From: russell-watson@att.net   
      
   On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 11:13:09 +0200, Johan Hansson   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >Hi!   
   >   
   >   
   >> So, after 2 episodes, what is the consensus of the folks here about   
   >> this new TV show?   
   >   
   >What kind of TV show is it? One that you can watch if there isn't nothing   
   >else on or is it one that too good to miss?   
   >   
   >Living here in Europe I recon it's hard to have an opinion because it   
   >isn't sown here yet. But if it's a commercialy succesfull one it's   
   >allmost certain that it'll be available on VHS or DVD after a year or so.   
   >Would it be worth to buy it when possible?   
   >   
   >regards   
   >   
   >Johan Hansson, Sweden   
      
   I wouldn't classify it as must-see TV, but it's OK so far. I wouldn't   
   necessarily set up the VCR to tape an episode I knew I was going to   
   miss, but it's not so bad as to make you immediately want to find   
   something else, either. I appreciate certain elements of it, like the   
   fact that Berenger actually aims his Colt when he fires instead of   
   shooting from the hip, and so far the forensic science they have shown   
   does not appear to be too hard ahead of its time. They take the time   
   to point out in the pilot that fingerprints were not yet considered   
   foolproof at the time, and in the 2nd episode they made the same   
   disclaimer about ballistics evidence. They also cite reference   
   materials when possible to show the audience that what they are   
   talking about is real, like last night when the Pinkerton guy showed   
   the sheriff a book on ballistics and mentioned who wrote in and when   
   as a way of showing they weren't getting outside their timeframe. The   
   pilot also depicted such real life frontier elements as inadequate   
   heating, as you could see the actors' breath fog even when they were   
   indoors. Of course it is a TV show and carries the biases of the   
   entertainment industry, which is largely very liberal, so last night's   
   episode was basically an anti-capital punishment screed. Too much of   
   that and I might be compelled to seek my entertainment elsewhere.   
   '97 FLSTF   
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