I just watched the first two episodes of Blood and Treasure. I knew it was going to be the small screen equivalent of a popcorn movie, but got my hopes up with the opening. The leads were both unknown to me, but it features Alicia Coppola, John Larroquette, and Oded Fehr in supporting roles.
Unfortunately, like Whiskey Cavalier it's a little underwhelming. The two leads are basically the same two characters as that other TV series, but with even less personality. (Actually, I'm a bit fond of TV's Scott Foley.) The male lead, Matt Barr, is a little too "Richie Cunningham" to be credible in the role.
I'm really not that enamored of the conceit of the "top agent who's a naive, bumbling, straight-arrow boy scout" paired with the uber-capable woman who constantly shows him up. It's an extension of every married couple on every TV sitcom since Home Improvement.
This isn't intended to be a cerebral workout. But it falls far short of such influences as National Treasure, Sahara, DaVinci Code, and of course Indiana Jones, in part because the miscast Matt Barr is no Harrison Ford or Matthew McConaughey. Not even Nicholas Cage.
I'll continue to watch for a few episodes, but I'm not hopeful.
Unfortunately, like Whiskey Cavalier it's a little underwhelming. The two leads are basically the same two characters as that other TV series, but with even less personality. (Actually, I'm a bit fond of TV's Scott Foley.) The male lead, Matt Barr, is a little too "Richie Cunningham" to be credible in the role.
I'm really not that enamored of the conceit of the "top agent who's a naive, bumbling, straight-arrow boy scout" paired with the uber-capable woman who constantly shows him up. It's an extension of every married couple on every TV sitcom since Home Improvement.
This isn't intended to be a cerebral workout. But it falls far short of such influences as National Treasure, Sahara, DaVinci Code, and of course Indiana Jones, in part because the miscast Matt Barr is no Harrison Ford or Matthew McConaughey. Not even Nicholas Cage.
I'll continue to watch for a few episodes, but I'm not hopeful.