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Posted Oct 11th 2006 11:16PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, ABC, OpEd, The Nine
(S01E02) I love how this show isn't toying with us. Sure, they're holding back on many of the details about what exactly happened during the 52 hour bank robbery, but you don't get the feeling they're taunting us or teasing us (*cough*
Lost *cough*). Everything that is happening and the way they're showing it seems natural to the story, and it's amazing how intriguing a two or three second flashback snippet can be.
In this ep, the survivors are trying to get on with their lives, but it's not going to be easy...
Continue reading The Nine: Heroes Welcome
Posted Oct 2nd 2006 12:55PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, ABC, OpEd, The Nine
I'll have the full review of the first episode of
The Nine when it premieres later this week (Wednesday night at 10, after
Lost), but I wanted to tell you the 10 things I jotted down as I watched it.
1. This show isn't just "involving," it's
mesmerizing, and that's unbelievably rare on television.
2. The cast is like a greatest hits of television from the past 10-15 years: Tim Daly (
Wings, The Fugitive, Eyes), John Billingsley (
Star Trek: Enterprise), Scott Wolf (
Party of Five), Tom Verica (
American Dreams, Will and Grace, Central Park West), Chi McBride (
Boston Public, House), Kim Raver (
24, Third Watch), and others. The cast is so good it's scary.
Continue reading The Nine -- an early look
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