frid_n_nedley-1
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I know that everything I will say about this has been said by many others, so if you want to skip the rest, just BUY THIS SHOW AND WATCH IT!
OK, like many others, I never even knew this show was on until a few months after it was canceled. I was first shown it by a friend who showed me the Train Job episode, and I said... "It's interesting, but I feel like I should already know about who these people are." I was later told this was a common problem due to Fox not showing the Pilot episode that introduces the characters until much later. After reading about it later, I have no clue what Fox was thinking when it came to how it marketing and airing this show.
I later got the series on DVD and was totally hooked from the start. I watched 2 episodes a day until I was out, then watched the movie Serenity. I liked everything about this show. I liked the characters, the plot, the acting, the look. It was all there. Most everyone I show the series to has bought it. It was a recipe for a good show to me.
Something about this show just says, "This was a labor of love and everyone seems to enjoy working on it."
Now the nit pics...
Favorite character: Book, followed by Mal. Favorite Episode: Out of Gas. Complaints: I want more episodes, especially on Book.
OK, like many others, I never even knew this show was on until a few months after it was canceled. I was first shown it by a friend who showed me the Train Job episode, and I said... "It's interesting, but I feel like I should already know about who these people are." I was later told this was a common problem due to Fox not showing the Pilot episode that introduces the characters until much later. After reading about it later, I have no clue what Fox was thinking when it came to how it marketing and airing this show.
I later got the series on DVD and was totally hooked from the start. I watched 2 episodes a day until I was out, then watched the movie Serenity. I liked everything about this show. I liked the characters, the plot, the acting, the look. It was all there. Most everyone I show the series to has bought it. It was a recipe for a good show to me.
Something about this show just says, "This was a labor of love and everyone seems to enjoy working on it."
Now the nit pics...
Favorite character: Book, followed by Mal. Favorite Episode: Out of Gas. Complaints: I want more episodes, especially on Book.
I admit, I'm not a usual TV viewer. My TV is for my PS2, X-Box, and a large DVD collection. I don't have cable, and only regularly watch The Simpsons on TV.
I only saw 2 ads for Drive, and had no interest in the show from them. It just didn't look interesting, though I hoped it would keep giving Nathan Fillion work, he's the kind of actor who just makes things better by being in them. Then I had to visit my family and ended up watching the Sunday premier. And I was hooked from the beginning.
It's not a highly realistic show. And the jokes about the mountains in Florida are easy, but I wanted to watch more. I wanted to know more about the characters, their motivations, and how the race was progressing. In short, I became a fan. Everyone I showed the show to has also become a fan, watched every episode, and wants more. It's the only new show I've really had any interest in this season, and I only saw it by accident (I think this may have more to say about the marketing department on FOX.) This is my kind of "mindless" entertainment, a show with tons of stuff to follow and keep track of, but a plot that is a little unbelievable in itself.
New part of the comment! Since writing this the show has been pulled. Sad. Most fans like to compare it to the treatment Fox gave Firefly. Fox seems determined to build on this rumor by holding the final episodes to show 3 months after it's cancellation, on the 4TH OF JULY, from 8 to 10 PM. In short, it's a throw away time where no one will be watching. I think FOX badly misplayed this hand, and took what could have been a OK show in the ratings into a loss.
This show was not as good as Firefly, I'll say that. But I really liked this show. They did both suffered the same basic treatment from Fox. The ad campaign failed to create much interest in the show, with many people who watch it later saying they had no idea what it was about. About 10 minutes after the premier wasn't the best show of the night they began to prepare for the pull. Also the very short time before moving the show to a time even fans would have a problem following.
Sad but true, shows like Drive, Firefly, and others like them are expensive to make compared to Game Shows, Reality shows, and 3 camera Comedies.
Also to those who haven't seen it yet. Go to www.Fox.com and check the Drive page, you can see all 4 episodes there!
I only saw 2 ads for Drive, and had no interest in the show from them. It just didn't look interesting, though I hoped it would keep giving Nathan Fillion work, he's the kind of actor who just makes things better by being in them. Then I had to visit my family and ended up watching the Sunday premier. And I was hooked from the beginning.
It's not a highly realistic show. And the jokes about the mountains in Florida are easy, but I wanted to watch more. I wanted to know more about the characters, their motivations, and how the race was progressing. In short, I became a fan. Everyone I showed the show to has also become a fan, watched every episode, and wants more. It's the only new show I've really had any interest in this season, and I only saw it by accident (I think this may have more to say about the marketing department on FOX.) This is my kind of "mindless" entertainment, a show with tons of stuff to follow and keep track of, but a plot that is a little unbelievable in itself.
New part of the comment! Since writing this the show has been pulled. Sad. Most fans like to compare it to the treatment Fox gave Firefly. Fox seems determined to build on this rumor by holding the final episodes to show 3 months after it's cancellation, on the 4TH OF JULY, from 8 to 10 PM. In short, it's a throw away time where no one will be watching. I think FOX badly misplayed this hand, and took what could have been a OK show in the ratings into a loss.
This show was not as good as Firefly, I'll say that. But I really liked this show. They did both suffered the same basic treatment from Fox. The ad campaign failed to create much interest in the show, with many people who watch it later saying they had no idea what it was about. About 10 minutes after the premier wasn't the best show of the night they began to prepare for the pull. Also the very short time before moving the show to a time even fans would have a problem following.
Sad but true, shows like Drive, Firefly, and others like them are expensive to make compared to Game Shows, Reality shows, and 3 camera Comedies.
Also to those who haven't seen it yet. Go to www.Fox.com and check the Drive page, you can see all 4 episodes there!