My wife and I sat down and watched the pilot when it originally aired three weeks ago. Both of us were amazed at how far the producers of the show went to get women involved in the action. So much so that it was well beyond the suspension of disbelief. The main's partner is the most glaring example of said offense. Here's the for-instance:
The main is reportedly an awesome agent, one of if not thee best out there. His biggest failing is believing that his wife (presumed dead after turning into a rogue agent) is innocent of the claims against her, and his desire to prove these charges wrong is what fuels him. Bring in his new partner, the open secret is she (Ice Man + Maverick (I know, already an oxymoron) in the form of the first most-bestest woman secret service agent ever) is there to keep the main in-check (read not let him investigate the circumstances involving his wife). The main and Ice-rick get in a tussle with some baddies, a shootout ensues, main seemingly taking care of business, all of a sudden Ice-rick body checks main into some garbage cans so she can put a couple bullets down range, and she gets grazed by a bullet. Show claims partner saved main's life... ugghhh.
The show seems like the Terminator playing Chuck (actually mostly pretty cool), with little buddy (Gilligan) there to get in the way, I mean save the day. The Little Buddy thing is what really got to me and my wife. Ice-Rick is always ready to save the day (heck without her the main would've 'died' 20 minutes into the pilot episode) even when the day doesn't need to be saved. The characters are so one dimensional that they seem to only be there so the show can meet some sort of demographic requirements and to occasionally act as minor plot devices.
I was excited at the premise of the show, "a serious Chuck, awesome", I even thought it would be good to see Josh Holloway as a protagonist, but when I watched it I couldn't help but shudder at the sheer awfulness that this show is.
The main is reportedly an awesome agent, one of if not thee best out there. His biggest failing is believing that his wife (presumed dead after turning into a rogue agent) is innocent of the claims against her, and his desire to prove these charges wrong is what fuels him. Bring in his new partner, the open secret is she (Ice Man + Maverick (I know, already an oxymoron) in the form of the first most-bestest woman secret service agent ever) is there to keep the main in-check (read not let him investigate the circumstances involving his wife). The main and Ice-rick get in a tussle with some baddies, a shootout ensues, main seemingly taking care of business, all of a sudden Ice-rick body checks main into some garbage cans so she can put a couple bullets down range, and she gets grazed by a bullet. Show claims partner saved main's life... ugghhh.
The show seems like the Terminator playing Chuck (actually mostly pretty cool), with little buddy (Gilligan) there to get in the way, I mean save the day. The Little Buddy thing is what really got to me and my wife. Ice-Rick is always ready to save the day (heck without her the main would've 'died' 20 minutes into the pilot episode) even when the day doesn't need to be saved. The characters are so one dimensional that they seem to only be there so the show can meet some sort of demographic requirements and to occasionally act as minor plot devices.
I was excited at the premise of the show, "a serious Chuck, awesome", I even thought it would be good to see Josh Holloway as a protagonist, but when I watched it I couldn't help but shudder at the sheer awfulness that this show is.