Ten Days in the Valley

I thought this series was about a missing child but after just watching the pilot episode it will not take you long to see the camera rarely wavers far from Kyra Sedgwick as she portrays a TV crime screen writer named Jane Sadler who is recently divorced, and seems to love her drugs in the form of pills and powder, wine, job, and then time permitting, her daughter in this order.

The series has a decent cast which includes Erika Christensen, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Ali Liebert, Felix Solis and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje but even the cast gets little to no face time with the camera focusing almost all the air time on the (well past done) Kyra Sedgwick. In 2015 Kyra starred in a drama/thriller titled Big Sky that was panned by the critics who stated the film lacked tension.

So what does Kyra do to rebound from her 2015 film stinker? She gets involved in a ten (10) part TV series so that we the audience can feel sorry for a somewhat hard working TV crime screen writer who is hooked on pills, coke, wine and her job until the wee hours of the morning, and neglects her young daughter who goes missing.

I intend to watch the next few episodes but if the camera continues to stay focused on just Kyra Sedgwick as it did in the first episode I will be quickly switching to another channel as I would prefer to watch Kyra in re-runs as Brenda Leigh Johnson in the 2005-2012 Closer.

As for Ten Days in the Valley, so far one day was enough for me. I give it a 4 out of 10 rating.

Compared to everything else that's on TV these days, the show in my opinion is holding its own. There are a lot of twists and turns in the plot. It truly keeps you guessing as to who took Jane's child. It evolves at a nice pace during each episode. The characters evolve as well. So my suggestion is to stay tune and wait for the outcome. You all may be pleasantly surprised. I know I will.

I looked forward to seeing Kyra again and the character seems so uni-dimensional. Lovely little girl kidnapped, mother frantic. What is new? Is it that we attribute the kidnapping to the working woman dedicated to her job? How '60s! Of course the blatant (and ordinary) use of drugs brings it more up to date.

When will we see Kyra again where she can show what a fine actor she is. I keep hoping I will like this show.

What has happened to her hair?

I don't believe ratings that are 10/10 or 1/10. I do not believe most movies are that perfect or that dismal. This is an acceptable thriller. Some people like it better than others. The mystery is compelling. I want to find out what happened. I wouldn't watch it a second time.

I really enjoy this show. It is an excellent mystery with many twists. It is really sad to read negative reviews from people after only 1 or 2 episodes. It's no wonder so many new shows don't survive.Give this show a chance.