Gard Wrote:Got the opportunity to catch it tonight.
I wasn't a fan of the original - thought it was weak and had too many plot problems that needed addressing. But THIS show, tonight, was much better. I was skeptical at first, but by the half-hour point it was clear: this thing is very anti-state. They not only skewered paternalism in the form of socialized medicine, they nailed Americorps, idolatry of arbitrary authority, and cheesy "news" people conducting softball interviews of "leaders". They've set up a pretty good internal mythology to propel the story for a couple of seasons, and -- which is a nice "and" -- they put together an episode that actually had its own internal arc that got fulfilled at the end.
The show has a lot of potential, and I'm gonna give it a shot. Given how they've set it up, me think me kinda like!:hello:
Besides, it has that actress who plays Juliette in Lost, soooo...... Well yeah, viewing is mandatory for me. See?
ccosborne3 Wrote:SPOILERS
I didn't like it. They have to slow it down a little. There was almost no build up at all, within a half hours time the V's were already exposed as the greedy reptilian scumbags that they are.
I DVR'd a couple of old episodes off of the Syfy channel. Can't believe how awful that old TV series was. Quite possibly the worst TV show I've ever seen. It rivals the West Wing for hideousness.
webby Wrote:I read someone's theory last night that the reason for the minimal build up is because the writers and producers expect the show will be yanked off the air too soon (like Jericho and Firefly) so they wanted to get to the conflict as soon as possible. Which kinda makes sense, I guess.
ccosborne3 Wrote:Wow, they hit the panic button before it even aired, what a bunch of goofs. The thing is it could have been really, really good had they approached it right. I thought they were speeding things along because it's more or less a remake and we all know what's going to happen anyways. It really did seem like there was a hell of a lot cut out of it.
Too bad.
GeraldRice Wrote:But considering they'd have no time to retool which would you rather do, have a slow build-up and risk cancellation or put the pedal to the metal and blow the doors off everyone's expectations?
GeraldRice Wrote:But considering they'd have no time to retool which would you rather do, have a slow build-up and risk cancellation or put the pedal to the metal and blow the doors off everyone's expectations?