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TV's "fall" Season 2012
Oct. 6th, 2012 08:43 pmIt's that time of year - the time when lots of new TV shows start.
Elementary - America does Sherlock. Sherlock Holmes has moved from England to New York (because everything in America happens in New York). Sherlock is a recovering drug addict. Lucy Liu's Jane Watson is an ex-surgeon now working as a sober partner employed by Sherlock's dad.
Suffers from Americans not being able to write British English properly. We wouldn't call the New York Subway "The Tube". Not terrible, but there doesn't actually seem to be all that much tying it into Sherlock Holmes. Change the names and it wouldn't be recognisable as Sherlock Holmes. Certainly not a patch on Sherlock.
Red Dwarf X - Wow! That episode actually made me laugh properly. Not sure if it's up to the standard of earlier series but certainly a lot funnier than 7 or Back To Earth.
Continuum - This one actually started earlier this year, but I seem to have been out of touch. Canadian series about a time traveller cop tracking down terrorists from the future. The terrorists here actually seem to have some oddly understandable motives, although they're clearly bad guys since their tactics are out of proportion. Was hooked from the start, but my interest waned a little after the premise was established. Pilot suffers a bit from the problems that a lot of pilots suffer from - the need to introduce all the elements while also providing an actual taster episode.
Revolution - You have to let the improbable premise slide. It's not dwelt on too much. Technology has stopped working. Civilisation has collapsed. 15 years later our heroes are being chased bu the villains because they might now how to get the technology to work.
Regardless of the daftness of the premise, I quite like the concept but the actual implementation annoyed me. Actually the characters annoyed me. Right out of the big book of character clichés. Jaded ex marine, sassy heroine, fat geek, immature kid who wants people to stop treating him as a kid. And the underlying mystery just doesn't seem all that compelling. Will give it a few more episodes.
Last Resort - I rather enjoyed the pilot. Nuclear submarine gets a suspicious order, which the captain disobeys, finds the entire US military is after them, and so goes rogue and takes over an island. Lots of conflict from the handful of crew who believe the captain is a traitor, from the outside, and from the kingpin who runs the island and isn't too happy about finding someone has parked a nuclear sub on his doorstep. Also hasa side plot about the machinations going on inside Washington.
Also has Dichen Lachman serving drinks:)
Second episode wasn't quite as good, but still worth watching.
Elementary - America does Sherlock. Sherlock Holmes has moved from England to New York (because everything in America happens in New York). Sherlock is a recovering drug addict. Lucy Liu's Jane Watson is an ex-surgeon now working as a sober partner employed by Sherlock's dad.
Suffers from Americans not being able to write British English properly. We wouldn't call the New York Subway "The Tube". Not terrible, but there doesn't actually seem to be all that much tying it into Sherlock Holmes. Change the names and it wouldn't be recognisable as Sherlock Holmes. Certainly not a patch on Sherlock.
Red Dwarf X - Wow! That episode actually made me laugh properly. Not sure if it's up to the standard of earlier series but certainly a lot funnier than 7 or Back To Earth.
Continuum - This one actually started earlier this year, but I seem to have been out of touch. Canadian series about a time traveller cop tracking down terrorists from the future. The terrorists here actually seem to have some oddly understandable motives, although they're clearly bad guys since their tactics are out of proportion. Was hooked from the start, but my interest waned a little after the premise was established. Pilot suffers a bit from the problems that a lot of pilots suffer from - the need to introduce all the elements while also providing an actual taster episode.
Revolution - You have to let the improbable premise slide. It's not dwelt on too much. Technology has stopped working. Civilisation has collapsed. 15 years later our heroes are being chased bu the villains because they might now how to get the technology to work.
Regardless of the daftness of the premise, I quite like the concept but the actual implementation annoyed me. Actually the characters annoyed me. Right out of the big book of character clichés. Jaded ex marine, sassy heroine, fat geek, immature kid who wants people to stop treating him as a kid. And the underlying mystery just doesn't seem all that compelling. Will give it a few more episodes.
Last Resort - I rather enjoyed the pilot. Nuclear submarine gets a suspicious order, which the captain disobeys, finds the entire US military is after them, and so goes rogue and takes over an island. Lots of conflict from the handful of crew who believe the captain is a traitor, from the outside, and from the kingpin who runs the island and isn't too happy about finding someone has parked a nuclear sub on his doorstep. Also hasa side plot about the machinations going on inside Washington.
Also has Dichen Lachman serving drinks:)
Second episode wasn't quite as good, but still worth watching.
