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
wrote:
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> 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.
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"If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant
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