This is a new historical drama on AMC starring Jamie Bell as Abraham Woodhull, a spy during the Revolutionary War.
Did anyone else watch the premiere Sunday night? I watched it Monday since I was too busy watching Game of Thrones live (I like the show; my roommate likes it more; I'm fine with watching it live and saving Turn for the next day; so we watched that on the TV on Sunday).
I was very excited for this show, since I love historical dramas, the time period is intriguing, I was thinking of writing about a similar topic, it's on AMC (with its track record of quality shows), and it stars Jamie Bell (whom I've always liked). Honestly, I was slightly underwhelmed. I enjoyed it, but it seemed a bit lacking in vitality. I've seen a review or two that point out it's the anti-GoT in that it isn't a-murder-a-second. It's also the anti-Mad Men in that Abe, at least, is a good man and not an antihero. And I can tell that the intrigue is just getting underway.
But in spite of the fact that it's getting away from the insanity and moral ickiness of other shows (which I applaud), I wasn't as drawn in as I would have like. It seemed a little unfocused to me. If they're going to go with a thriller, I felt they needed to keep us aware at all times of the tension, which I didn't really feel. There were moments when I wasn't sure what was going on, exactly, until later. For instance, I had no idea what Abe was doing at night with his cabbages until he started talking about selling them quite a bit later--and I'm still not sure whether he just happened upon Caleb or whether Caleb was waiting for him there or whether Abe was directed towards Caleb before he even set out.
I certainly will keep with it. It feels like they're just getting things going, so I think I can be patient for a while. The acting was good, though the accents (or rather, the variation in the accents) was a bit distracting.
Anyone else?
Did anyone else watch the premiere Sunday night? I watched it Monday since I was too busy watching Game of Thrones live (I like the show; my roommate likes it more; I'm fine with watching it live and saving Turn for the next day; so we watched that on the TV on Sunday).
I was very excited for this show, since I love historical dramas, the time period is intriguing, I was thinking of writing about a similar topic, it's on AMC (with its track record of quality shows), and it stars Jamie Bell (whom I've always liked). Honestly, I was slightly underwhelmed. I enjoyed it, but it seemed a bit lacking in vitality. I've seen a review or two that point out it's the anti-GoT in that it isn't a-murder-a-second. It's also the anti-Mad Men in that Abe, at least, is a good man and not an antihero. And I can tell that the intrigue is just getting underway.
But in spite of the fact that it's getting away from the insanity and moral ickiness of other shows (which I applaud), I wasn't as drawn in as I would have like. It seemed a little unfocused to me. If they're going to go with a thriller, I felt they needed to keep us aware at all times of the tension, which I didn't really feel. There were moments when I wasn't sure what was going on, exactly, until later. For instance, I had no idea what Abe was doing at night with his cabbages until he started talking about selling them quite a bit later--and I'm still not sure whether he just happened upon Caleb or whether Caleb was waiting for him there or whether Abe was directed towards Caleb before he even set out.
I certainly will keep with it. It feels like they're just getting things going, so I think I can be patient for a while. The acting was good, though the accents (or rather, the variation in the accents) was a bit distracting.
Anyone else?