Reviewing Movies

First off I resent being manipulated into buying Sesaon 3 in two instalments just to line the studio pockets. Ironic as this is happening at the same time that I’m losing interest in the series. Whatever this says about me it also indicates that script-writers are failing in their task of keeping the series fresh and falling down on the job of capturing my continued interest. Somehow their plot-lines are growing stale and losing that impetus that would draw the audience back next week to see what happens next. As Sherif of Eureka Jack Carter’s job is not so much about fighting crime as protecting the town and its mad scientists from themselves. His ability to remain calm amid each succeeding end of the world scenario is remarkable but then knowing that somehow the hero of the piece is likely to survive removes some of the suspense. The series of disasters become increasingly preposterous. Season 4 is running this summer but somehow it’s unlikely that I’ll be buying. I’d not be surprised to learn that there won’t be a season 5.

Despite my admiration for Damian Lewis in the mini-series Band of Brothers which led me to watch his TV Series Life the second season of that show tanked badly and it wasn’t renewed. I have the same feeling about this show.