Soul Mates

I was introduced to soulmates and dads at a "TV preview" for which I received tickets in the mail for. The words TV preview are in quotes because what I actually was invited to was a survey for marketing firms. Both of these shows were filmed back in 1997 and "Premiered" in 2010! Soulmates sucked beyond belief! Granted it was a 2 hour TV movie cut down to 30 minutes with commercials, which I was begging for to stop the onslaught of mindless dribble and pathetic writing not even worthy of a bar room napkin! Granted back in 1997 it might have been somewhat more entertaining because it would have looked new instead of 10 years old.

Dads was marginally better as it did manage to make me chuckle a few times but it was nothing revolutionary to be certain. Even for 97' standards it was a tired washed up idea.

This is one-half of a television preview with a pilot for a series called "Dads" (also on IMDb). As I stated on the message board (yes, an unaired pilot that only has been seen in marketing survey groups has a message board...a busy one at that!!!)for Dads (the other half of this twin bill), this pilot is like watching a heavily edited version of a straight-to-DVD sci-fi/chick flick. The script was choppy, with a lot of "who's that" and "WTF" moments. I couldn't give a spoiler if I tried, the plot was that bad. The premise, ie. meeting your long lost love from another life in this life, had possibilities. Unfortunately, it's not something that would work on a weekly TV series. Rod Serling could have probably made an interesting Twilight Zone episode, but other than that...meh.

Otherwise, the actors worked with what they were given and did what they could with this train wreck. The premise seemed good, but other than that, avoid Soul Mates if possible.