jeudi 22 septembre 2016

"Designated Survivor" - Pilot OAD 9/21/16

Wow, surprised that no one has posted anything yet.

Even though I'd seen most of the opening sequence from trailers (Kirkman in the secure location, on the phone with his daughter; TV feed of the SOTU address fizzing out; Secret Service agents bursting in; Kirkman looking out the window at the explosion in the distance), it still had dramatic heft.

The pilot looks like it had a lot of money spent on it, instead of trying to get by with as few extras as possible (ahem "Blindspot").

I thought Kiefer Sutherland was quite good and managed not to evoke Jack Bauer.

I fear that the subplot with the son is going to be as welcome as Kim Bauer and the mountain lion.

Overall, I was impressed by the pilot and look forward to the show. But I also remember that ABC has had a number of high concept serialized dramas in recent years that have had outstanding pilots and yet collapsed within a year - "Flashforward" and "V" as the most obvious examples. Hope this one goes a different way.


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