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[RedEyedGhost]

Anybody heard anything about this new NBC show Awake - starting March 1st? I saw the trailer on io9, and it looks pretty damn good (especially for NBC... of course if it is good they'll probably give it the Journeyman treatment).

[drawkcabi]

Yeah, I saw the preview for Inception: The Series Awake and I'm looking forward to watching it, looks interesting, hopefully for a show that's called Awake, it won't be a snoozefest.

[BaelorBreakspear]

Yeahh, when I saw all the trailers back when, this one was by far the most interesting. Of course, how it works on a week-to-week basis is tough to imagine, but I'm really, really interested.

[anguy]

So the pilot is available on some web places now, Anyone seen it, what do you think?

[Tyrellius]

I dug it.

Nice seeing the immaculate conception chick from The 4400 in another show. Jason Isaacs is cool - gonna take some getting used to him actually playing a cop instead of a bad guy though..

[Tobin]

I thought it looked interesting enough to give a try - but sadly a big chunk of the audience will probably make statements like: "You know, that show with Draco's dad in it!"

[awesome possum]

This looks interesting, but damn, I just can't bring myself to like any character Jason Isaacs plays.

[the maid of woodlynne]

It took me all of about half an episode of "Case Histories" to forget he was Lucius Malfoy. I really enjoyed that series - Isaacs played a former cop turned private investigator in Scotland - aired on PBS. I don't think he sneered once.

Plus I realized I'm kinda crushing on him because he looks nothing like that death eater creep IRL. So yeah I'm really looking forward to "Awake."

[Knight of the Red Chicken]

While it premieres tomorrow, NBC has the pilot episode available for early viewing and I have to say this just became my favorite new TV show. It takes the standard police procedural but adds an element that actually makes me want to watch the show every week because there is a reoccurring, very important story that carry's over from each episode. I think the pilot was great and set up the series for some good directions in the future.

[Arrogant Bastard]

I've heard good things about the show, and the concept does sound intriguing. I'm also a Jason Isaacs fan, so I'll probably tune in tomorrow for the pilot.

[RedEyedGhost]

I skipped the online preview, and waited until tonight to watch it and it was really good. It wasn't perfect, but for a pilot episode it was surprisingly well done. The pacing was off in a few spots, and I really would have liked to see more of the family dynamic instead of that much of the work stuff - although even with as much time invested in them, the cases were a bit underdeveloped too. I guess I just feel that it would have been better as a two hour long premier. The season preview was very intriguing, and I'm looking forward to where the writers will take us.

[Trebla]

If it's an NBC drama, it should be cancelled in about three weeks. Seriously, how the mighty have fallen. NBC used to be kings of the airwaves in the 90's. Now they are the 4th network and routinely get beaten by Univision!

[Jon AS]

The premise strikes me as something that could work well in a movie or a miniseries, but I'm not sure how long they can string this out in regular episodic TV.

Sooner or later they'll have to reveal which reality is real (or that both are fake and he is the one dying/in a coma/whatever; or that both are real and something weirder is going on...) and then there's really nothing for the show to do that hasn't been done on countless other procedurals.

[Fez]

Trebla, on 02 March 2012 - 10:41 AM, said:

If it's an NBC drama, it should be cancelled in about three weeks. Seriously, how the mighty have fallen. NBC used to be kings of the airwaves in the 90's. Now they are the 4th network and routinely get beaten by Univision!

I would think that would mean its chances of survival are better though. If everything on the network has terrible ratings (and except for Sunday Night Football it does) then it doesn't take much to be able to stay on the air. Assuming it doesn't have super high production costs. Whereas if it was on CBS the bar would be much higher

Jon AS, on 02 March 2012 - 10:54 AM, said:

The premise strikes me as something that could work well in a movie or a miniseries, but I'm not sure how long they can string this out in regular episodic TV.

Sooner or later they'll have to reveal which reality is real (or that both are fake and he is the one dying/in a coma/whatever; or that both are real and something weirder is going on...) and then there's really nothing for the show to do that hasn't been done on countless other procedurals.

I was reading a review of the show that said that during the filming of the 5th episode the creator and the network-supplied executive producer shut down production for a while so they could sort out the mythology and ground rules better. Apparently the first few episodes after the pilot are just kinda treading water. I'm hoping this means they've figured out how to make the concept work for a long-running show.

[Sylphic]

Enjoyed the pilot and set a season pass for it on my DVR, but I agree with the longevity concerns - it'll be interesting to see where things go. The cast is great, I just hope the story is there.

[Trebla]

Fez, on 02 March 2012 - 11:28 AM, said:

I would think that would mean its chances of survival are better though. If everything on the network has terrible ratings (and except for Sunday Night Football it does) then it doesn't take much to be able to stay on the air. Assuming it doesn't have super high production costs. Whereas if it was on CBS the bar would be much higher

Some of NBC's half hour comedies continue to last because of low production costs. But their hour long dramas fall right and left: The Playboy Club, Prime Suspect fell quickly. The Firm and and sophomore Harry's Law probably will be cancelled. Grimm might be the only newer drama to last unless Awake survives.
They are still reeling from the Jay Leno Show fiasco two years ago and last years one season cancellations of: The Cape, Chase, The Event, Law and Order: LA, and Undercovers.

And the future doesn't look as rosy: http://www.avclub.co...ryone-as,67718/

[Robin Hill]

I looked at it, but it didn't hold my interest. I felt the idea was simply too contrived.

[Myrddin]

The premise reminds me of Sliding Doors more than Inception.

I missed it last night, but got it saved to watch this weekend.

[Sir Thursday]

Just watched this. Pretty awesome pilot, I thought. I just wonder whether it's something they'll be able to sustain when they have to do one a week. Will definitely keep watching though.


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[denstorebog]

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