"Journeyman" 1x1

JOURNEYMAN 1x1 "Pilot"

There's a lot of time left on the clock.

I think the reason that I'm giving this one a go is due to the really solid work Kevin McKidd put in on "Rome". Other than that, it just seemed like a "Quantum Leap" retread without Al and Ziggy. The first thing I paid attention to, of course, was the accent. It's one of the weirdest I've yet heard. It sounds like when I do Australian. It's ok but horribly bad at certain moments. I don't know that I agree that we must enforce overseas actors into doing American accents. Maybe I'm just so used to his British voice from "Rome".

As I watch this I'm just sort of struck by how weird this is. I'm slightly comforted by seeing one other name I recognized, Director Alex Grave, veteran of many a "West Wing" I'm sure that by the end of the hour there will be some sort of explanation - there's a woman in the ads that seems to be explaining the rules to our hero, but so far nothing.

Something I should note is that, in general, both to keep fresh, and keep up with all the shows, I write these mostly while I'm watching them. It's working well so far, and I like that it's a live record of my thoughts as I watch these shows.

So this is nearly over and it's still weird. I really want to know the mechanics and rules of this show. This is turning into this year's "Vanished" I didn't especially like the show but curiosity was just enough to keep me tuned in.

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