Resident Alien

Since I put The Blacklist onto the trash list, I've been looking for a new show to watch, and presto, Resident Alien had its premiere episode right at the same time I stopped watching the Blacklist. So I gave it a go. I wasn't too thrilled with it really. It started pretty slowly for me.

The Premise: An alien spaceship is fired upon by U.S jets, and crash-lands in the Colorado Rockies. The solitary alien is able to assume human shape to blend in with humanity as it tries to fulfill its mission. Sounds like the movie Starman from some years ago which starred Jeff Bridges. 

But this alien did not come to say Greetings. This alien came to earth to destroy all human life. But of course, the crash-landing throws a wrench into that plan. 

What bothers me, however, is that the alien talks and acts like a person with a very low IQ through it all. And even though this alien had assumed the form of a known doctor, the people of the nearby town accept his moronic ways as natural, and no one is even suspicious as to why he's acting like an idiot, not even his estranged wife. Yeah, they call him weird, creepy, and his wife says he's acting differently, but no, he's acting like a total idiot. Or suffice it to say, I would not let any doctor who acts like that to touch me. So everyone is fooled except a little boy who can see his alien form.

The show explained why the boy can see the alien in his true form, but I don't buy the explanation. Whatever. I like the show well enough to keep watching. At least for now, and will probably watch the full first season and then reevaluate it. As for now, let's see:

The good: The casting is perfect. From the lead character to the supporting characters including the silly acting "Big Black" sheriff, the actors fit the roles in which they are cast.

It's really a tongue-in-cheek type of show and tongue-in-cheek shows are some of the most difficult shows to pull off. So far Resident Alien has, but only by a thread at this point. It's why I can tolerate, but just barely, the idiocy of the alien as he tries to act human.

The bad: The alien just acts too stupid. And the people not wondering why a supposed doctor is so stupid is hard to accept. But, it's tongue-in-cheek, so there you go.

Let's see how it pans out. Is it entertaining? Yes, which is why I'm still watching. Unlike Blacklist.

Blacklist is on my Blacklist

 I haven't watched any episodes of The Blacklist since that last post, and I don't miss it. I do feel disappointed that the producers or the writers of the show ruined what was my favorite show. Or maybe it wasn't quite that high on my list in the first place. After all, Star Trek remained my favorite show even during its poorly written third and final season. But to be fair to Star Trek, there were some pretty well written episodes during that final third season. So it wasn't a complete washout by then.

But I understand that Lizzy or Megan Boone hasn't even been on the show lately. Still I don't care. It had become a lousy show. It failed its audience. What the Blacklist failed to realize is that the audience didn't give a hoot about Lizzy or Megan Boone. It was a story about Red Reddington, starring James Spader.

And the first three seasons were great. But the writers, or whoever was in charge of the storylines, tested the patience of the audience and way too much. We needed to know by season 4 that Red is the real father of Lizzy. Sheesh, season 8 is getting ready to be wrapped up and STILL no one has a clue. Sure it's been made clear that Red has some super secret. And he has gone to great pains keeping that secret. Even from the TV audience. It was okay during the first three seasons. But it's not okay to keep this secret any longer.

Make it known once and for all that Red is Lizzy's father. It's the only thing that can make this show have any sense. And if they can do that by the end of this current season, I might just come back and watch this show again. But that's what it would take. I'm not holding my breath.

So you see that photo of Red to the left? That's not just Red turning his back. That's me turning my back. I'm turning my back on the Blacklist. And the Blacklist is staying on my blacklist. A blacklist of shows I don't watch, that is. We'll see if that changes. But like I said. I'm not holding my breath.