A stockbroker recently evicted by his wife starts receiving tomorrow's edition of the Chicago Sun-Times. This offers the opportunity to win at gambling, or to use the foreknowledge to help p... Read allA stockbroker recently evicted by his wife starts receiving tomorrow's edition of the Chicago Sun-Times. This offers the opportunity to win at gambling, or to use the foreknowledge to help people.A stockbroker recently evicted by his wife starts receiving tomorrow's edition of the Chicago Sun-Times. This offers the opportunity to win at gambling, or to use the foreknowledge to help people.
- Shaunnessey
- (as James "Ike" Eichling)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaKyle Chandler and Shanésia Davis-Williams are the only ones to appear in the pilot and final episode.
- GoofsThe date on the 1st paper received is Tuesday, November 12, ergo, (and Gary states) the date is actually November 11. However, this would be Veteran's Day and the stock market would be closed.
- Quotes
Chuck Fishman: [Opening narration] What if you knew, beyond a doubt, what was going to happen tomorrow? Sure, I know it's crazy... but what if you did? Whether you'd be rich or poor, a hero or a loser, lucky in love, unlucky in life, what would you do? What if, by some magic, you found the power to really change things: people, events... maybe even your life? Would you even know where to start? Maybe you can't know... until it happens.
- ConnectionsReferences The Lone Ranger (1949)
I was pretty excited for this show, as it couldn't be more up my alley. Journeyman and Tru Calling are two of my all-time favorite shows. I love when Sci-Fi blends with realism. I love it even more when it's less explored, because it means two things. More positivity, and more development of the why this Sci-Fi event is happening.
Anyways, onto this episode. It's a pretty decent start to the series, but I'm at an 8/10 instead of higher for one main reason. It's all over the place. I think the editing is choppy, and there's too much story covered. I think maybe they'd made a longer pilot, but the network didn't trust it'd do well, so they trimmed it. It just seemed like so much happened, and there were a few location changes that didn't bleed over into the following episode. Plus, it establishes a few things as consistent within the episode, and I felt as though they'd be changed. Come next episode. Which they were.
As for the plot, I won't spoil it. It's just your average life or death situation, like I'm sure nearly all of them will be. Not like it's an issue. I'm just saying. But as for the overall plot and characters, where do I begin?
Kyle Chandler's performance isn't bad, but I'm certain he's still growing into his, and being an actor in general. This is early in his career, or at least in comparison to when Friday Night Lights (2006), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Game Night (2018) came out.
As for the supporting cast, there's only for sure two key players. One of them is blind, which makes it very interesting without added challenge. I feel like that's not how most shows would handle it. Then we've got Fisher Stevens, who shockingly...is necessary? I totally expected a side character that wasn't super necessary. But he's absolutely vital to the interest, he plays against Kyle Chandler at all the right moments.
As for the "Sci-Fi" elements, nothing is explained yet. Will it ever? I think with four seasons it has to. But what's disappointing is THIS is the show that got four seasons. It was so early to the game relative to shows of this nature. In my opinion, this success should've helped those garner better treatment. Especially Tru Calling and Journeyman. At least three seasons each minimum, if not four.
Sorry if this review is all over the place. But I truly don't have THAT much to say. I just wanted to start with the pilot. From this point on, I'll probably exclusively review pivotal episodes. If something happens to a main character, a Sci-Fi development, or a mid-season finale. Of course the main season finales as well. Also, those may contain spoilers. Just to help me remember what happens in the show, when I inevitably look back on these reviews.
- dewlover420
- Aug 23, 2022
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