Friday, Jul 1, 2005
... my return to American network's orginal shows.
Let me clarify right from the beginning that I live in Europe and that for the last few years, due to different assignments and the european channels not scheduling US shows in prime-time, I was unable to watch on TV what I liked most: The american network's original programming. Well, thanks to the DVD, I am now able to watch almost everything, from great to poor, I missed these last years.
Let me speak today of the first "next-generation show" that I only discovered on DVD: 24! In my opinion, this is one of the greatest shows ever made. Not only is Kiefer Sutherland a wonderful actor and Elisha Cuthbert a very attractive girl, but the show has what most series produced in the second half of the 90s missed: originality. Even if the scripts aren't always coherent, this show reaches a new level for action shows on television. Even the supporting cast in this show is great: Xander Berkeley, Richard Burgi are only two names that we tv-fans will remember for a long time. Good quality shows off: 24 was an instant hit in Europe! In France, Germany and the UK, it has become some sort of kult-show following the path of the X-Files - meaning: Many devoted fans from all demographics. Unfortunately, the third season will only be released on DVD in a few weeks, so everything I've seen from this show is the first second seasons. If I had to rate the show, I'd slightly prefer the first season over the second, but I hear season 3 is even better. Let's see...
In my next blog: An ensemble of devoted people who have to deliver each day more than just 100%. Can you guess the show?
Let me clarify right from the beginning that I live in Europe and that for the last few years, due to different assignments and the european channels not scheduling US shows in prime-time, I was unable to watch on TV what I liked most: The american network's original programming. Well, thanks to the DVD, I am now able to watch almost everything, from great to poor, I missed these last years.
Let me speak today of the first "next-generation show" that I only discovered on DVD: 24! In my opinion, this is one of the greatest shows ever made. Not only is Kiefer Sutherland a wonderful actor and Elisha Cuthbert a very attractive girl, but the show has what most series produced in the second half of the 90s missed: originality. Even if the scripts aren't always coherent, this show reaches a new level for action shows on television. Even the supporting cast in this show is great: Xander Berkeley, Richard Burgi are only two names that we tv-fans will remember for a long time. Good quality shows off: 24 was an instant hit in Europe! In France, Germany and the UK, it has become some sort of kult-show following the path of the X-Files - meaning: Many devoted fans from all demographics. Unfortunately, the third season will only be released on DVD in a few weeks, so everything I've seen from this show is the first second seasons. If I had to rate the show, I'd slightly prefer the first season over the second, but I hear season 3 is even better. Let's see...
In my next blog: An ensemble of devoted people who have to deliver each day more than just 100%. Can you guess the show?
