It's fun but there's very much of a been there done that feel about the show. I'll watch a few more episodes before making up my mind.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@...> wrote: > > Keith, I had it Autotuned, but my Little Voice bade me remove the tag ten > minutes before the show came on, and I didn't watch it. No idea why. > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Keith Johnson > <keithbjohn...@...>wrote: > > > > > > > Did anyone watch it? What did you think? Going in, I had to shake my "This > > is a clone of 'Alias'" feeling, given that the principal is a young and new > > recruit to the CIA. And I have to admit there are still things that make one > > feel that way. But there are differences, the most notable of which that > > Annie isn't working for an evil organization posing to be the CIA--although > > her bosses definitely have their hidden agendas and secrets. The main > > difference in characterization seems to be that in Alias, Sydney wasn't as > > cynical as Annie is inside. Sydney went into the CIA for something to do, > > Annie has gone in because she was terribly hurt by a man and doesn't ever > > want to feel weak again. The action was constant, the blot zippy and fluid, > > and I never got bored. I also admit I like Piper Perabo as Annie. She's got > > a good mix of fresh and new, but tough and even cold when she needs to be. I > > also like the supporting cast: Christopher Gorham (Jake 2.0), Sendhil > > Ramamurthy (Suresh from "Heroes"), (Kari Matchet, "Invasion", Nate's > > ex-wife on "Leverage"), and Peter Gallagher. A fast and fun show, a la > > "Human Target" or "Burn Notice", it keep me entertained. > > > > One thing that struck me, though, was all the in-show advertising that went > > on. There were a huge number of product plugs in the show. Here's lines from > > the show I can recall: > > > > "Wow, you have a Starbucks inside the CIA?"... > > "The pipes here haven't been cleaned since the Johnson Administration. > > You'd be better off buying a bottle of Evian Water".... > > "I checked and see you've made several reservations in the last few months > > on OpenTable.com"... > > "It's 'Miller Time'!" > > "You're actually trying to use a Listerine Breath Strip to capture a > > fingerprint?" > > > > The insertions were handled well, but after a while, boy were they > > noticeable! Is this going to be the new way of television? I know "Eureka" > > plugged that Subaru of Jo's, and I remember an awful ep of "Smallville" in > > which Green-K infected StrideRite gum played a central role. > > > > > > > > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >
