There are three reasons I will try a new TV series.
1) It involves an Actor, Writer or Director of whom I'm already a fan.
2) It has a particularly interesting premise or a great trailer
3) Peer recommendation
Number three doesn't actually happen very often as it's usually me who keeps up with the news and is the one doing the recommending. However if you count the excitement in the Whedon fandom that influenced me a little. In the case of Ringer it was mostly number one. Obviously Sarah Michelle Gellar was the main reason I gave this a shot, but there was also Nestor Carbonell from Lost and Ioan Gruffudd helps as well.
Unfortunately after five episodes I'm just not feeling it. To be honest I never really expected I was actually in the intended dempgraphic for ths programme anyway. The story is barely above soap opera level. The only reason there is any mystery in the story is due to the fact the everybody spends the entire time lying to each other. They all have their own selfish personal agendas and there seems to be a complete lack of common sense.
I'll keep an eye on news and reviews I guess and possibly catch up later if I hear thing change but for now I'm done. There is only so much TV time available and this is one hour I think could be better spent.
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ReplyDeleteShame about this show, but there's too much good stuff to waste time on the mediocre, and decisions have to be made.