To answer my own question, the line was:
“Everybody comes back a little changed from the sea. You’re out there for four weeks. You got seasickness. You got the time change. It takes your family a while to adapt to you and you to them.” It sounds more like a canned line rather than a real explanation. I think maybe it’s meant to be an allusion to political talking points.
This was … not … good.
Will not watch a second episode. Sorry, Tony.
While it had Clinton and Trump running for President. It also has (had) the Dems. controlling the Senate. Why bother using any Real World candidates at all?
I don’t see how the humans can fight back. These bugs can clearly take over and rule fairly quickly. Any organized opposition will have its leadership gone in a flash. To take them down will require a deus ex machina. Maybe something a bit more interesting than the common cold or an AC but it would still be gimmicky.
Already in the “separated at birth” pool, both Danny Pino and Mark Consuelos are playing Senators in TV shows.
And does it have to You Might Think? Now, if it was My Best Friend’s Girl, I’d be a lot more interested.
You’re expecting the SciFi aspect of it to make sense. It’s political satire, not hard SciFi. Every day we see many of our politicians acting in totally insane ways. That’s what this is about.
I do wonder, though, how the writers can keep the infection in check so the show doesn’t degenerate into mindless happy-bots interacting with each other.
I think the point of using You Might Think is the full line: “You might think I’m crazy”. Also, it’s cheesiness adds to the humor.
I had a feeling from the description that it wouldn’t be my thing, but I loved The Good Wife and I love Tony Shalhoub so I decided to check it out anyway. Turns out I was right. I wouldn’t call the premiere a bad episode, it’s just not for me; I’m not interested enough in the alien/satire combo. I won’t watch the second episode.
Um…what gave you that impression? I haven’t seen it, but all the promos I’ve seen suggested a farce about either zombies or aliens. Nothing remotely suggestive of it being serious.
The only promos I had seen, or at least paid much attention to, didn’t indicate that. I don’t watch a lot of broadcast network TV. I was only interested because I has seen some brief promos during the final episodes of *The Good Wife *, a show I liked.
Loved it. Both the genre and the lead are right in my wheelhouse.
As a big fan of horror – both cheese and quality – I’ve been a big fan of Mary Elizabeth Winstead since Final Destination 3. Other horror projects of hers I was excited about (and enjoyed) largely due to her include Black Christmas, The Thing, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, The Returned, and 10 Cloverfield Lane.
I liked Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Ridiculous premises can sometimes make for entertaining movies or TV, but other times they just fail. For example, the premise for Iron Sky was brilliantly ridiculous but it just kind of fell flat.
I’m still undecided on BrainDead. I think it’s on again tonight, so we’ll see how this one goes.
I saw about a thousand promos – or rather, the same two promos 500 times each – and had not a single clue that aliens or zombies would be involved. It was positioned as a political satire/mystery.
The only indication was the squashed ant in the logo, but I failed to make the leap from that to zombies and aliens.
Danny Pino is in his mid 40’s. There are 14 current US Senators in their 30’s and 40’s.
I think it’s the right mix of cheese and quality. I’m loving it. It’s not too deep but it’s not too dumb either, the twists are funny as hell (cancer girl being Atheist Annie) and Tony Shalhoub and Dany Pino are hilarious as foes. It’s like a really well mixed cocktail. A fun way to spend a half hour.
After watching the second episode, I’m still enjoying it.
Likewise. The musical recap at the start of ep 2 was funny.
“Looks like Scarlett has a space bug problem too
You know your day was lousy when somebody’s head explodes on you”
It’s OK, not great but OK, as a political satire. The bugs stop it dead every time they appear.
They have to explain what the bugs do soon. They seem to make people even more of what they already are, but the writer friend seemed to have reversed herself. And why are any heads exploding? Seems like that would be the last thing the bugs want.
No way this will last past the summer. Unless they’ve already shot all the episodes, they’d be smart to cut their losses and give us proper answers soon.
I also noticed how the friend seemed to react differently. Maybe she had really become more conservative since the last time they saw her, and the bugs then amplified it.
I think maybe people who are stronger willed or more intelligent fight it and end up having their head explode. Notice how they were yelling “get them out, they’re in my head”. That didn’t seem to happen with people who were easily infected.
But whatever, as silly as it is I’m still entertained by it. It’s no Breaking Bad or even The Good Wife but I’m enjoying it. To each his own.
Exapno Mapcase wrote: “And why are any heads exploding? Seems like that would be the last thing the bugs want.”
In every war there are going to be casualties. It’s just that a certain number of people…er…refuse to be bugged. The bugs can’t do anything about it even if they don’t like it. So far we’ve got two cases, the scientist guy and the chess player. Maybe it’s a certain personality type thing.
See post #22
Saw the first episode. I will have to pass.
I mean, as comedy, it’s not that funny. As sci-fi, it’s not nearly creepy enough for me.
The song is an earworm.