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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