I’d been DVRing this show since I saw the pilot, which was pretty good, in a cheesy action sort of way. It pushed the “there’s absolutely nothing on while I try to fall asleep on Sunday night, so I might as well see what’s on the crappy local VHS channel” level of awesome.
It’s MacGuyver.
It’s James Bond. (Okay, maybe it’s more Remo Williams…)
It’s that chick from Alias.
It’s Rambo.
It’s Jason Bourne.
Ooh, look! It’s that little squirrelly guy that played Rorscharch in a role where he goes around under dark of night breaking people’s fingers! Awesome!
There’s also a fantastic cavalcade of gorgeous women falling all over Christopher Chance, the dialogue is wonderfully predictable, and there’s a surprising amount of explosions for a television show. Give it a look.
I like this show too. It has my favorite Bad News Bear in it… Jackie Earle Haley. IMO one of the best actors out there where no one remembers his name. I’m glad to see he’s working. IMDB shows a gap from 1993 - 2006.
To jog peoples’ memory:
He was Rorschach on The Watchmen;
…Moocher in Breaking Away; and
…Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears.
I keep expecting Chase to say, “How do you like me so far?”*
Guerro (Jackie Earl Haley) is my favorite character in the show. I never would’ve expected “bad ass”, “menacing”, and “hacker” to work well together, but he pulls it off. He could carry his own show, dude.
*The actor’s catchphrase in the woefully-overlooked Keen Eddie.
Too squirrelly to be a Duvall. More like this generation’s Elisha Cook, Jr. But Haley is great on the show and has been on a terrific streak since his Little Children Oscar nod–including a memorable turn in Scorsese’s Shutter Island (which no one had mentioned yet).
Well that sucks. With his newfound popularity, clearly he’s going to need to be killed by the end of the season as he gets more and more offers from the big screen.
I love the show. It’s a rare blend of silly and smart, and no, Guerrero is not someone to be taken lightly.
I also like the way they’re slowly adding backstory and setting up, “The confrontation with the heroes’ pasts,” in ever more menacing ways. The writers actually understand construction, which is a nice change of pace.
Last night’s episode was another fun romp. I didn’t realize Grace Park was so tall (5’9", according to IMDB). I don’t remember her being that tall on Battlestar Galactica. In heels, she was taller than Chance (5’11" per IMDB). It was also nice to see Mithos (Highlander series, Peter Wingfield) get another paycheck. They seem few and far between for him.
And, of course, Chance gets the girl and Winston gets the cab.
