Short Television Review: The Inauguration of Barack Obama
As far as political drama goes, it was no West Wing, but the casting was good, the writing accurately captured the soaring rhetoric of hope and change, and a musical score by John Williams and Aretha Franklin never hurt anybody. But while I kept waiting for something to happen, to break up the interminable speechifying, the expected terrorist attack/assassination attempt/asteroid collision just never materialized. Also I hope the writers can lighten up the tone a little bit in future episodes. In sum: while it wasn’t the most gripping hour of television I’ve watched, it certainly has promise. I hope it gets renewed for another season—I’ll be watching.
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Given that every show you like gets cancelled I think you should know better than to jinx this things for the rest of us…
By Tony on 01.20.09 3:59 pm
I think we might be ok here, the show has a far better timeslot and a much greater marketing budget than any of those canceled programs.
By Jeremy on 01.20.09 7:57 pm
It’s annoying when a new show starts out with a gripping bang, but in the back of your mind you have this nagging knowledge that it’s contractually limited to a couple of seasons. Luckily in this case I wouldn’t mind a few seasons of spin-offs and reruns.
By Jordan on 01.30.09 3:28 pm
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