There will be a new series on USA starting in July called Covert Affairs which stars uberhottie Piper Perabo as a CIA agent. The problem is, I don’t think I can buy her in that role. Perhaps she’ll surprise me with her acting chops, but she hasn’t yet so I doubt she will here either.
What say you? Are you looking forward to checking out this new series, or ignore it?
Well she already was an FBI agent, not that that counts for anything in the acting chops department.
[Point Break Keanu]I am an FBI agent![/PBK]
I ignore everything on USA network.
People bought Jennifer Garner as a superspy. I didn’t, but plenty of others did.
She might surprise us with acting chops. Many actors have, after unpromising starts to their careers.
But I wouldn’t bet on it.
You’re missing some good stuff. Psych, Burn Notice, and White Collar are some of my favorite shows.
Not to mention In Plain Sight and Royal Pains.
I’d go undercover with her.
Personally, I think Valerie Plame is hotter.
I don’t buy it for a second, but I’ll give it a shot simply because I like her. To be honest, though, I think I only like her because of her lesbian scenes with Jessica Pare. (imdb link)
Well, the ideal secret agent would be someone who doesn’t look like a secret agent.
Actually, she’s played an FBI agent several times. This one was particularly believable.
I’ll definitely be watching.
Sub in Monk for White Collar, (which I’ve never seen), and I’m right there with you. USA does some deceptively good character driven shows based on what seem like gimmicky premises at first.
I can’t recall off the top of my head anything I’ve seen Perabo in, but I’m willing to give USA the benefit of the doubt based on the strength of Monk and Burn Notice alone.
Someone mentioned *Alias *and Garner and while I don’t think she created a believable CIA agent she definitely created an entertaining character that hooked me. That’s all I really look for.
I think this looks really cool, exploring the CIA is cool and kind of in the same vein as In Plain Sight - doing shows in settings you don’t often see.
Sneak peek is now up: http://video.usanetwork.com/series/covert_affairs/previews_6/covert-affairs-sneak-peek/v1225989
So how do you like her now?
What? Covert Affairs is set in Washington, D.C.
I dont see how she is all that much different from the chick on the fringe.
Declan
I watched it last night. I liked it. It’s not like she’s playing an experienced CIA agent. She gets called out of training early for a special reason. I really enjoyed it. Good blend of humor, action and “awww that’s cute.”