STARRING: Christian Slater (Heathers, True Romance), Alfre Woodard (Desperate Housewives), Mike O’Malley (Yes Dear) CREATORS: Jason Smilovic (Kidnapped, Bionic Woman)
PLOT: By day, Henry is an average guy who goes to work and has a wife and kids. By night, Henry becomes Edward the spy. They never knew the other existed. Until now! (Yeah, it’s a Jekyll & Hyde thing.)
FIVE OBSERVATIONS
4 They have made this show so much more confusing than it needs to be. The producers insist on giving almost everyone in Henry’s life a double personality. Should have just stuck with one, maybe two.
4 Way too much focus on sex. Yes, we get the fact that Edward now has access to Henry’s wife and no one’s the wiser. Is it cheating? Should we be concerned that Angie enjoys what Edward/Henry does to her at night. Who cares? Get with the spy stuff.
4 Four episodes in an they are still trying to prove to the powers-that-be that Henry/Edward isn’t broken. This is going nowhere fast. It’s a lot more interesting when clueless Henry appears and has to get out of tough jams. It should be like Chuck but way more intense. It isn't.
4 Christian Slater is only so-so in the lead role. He pulls the good/bad stuff off okay but I don’t find his character at all engaging.
4 The only character I enjoy watching is Mike O’Malley as Raymond/Tom. It’s a far departure from his bland Yes Dear role. He looks like he’s having fun even though he’s playing a frustrated agent who has to babysit Slater’s character.
RECOMMENDATION
Pretty much Avoid At All Costs.
(As I was writing this, I heard that NBC just cancelled the series.
So. . . yeah.)
COMING SOON
TV reviews of Dirty Sexy Money, The Office.
Movie review of Quantum of Solace
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