So, NBC has decided to cancel
Awake, quite possibly the most promising show of the year, after only one season, confirming not only that nothing hemorrhages quite like the National Broadcasting Corporation hemorrhages lineups
(The Cape, anyone?), but also that I can't think of a single gripping, emotionally complex time-travel mystery police detective post-
Lost American drama show that has lasted longer than one season. (I am counting
Awake as a time-travel show here because, even though there is no actual time travel in it, it is about the timeline being split.) I don't see why they perform so poorly; it's a uniformly excellent genre. Want proof? You don't have to take my word for it. Try these on for size.
In rough order of recommendation, or how strongly I recommend the following shows, I strongly recommend each every and all of the following shows:
- Day Break~
(ABC, 2006, 13 episodes)
- Awake*+
(NBC, 2012, 13 episodes)
- Life on Mars
†
(ABC, 2008-2009, 17 episodes)
- Alcatraz
‡
(FOX, 2012, 13 episodes)
- FlashForward*+
‡
(ABC, 2009-2010, 22 episodes)
- Terra Nova
†
(FOX, 2011, 11 episodes)
Since each of these shows lasted only one season, most of them should be totally watchable in a single marathon of nonstop good television. Or, if you want to break it up into more manageable chunks, it shouldn't take you that long either.
~ Has Adam Baldwin AND Moon Bloodgood AND Taye Diggs and I mean it this is a really good show and there's a reason I put it at the number one recommendation slot. Not that the others aren't good, of course; just, this is the best and you've probably never heard of it.
* Time travel themes present with no actual time travel, with timeline split (Awake) or visions of the future (FlashForward.)
+ Main character played by English actor putting on American accent (Jason Isaacs and Joseph Fiennes.)
† Main character played by Irish actor putting on American accent (Jason O'Mara.)
‡ Major character played by Lost actor (Jorge Garcia and Dominic Monaghan.)
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