
Originally Posted by
lagwagon0
Caught the two hour pilot of Alcatraz last night (and have the next two recorded), I liked it quite a bit for some reason even though I found the dialogue quite cheesy. It should be a piece of cake to create interesting storylines each week. Sam Neill is awesome and I kept expecting an evil chuckle to end each scene. The score fit the mood of the show IMO. I am slightly concerned that the lead actress feels so miscast and unbelievable as a detective though.
On a side note, as someone who doesn't watch many crime dramas I didn't realize how much violence they can show on broadcast television. Every few minutes someone else is being shot/stabbed etc
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