But it didn't suck, and right now, that's what's important.Įnjoyed the little Whedon touches (including Gunn AND Shepard Book!) and appreciated the general ethos Coulson displayed, wanting to find another way to end the situation other than simply killing their target. Still, the studio audience really needs to be tuned down, even moreso than in most multi-cams.
Like many Chuck Lorre shows, there's probably a decent show somewhere in the various shows Mom is trying to be, and it remains to be seen which will emerge, but I like the cast, specifically Anna Faris and Allison Janney, enough to stick around for a few more episodes and see what happens (the Big Bang Theory pilot was much more of a mess than this). I finished the second season of The Newsroom this past weekend, and while I can't deny the show has its flaws (even in a much-improved second season), I also can't deny that I simply love listening to Sorkin's dialogue, and that I'll miss seeing these characters for the next forty-odd weeks before it comes back (assuming it gets picked up for a third season, which, if it doesn't, then I'm really going to miss some of these characters.).
It's something that nearly every show or movie that references that book does, but it still bugs me when I hear it (even more maddening: someone clearly did their research, as in the second episode, the Four Horsemen are correctly named as Conquest, War, Famine, and Death, yet the name of the damned book is still wrong.). I still wouldn't be surprised if he turned up alive and well at some point.ĭitto John Cho - I don't need him every week, but I hope he sticks around as an undead Renfield type.Īmongst all the batshit insanity in the pilot, the thing that irked me was everyone referring to the last book of the Bible as the Book of Revelation s, when in fact it's simply "Revelation" (no plural). I simply can't turn up my nose at any show that throws so many crazy, off-the-wall ideas out as this one (time traveling Ichabod Crane! The Headless Horsemen is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse! George Washington was fighting the Revolutionary War to save the world! Also, there's witches and demons and John Cho and magic priests, because of course there are!) while managing to strike just the right balance between seriousness and camp to make it all work (something which a show like Revolution consistently struggles).Īfter the pilot, I was suspicious we hadn't seen the last of Clancy Brown (for one, he's Clancy Brown, for another, we never actually saw him get beheaded, and another, we know he was aware of the whole Coven/Horsemen/Apocalypse business, at least in part, and seemed in with the magic priest) and the second episode proved me right, at least in one capacity. We'll see how long the narrative (and ratings) hold up, but this might be my new favorite show.
The bad - NPH's opening number/bit, the largely-superfluous and time-sucking Elton John and Carrie Underwood performances, and the numerous "In Memoriam" tributes independant of the main "In Memoriam" tribute (which were appropriate, but did make the whole show seem sadder, and ate up more time).Īlso, with nearly every winner getting played off (only Merrit Weaver escaped that fate, since she didn't stick around long enough for the orchestra to cue up), and nearly every one ignoring it, the end result was simply having the ends of acceptance speeches feel like they were being underscored for dramatic value, which was mildly amusing. The good - NPH's middle number, the salute to choreography (which was just fun to watch), a break in the Modern Family cast's stranglehold on the supporting comedic actor Emmys (I like the show but it's far less consistent these days, and there are better shows/performances out there), and the relative unpredictability of the wins in general.