Tuesday, October 01, 2002

 
THE NEW FALL TV SEASON.
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Is it just me, or is the new fall TV Season the least exciting one in at least the last 25 years? I'm starting to wonder if all these new TV networks, instead of providing more and better choices, are just spreading out the talent too thinly. I guess it's a good new season if you really like crime dramas, with CBS's Without a Trace, Robbery Homicide Division, Hack, and CSI: Miami, and NBC's Boomtown, mostly getting very good reviews. But I'm not really a crime drama fan at all. The only shows that looked interesting to me are American Dreams, which is opposite the Simpsons, and the all-new version of The Twilight Zone, which is opposite The West Wing, so I don't think those are going to work out for me.

I actually did catch Sunday's premiere of American Dreams. I was a little disappointed after the hype I'd gotten from NBC. I'll say 2 and a half stars. Could they have beaten you over the head more that it took place in Philadelphia? Eagles this, Phillies that, Cheesesteak this, Bookbinders that, Phiadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia. Okay, I get it, we're in Philadelphia! You don't have to use up all your references in the pilot.

I also saw the new show Boomtown. It was really just okay. 2 stars. The idea is you see one crime from the different points of view of all the characters. I was thinking that it might be too gimmicky. But, really, it wasn't gimmicky enough. EVERY crime drama follows the points of view of different characters. This didn't seem that different. And then, the story itself wasn't all that particularly interesting. The end, especially, was much too tidy and two-dimensional, like an after-school special.

This is The Official Record. 4:30 PM
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