The premise of the show is that people are so stupid that they would accept ubiquitous surveillance, an oppressive Homeland department, and militarized police with armored vehicles - just to keep them safe from a vague, unseen (possibly unreal) threat. And the show is right.
Unfortunately, that also means that some people are too stupid to appreciate a show like this. They will decry it as unrealistic, all the while living in a reality scarcely different from the show's.
In this first episode, Josh Holloway (of Lost) and Sarah Wayne Callies (of the Walking Dead) did a fine job as Will and Katie Bowman, or whatever their names are. The character "Lori" in Walking Dead was not likable, but let's be open-minded and see how Sarah does with "Katie", okay? One of my few criticisms here is that Will and Katie were set up as spy-vs-spy, being on opposite sides of the conflict, which seemed contrived.
There's much exposition in this episode, which may be objectionable to attention-impaired viewers. However, there are many hidden details, if you watch carefully. Some of these things you won't notice the first time, just because of the order in which you are seeing things. On second viewing, pay attention to the billboards (familiar face there), the drones (propulsion method), the guy being hauled away while Katie hides under the armored vehicle (think about whether and how he might know her), the black void (ironically Hollywood, I think) in the nighttime view, and bacon (where did Proxy Snyder get something that tastes like bacon if almost everyone is crammed into the zones?)
There is more to this show than you might think at first glance.
Unfortunately, that also means that some people are too stupid to appreciate a show like this. They will decry it as unrealistic, all the while living in a reality scarcely different from the show's.
In this first episode, Josh Holloway (of Lost) and Sarah Wayne Callies (of the Walking Dead) did a fine job as Will and Katie Bowman, or whatever their names are. The character "Lori" in Walking Dead was not likable, but let's be open-minded and see how Sarah does with "Katie", okay? One of my few criticisms here is that Will and Katie were set up as spy-vs-spy, being on opposite sides of the conflict, which seemed contrived.
There's much exposition in this episode, which may be objectionable to attention-impaired viewers. However, there are many hidden details, if you watch carefully. Some of these things you won't notice the first time, just because of the order in which you are seeing things. On second viewing, pay attention to the billboards (familiar face there), the drones (propulsion method), the guy being hauled away while Katie hides under the armored vehicle (think about whether and how he might know her), the black void (ironically Hollywood, I think) in the nighttime view, and bacon (where did Proxy Snyder get something that tastes like bacon if almost everyone is crammed into the zones?)
There is more to this show than you might think at first glance.