DJariya

Premise:

Daniel Defoe's classic novel gets a makeover in this saga of a young man shipwrecked on a desert island, where his unlikely friendship with a native named Friday helps him hold onto sanity. While the current lives of these two men is filled with hungry cannibals, wild animals and terrifying lightning storms, flashbacks reveal Crusoe's life with his wife Susannah before he became a castaway.

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Synopsis for tonight's episode:



Who is going to check this out tonight? It actually sounds quite interesting.

Red Dog

I thought it was going to be a modern-day take on the classic. Since it's not, I'm passing.

DJariya

Seriously? You thought this was a 21st Century take on it? Every synopsis and promo I've seen clearly showed it was a period drama.

Red Dog

I didn't just realize it. I realized it would be the classic version when I first saw the promos a few weeks ago.

I just initially figured they were doing a cross between the classic and Lost. I never read a synopsis for it.

Chew

I'll be watching. There isn't much on the broadcast channels on Friday anyway.

Gizmo

This seems like something fit for Saturday afternoons. Oh well, GF really wants to see it so I'll be watching.

Ravenous

I wasnt going to see it cause I feared they would shit it up and make it like Lost. After seeing the preview though, Im in! Time to set my VCR

riley_dude

Is this a limited series or will we know that he only gets off the Island only at the end of the entire series run?

Goldberg74

I might watch it... but I have a stack of movies that need watching too.

And Ravenous... you still have a VCR?




Why am I laughing, I do to.

DJariya

It's only 13 episodes. I recall that NBC green lighted this show during the writer's strike and most of it's crew and writers are all from Europe.

I'm not sure if the intent was to make this a 1 and done show. I guess we'll have to wait and see. However, I can't see this getting big numbers on Friday nights especially with Life barely getting 5M viewers.

Goldberg74

I was surprised to see Sam Neil and Sean Bean in this show.

I really quite enjoyed it.

I like Crusoe's ingenuity and how it was evident in both the "now" and "then" segments. Friday's pretty cool too.

I know we'll be seeing Judy again.

I'll watch it next week (maybe).

leacha

She was the only character I didn't like. All in all it was ok. The last half didn't go by fast enough.

leeta

I liked it. I hope it's able to complete its run and the powers-that-be order more eps. Beautiful locale.

Double_Oh_7

Looked awesome in HD- like a big budget movie. Hope it does well.

Quatermass

Damn, I meant to record this (on my VCR) but I forgot. Maybe they'll show it again.

leacha

Also why didn't he build a raft or boat?

Maxflier

Ditto. Minus the VCR part.

***Edit***
Looks like Scifi will be re-airing the episode.

Bill Thompson

I watched the first five minutes and that was more than enough for me, I'm out.

Joe Schmoe

I thought it had the same fun and whimsical tone to it that the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies have. I wondered how he bult some of those things though. Some of them seemed way too elaborate. And like someone else pointed out, why didn't he build a boat if he's so good at construction?

Ravenous

Loved the show! Gimme the DVDs already!

Maybe theyll address the boat thing later. Either way, its a fun show and thats all that matters.

Bronkster

Maybe he's smart enough to know his limitations. Yeah, he could probably build himself a nifty boat, but if he doesn't have a compass, or knows nothing about sailing (guessing here), then he might feel that it's better to stay alive in his tricked-out treehouse than take the chance of sailing into an endless ocean.

Orbi-Wan Techno

We watched it last night on NBC.com, and liked it a lot. Surprised by the number of recognizable faces in the show (Sam Neil, Sean Bean, the Spanish captain...) Looking forward to the rest of the series.

Ayre

You can tell good from bad. The good people have white teeth and the bad people have yellow teeth.

I liked it. Just light enough not to take seriously, but some decent action and storytelling.

Ravenous

Anyone know how this did in the ratings?

DJariya

NBC’s Crusoe debuted with a modest 7.26 million viewers (#2) and a 1.6 rating/5 share (#3) among adults 18-49 from 8-10 p.m., with the half-hour breakdown as follows:

Crusoe (NBC)
8:00 p.m. - Viewers: 6.85 million (#2), A18-49: 1.5/ 5 (#3t)
8:30 p.m. – Viewers: 6.62 million (#2), A18-49: 1.5/ 5 (#3)
9:00 p.m. – Viewers: 7.79 million (#1), A18-49: 1.7/ 6 (#3)
9:30 p.m. – Viewers: 7.67 million (#1), A18-49: 1.7/ 5 (#3)

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