More from CBS
Get ready, television aficionados, because tomorrow (Monday, September 18) is the official start of the 2006-07 Fall television season. To that end, here's a look at a couple of new entries coming soon to CBS:
Jericho
Fans of Lost should not miss Jericho. It's the story of a small midwestern town and its inhabitants dealing with the aftermath of nuclear explosions on both the east and west coasts of the United States.
Last season was filled with Lost-wannabes: Invasion, Surface, Threshold, etc. But none of those shows managed to capture that mysterious, claustrophobic, uh-oh-what-just-happened and what-the-hell-is-going-to-happen-next feeling. Jericho does manage to capture that feeling.
The pilot creates a feeling of helplessness for its characters from the moment that the bombs hit, and the sense of mystery comes from the fact that the inhabitants of Jericho have no idea where the bombs came from or if there are more coming. As communication services and utilites begin to fail, the towspeople find themselves isolated (again, shades of Lost) and are suddenly thrust into their own version of a new world order.
Jericho has serious potential to turn into something captivating. Consider it the duty of all Lost fans to check out the pilot of Jericho.
Jericho premieres Wednesday, September 20 at 8:00pm.
Smith
In a 180-degree turn for CBS, this crime show is NOT about the good guys; instead, the story is
told from the point-of-view of a master criminal and his not-too-nice associates. The pilot for Smith was well-produced, and the cast (led by Ray Liotta and Virginia Madsen) is attractive and capable. However, the pilot was somewhat of a letdown for me. I guess that I've been spoiled by The Sopranos; I had expected this to be much more of a character-driven show (a la The Sopranos) than a show about the execution of the crimes themselves. With a little more character expositon and a little less crime execution, CBS could have a winner in Smith.
Smith premieres Tuesday, September 19 at 10:00pm.
Jericho
Fans of Lost should not miss Jericho. It's the story of a small midwestern town and its inhabitants dealing with the aftermath of nuclear explosions on both the east and west coasts of the United States.
Last season was filled with Lost-wannabes: Invasion, Surface, Threshold, etc. But none of those shows managed to capture that mysterious, claustrophobic, uh-oh-what-just-happened and what-the-hell-is-going-to-happen-next feeling. Jericho does manage to capture that feeling.
The pilot creates a feeling of helplessness for its characters from the moment that the bombs hit, and the sense of mystery comes from the fact that the inhabitants of Jericho have no idea where the bombs came from or if there are more coming. As communication services and utilites begin to fail, the towspeople find themselves isolated (again, shades of Lost) and are suddenly thrust into their own version of a new world order.Jericho has serious potential to turn into something captivating. Consider it the duty of all Lost fans to check out the pilot of Jericho.
Jericho premieres Wednesday, September 20 at 8:00pm.
Smith
In a 180-degree turn for CBS, this crime show is NOT about the good guys; instead, the story is
told from the point-of-view of a master criminal and his not-too-nice associates. The pilot for Smith was well-produced, and the cast (led by Ray Liotta and Virginia Madsen) is attractive and capable. However, the pilot was somewhat of a letdown for me. I guess that I've been spoiled by The Sopranos; I had expected this to be much more of a character-driven show (a la The Sopranos) than a show about the execution of the crimes themselves. With a little more character expositon and a little less crime execution, CBS could have a winner in Smith.Smith premieres Tuesday, September 19 at 10:00pm.
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