Just got back from a screening of several TV pilots for the Fall Season with the KC Star's own Aaron Barnhart...
Not a lot to get goofy over this season, although there were a few bright spots...
"Kid Nation" looks to be controversial, questionable and yet somewhat moving in this reality show about 40 kids turning a ghost town into a real town with no help from adults. Thesmokinggun.com has turned up some scorching info about the show and the contracts the parents signed to get their kiddos on TV...
"The Sarah Connor Chronicles" is a spin-off of the "Terminator" films and takes place between T-2 and T-3. The effects are razzle-dazzle and the violence is...VIOLENT!!! But it looks interesting to be sure.
"Aliens in America" is a hoot-filled show about a nerdy friendless kid with cash strapped parents who raise llamas for extra dough and figure they'll get their Son a friend and earn some cash by hosting a foreign exchange student from London... Trouble is he's from London by way of Pakistan and he's Muslim to boot. The edgy/funny situations here pile up quickly, and as someone who once hosted an exchange student, I could relate to some of the circumstances...
GOOD SHOW!
"Pushing Daisies" is another interesting show about a man who can bring the dead to life with one touch, and send them back with a second touch... The look and feel of the show is priceless and the dialogue is catchy and hip. Look for the restaurant with the classy name "The Pie Hole."
"Chuck" is a show I'm dying to see every episode of. Chuck is a nerd who works at a BEST BUY type store and works as a member of the "Nerd Herd." One day he happens to find out all of the government's super-secret secrets and becomes a hunted man. The mix of action and comedy here is top-notch... GOOD SHOW!
"Women's Murder Club" is the new Angie Harmon drama about four women who solve crimes. Harmon is good in the show, but the editing is too flashy and somewhat confusing. This is the same problem that
"Dirty $exy Money" has... This new show starring Peter Krause, Jill Clayburgh and Donald Sutherland is about a lawyer at the beck and call of a Kennedyesque family with enough troubles to keep him busy for a long, long time. The look is good, and the actors are fine...but....
it's way too busy for it's own good and I think may wear the audience out before long.
I'm anxious to see "BIONIC WOMAN" and "BACK TO YOU" but haven't gotten to yet, and will try my best to avoid "CAVEMEN" and "CARPOOLING" at all costs.
One of the better shows (and I'd say my fave along with "CHUCK") is "REAPER" which involves a young man who on his 21st Birthday discovers that his parents have sold his soul to the DEVIL (Ray Wise of "Twin Peaks") and now he has to be a bounty hunter of souls who have escaped from Hell.
It's funny, silly and has good effects, thanks to Director Kevin Smith ("CLERKS").
Was glad to get to see some of these shows...Thanks Aaron! And brought home a "Jericho" T-Shirt and a bag of "Jericho" peanuts too...
David
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