Chandler is engaging (and young to those of us who have watched him mature in TV and movie roles over the years.) I find Fisher Stevens a bit annoying, and in this first episode I kept losing the story thread after Marisa gets the seeing-eye dog in one day. I felt that would never happen unless there was a Seeing-Eye-Dogs-R-Us store around the corner. (Of course if you accept the premise of tomorrow's newspaper, then an instant dog adoption isn't that far out.) A fun show.
3 Reviews
Finally starting the series, and WOW.
dewlover42024 August 2022
Alright, I'm gonna be reviewing as many episodes as I find necessary. I'm just a few minutes into episode 3 of my complete series DVD set, but had to pause and write these reviews before I forgot.
I was pretty excited for this show, as it couldn't be more up my alley. Journeyman and Tru Calling are two of my all-time favorite shows. I love when Sci-Fi blends with realism. I love it even more when it's less explored, because it means two things. More positivity, and more development of the why this Sci-Fi event is happening.
Anyways, onto this episode. It's a pretty decent start to the series, but I'm at an 8/10 instead of higher for one main reason. It's all over the place. I think the editing is choppy, and there's too much story covered. I think maybe they'd made a longer pilot, but the network didn't trust it'd do well, so they trimmed it. It just seemed like so much happened, and there were a few location changes that didn't bleed over into the following episode. Plus, it establishes a few things as consistent within the episode, and I felt as though they'd be changed. Come next episode. Which they were.
As for the plot, I won't spoil it. It's just your average life or death situation, like I'm sure nearly all of them will be. Not like it's an issue. I'm just saying. But as for the overall plot and characters, where do I begin?
Kyle Chandler's performance isn't bad, but I'm certain he's still growing into his, and being an actor in general. This is early in his career, or at least in comparison to when Friday Night Lights (2006), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Game Night (2018) came out.
As for the supporting cast, there's only for sure two key players. One of them is blind, which makes it very interesting without added challenge. I feel like that's not how most shows would handle it. Then we've got Fisher Stevens, who shockingly...is necessary? I totally expected a side character that wasn't super necessary. But he's absolutely vital to the interest, he plays against Kyle Chandler at all the right moments.
As for the "Sci-Fi" elements, nothing is explained yet. Will it ever? I think with four seasons it has to. But what's disappointing is THIS is the show that got four seasons. It was so early to the game relative to shows of this nature. In my opinion, this success should've helped those garner better treatment. Especially Tru Calling and Journeyman. At least three seasons each minimum, if not four.
Sorry if this review is all over the place. But I truly don't have THAT much to say. I just wanted to start with the pilot. From this point on, I'll probably exclusively review pivotal episodes. If something happens to a main character, a Sci-Fi development, or a mid-season finale. Of course the main season finales as well. Also, those may contain spoilers. Just to help me remember what happens in the show, when I inevitably look back on these reviews.
I was pretty excited for this show, as it couldn't be more up my alley. Journeyman and Tru Calling are two of my all-time favorite shows. I love when Sci-Fi blends with realism. I love it even more when it's less explored, because it means two things. More positivity, and more development of the why this Sci-Fi event is happening.
Anyways, onto this episode. It's a pretty decent start to the series, but I'm at an 8/10 instead of higher for one main reason. It's all over the place. I think the editing is choppy, and there's too much story covered. I think maybe they'd made a longer pilot, but the network didn't trust it'd do well, so they trimmed it. It just seemed like so much happened, and there were a few location changes that didn't bleed over into the following episode. Plus, it establishes a few things as consistent within the episode, and I felt as though they'd be changed. Come next episode. Which they were.
As for the plot, I won't spoil it. It's just your average life or death situation, like I'm sure nearly all of them will be. Not like it's an issue. I'm just saying. But as for the overall plot and characters, where do I begin?
Kyle Chandler's performance isn't bad, but I'm certain he's still growing into his, and being an actor in general. This is early in his career, or at least in comparison to when Friday Night Lights (2006), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Game Night (2018) came out.
As for the supporting cast, there's only for sure two key players. One of them is blind, which makes it very interesting without added challenge. I feel like that's not how most shows would handle it. Then we've got Fisher Stevens, who shockingly...is necessary? I totally expected a side character that wasn't super necessary. But he's absolutely vital to the interest, he plays against Kyle Chandler at all the right moments.
As for the "Sci-Fi" elements, nothing is explained yet. Will it ever? I think with four seasons it has to. But what's disappointing is THIS is the show that got four seasons. It was so early to the game relative to shows of this nature. In my opinion, this success should've helped those garner better treatment. Especially Tru Calling and Journeyman. At least three seasons each minimum, if not four.
Sorry if this review is all over the place. But I truly don't have THAT much to say. I just wanted to start with the pilot. From this point on, I'll probably exclusively review pivotal episodes. If something happens to a main character, a Sci-Fi development, or a mid-season finale. Of course the main season finales as well. Also, those may contain spoilers. Just to help me remember what happens in the show, when I inevitably look back on these reviews.
I want to see more and more reviews about episodes of the movie Early edition for 4 reasons
tranthinam-4036313 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Early Edition was one of the most interesting and entertaining hours on television during its run and it's nice to see this fabulous show finally get released. The characters were likable, and all too human at times, making them even more likable. Kyle Chandler proved the perfect choice as a regular guy with foibles who at first tries to cash in like any of us would on his good fortune, then realizes the great responsibility which has been laid at his door, quite literally.
Gary Hobson (Kyle Chandler) has been kicked out by his wife and forced to find a hotel. A yellow cat accompanies a newspaper which Gary eventually discovers is quite special. It is tomorrow's news today, and day after day it is delivered to Gary's door. He reacts as most of us would at first but his good nature finally takes over and he realizes there is a reason he's been chosen to receive the paper.
What followed each week was fabulous. One week it was humorous and the next heartbreaking. Shanesia Williams was terrific as his blind pal Marissa, who tried to keep him grounded and lead him towards the right path when the direction seemed unclear. Fisher Stevens was perfectly cast as his pal Chuck, who wanted to take advantage of Gary's windfall but often ended up helping him instead because deep down he was a good guy. It was sort of like Rockford and Angel, just less pronounced. At least in season one.
Gary Hobson (Kyle Chandler) has been kicked out by his wife and forced to find a hotel. A yellow cat accompanies a newspaper which Gary eventually discovers is quite special. It is tomorrow's news today, and day after day it is delivered to Gary's door. He reacts as most of us would at first but his good nature finally takes over and he realizes there is a reason he's been chosen to receive the paper.
What followed each week was fabulous. One week it was humorous and the next heartbreaking. Shanesia Williams was terrific as his blind pal Marissa, who tried to keep him grounded and lead him towards the right path when the direction seemed unclear. Fisher Stevens was perfectly cast as his pal Chuck, who wanted to take advantage of Gary's windfall but often ended up helping him instead because deep down he was a good guy. It was sort of like Rockford and Angel, just less pronounced. At least in season one.
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