Re: CW renews six series

"Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Obveeus <Obveeus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>"Anim8rFSK" <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>>It amazes me.  If it weren't for SMALLVILLE I wouldn't even know it was
>>>broadcasting at all.
>
>>You are missing two good new shows on CW this season:  Reaper and Aliens

>>in
>>America.
>
> Reaper started off a lot stronger the Chuck did and does a much better
> job with the jokes about 20-something unambitious young adults and
> especially Big Box stores. It also has the huge advantage of Tyler
> Labine, who kept me watching "Invasion" through week after week of
> utterly lame scripts. I loved the conspiracy nut character who actually
> stumbles over an actual alien invasion.
>
> "Invasion" went out on a series of strong episodes leading up to May
> sweeps that were quite exciting and tightly edited. The producers filled
> the middle part of the season with weak material.
>

I actually liked "Invasion" despite a lot of lameness.  The Labine thread 
was very amusing.  But they got a lot of strong acting.

> "Reaper" also has the advantage of Ray Wise as the Devil. It's too bad
> they de-emphasized Sam's inevitable conflict with his parents which
> really would have made the show intriguing, getting it away from over
> reliance on formula capture of the escaped soul.

I'll have to give it a try.