy on Fox.
Below are my initial feelings on the new Fall TV offerings:
Vanished, Fox
A senator's wife goes missing and way too many people could be behind it, including the founding fathers. Huh? Yeah, it's extremely convoluted and I cannot care about the characters. I just can't. I find them all paper-thin and silly. Frankly, I don't care if they ever find the senator's wife or why she was taken.
Kidnapped, NBC
I was surprised at how much I liked this show. I cannot stand Dana Delaney. I always find her characters snotty and whiny. I don't care much for Timothy Hutton for similar reasons. Yet, as a pair of well-to-do, exasperated and frustrated parents of a kidnap victim, they work for me. I love Delroy Lindo in anything and Jeremy Sisto isn't playing a sociopath, so he's cool. The minute the show began, I cared about the characters, I was curious about how things would play out. I want to know. We'll see how long that feeling lasts.
Runaway, The CW
Gosh! Families at odds with law enforcement must be the theme of the Fall this season. Donnie Wahlberg stars as a man on the run with his family, after he jumps bail after being framed for murder. Donnie Wahlberg does a good job of playing a man put upon by circumstances. However, his chemistry with the rest of the cast, especially his family, seems a bit off. Then again, it make sense given that his character, prior to his murder charge, put his career before his family. I found plot holes in the pilot, so that doesn't give me much hope. I pray the writing gets better with each episode.
Smith, CBS
Ray Liotta plays a man with dual lives. On one hand, he's a loving suburban father and husband. On the other hand, he's a master thief and may be even a murderer. The show tries to be slick and the pilot tried to ramp up the shock value but I'm not sold on Jonny Lee Miller and Simon Baker. Baker seems to be the shadiest of Liotta's gang of swindlers and crooks, but I just can't shake the nice guy image he had from "The Guardian". It's entertaining but as one critic said, it's more Ocean's 11 (with Dean Martin, not George Clooney) than The Sting (with Paul Newman).
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posted by: aesav23 (reply)
post date: 09.20.06 (1:03 pm)
Your comments section won't let me post the Simon Baker sitting-nude-on-a-beach-all-t3h-h4vvt, so lemme just say, he's got that going for him.
~ae
posted by: dustyjumpwings (reply)
post date: 09.27.06 (1:22 am)
How could you forget to mention Standoff?! ;o)
Oh and, "Families at odds with law enforcement.." sounds like Dukes to me!
posted by: shane (reply)
post date: 10.14.06 (6:17 pm)
"heroes". it's awesome. check it out if you haven't already.
posted by: dangerkitty (reply)
post date: 10.19.06 (8:10 am)
Reply to: Shane
OMG!!! I LOVE HEROES!! Actually "Hiro" is my fave character next to Claire. I suspect that Suresh's pixie friend is a spy.
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