Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
06-07-11, 04:48 AM
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Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
By djariya at 2011-06-01
Synopsis:
Spoiler:
Season 2 will be between 13-16 episodes.
I hope season 2 is a huge improvement. Season 1 was a mixed bag for me. I would say out of the 11 episodes, maybe 5 or 6 were actually good. A few of them were flat out terrible. This show is going to be hard pressed to match how kickass Nikita was this past season.
Promo:
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06-07-11, 04:50 AM
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Re: Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
Interview excerpt with Chris Gorham about season 2.
Jim Halterman: I know the show substitutes Toronto for D.C. but it looks like there are some cool location shoots happening this season. What can you tell me?
Christopher Gorham: Things really get started in the second episode when they go to Paris. I didn't get to go but Piper and Doug [Liman, Executive Producer] went and shot a bunch of stuff and it looks so good. They were at the Louvre and that was incredible. We've been to Puerto Rico and they're sending me to Istanbul to shoot for a couple of days and I think we have one more international trip this season.
JH: Going from season one to season two, what kind of changes can viewers expect to see?
CG: The writers really went through in the off-season and picked out all the stuff that worked and all the stuff that didn't work and they've done a great job of picking up with that. They've taken all the best things of last season and built on it. We've got such great character interactions and relationships, which are getting better and more interesting this season. The action, which is a big hallmark of the show, has gotten bigger and better.
Read more: Interview: "Covert Affairs" Co-Star Christopher Gorham | TheFutonCritic.com http://www.thefutoncritic.com/interv...#ixzz1OaA5EYXZ
Jim Halterman: I know the show substitutes Toronto for D.C. but it looks like there are some cool location shoots happening this season. What can you tell me?
Christopher Gorham: Things really get started in the second episode when they go to Paris. I didn't get to go but Piper and Doug [Liman, Executive Producer] went and shot a bunch of stuff and it looks so good. They were at the Louvre and that was incredible. We've been to Puerto Rico and they're sending me to Istanbul to shoot for a couple of days and I think we have one more international trip this season.
JH: Going from season one to season two, what kind of changes can viewers expect to see?
CG: The writers really went through in the off-season and picked out all the stuff that worked and all the stuff that didn't work and they've done a great job of picking up with that. They've taken all the best things of last season and built on it. We've got such great character interactions and relationships, which are getting better and more interesting this season. The action, which is a big hallmark of the show, has gotten bigger and better.
Read more: Interview: "Covert Affairs" Co-Star Christopher Gorham | TheFutonCritic.com http://www.thefutoncritic.com/interv...#ixzz1OaA5EYXZ
06-07-11, 07:39 AM
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Re: Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
Shame they didn't actually shoot in Puerto Rico. Would've loved to see Piper Perabo. 
06-07-11, 08:15 AM
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Re: Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
I'll be interested to see what they cut. While I understand that hiding her job from the married sister with kids is central to the concept of the show, they never really explored that much. Also I think keeping Gorham blind has gotten old already.
06-07-11, 08:18 AM
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Re: Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
So from that trailer and the photo is the her boss/the Director's wife out of the picture now? 
I'm not sure I loved the character, so I'd be okay if she was gone.
I'm not sure I loved the character, so I'd be okay if she was gone.
06-07-11, 11:51 AM
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Re: Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
06-08-11, 05:20 AM
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Re: Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
Not bad, but not outstanding either. It was definitely a decent start to the 2nd season. Besides the Ben storyline, I don't think it really set up anything. The plot with the Russian and the Tennis Player/Coach assassins was pretty self contained. I really want to love this show since Piper Perabo is smoking hot and it's got a great look to it, but it just feels so 2nd rate compared to Nikita last season. It's definitely very watchable and there is some action/fight sequences....occassionally.
to making Peter Gallagher a series regular this season. I like Arthur and thought he was so underutilized last season.
at the gratuitous Piper Perabo bikini shots in the opening sequence.
However, I really hate Anne Dudek's character on this show. The character is useless. I realize they want to give Annie a life outside of the CIA, but I think the "At home" sequences are just corny and forced.
to making Peter Gallagher a series regular this season. I like Arthur and thought he was so underutilized last season. at the gratuitous Piper Perabo bikini shots in the opening sequence. However, I really hate Anne Dudek's character on this show. The character is useless. I realize they want to give Annie a life outside of the CIA, but I think the "At home" sequences are just corny and forced.
06-08-11, 09:33 AM
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Re: Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
I was completely lost on that tennis pro story.
That's some great security on a Naval base.
That's some great security on a Naval base.
06-08-11, 09:50 AM
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06-08-11, 12:35 PM
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Re: Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
I liked the first season a lot, was hoping for a better start to this season. I think I just don't really care much about the Ben storyline at all, so I wish they'd ditch that and focus more on other things.
06-08-11, 03:09 PM
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I thought the Ben storyline was actually the most interesting plot of season 1. The self contained plots were really hit or miss. I did enjoy the storyline that had Oded Fehr as the Mossad agent. I hope they bring him back.
06-08-11, 03:41 PM
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06-08-11, 04:46 PM
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Re: Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
Did anyone else notice that just before it began (at the end of White Collar), the promo they ran on USA said "And now the season finale of Covert Affairs." I was like, 
I hope that didn't put off any potential new watchers of the show.
I hope that didn't put off any potential new watchers of the show.
06-08-11, 05:32 PM
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Yeah that was an error on the East Coast feed. I don't know if it was fixed for the West Coast airing.
06-08-11, 11:40 PM
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Re: Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
That was some HORRIBLE blue-screen work outside the boss's house. Was it too hard to find a real location to film that angle at?
06-08-11, 11:48 PM
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Re: Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
I noticed that, too. It was really awful.
06-09-11, 12:19 AM
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Re: Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
^ that and the driving scenes
This wasn't great, but good enough to keep watching. This show has the worst opening sequence ever.
This wasn't great, but good enough to keep watching. This show has the worst opening sequence ever.
06-09-11, 09:14 AM
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Re: Covert Affairs -- Season Premiere -- "Begin the Begin" -- 6/07/11
Yeah, I picked up on that house shot too. At least focus on her more and make the background look blurry.
At least they did a good job at the beginning to make you wonder if he was really dead or not.
This show needs an overarching story line in a bad way. And I don't mean the politics of Arthur losing his job. Wasn't he the leak to the reporter anyway? I thought he was feeding her crumbs to keep her happy.
Obviously there is something more to Ben's backstory. The Agency wants him and needs his resources, but they're not willing to do so in public.
At least they did a good job at the beginning to make you wonder if he was really dead or not.
This show needs an overarching story line in a bad way. And I don't mean the politics of Arthur losing his job. Wasn't he the leak to the reporter anyway? I thought he was feeding her crumbs to keep her happy.
Obviously there is something more to Ben's backstory. The Agency wants him and needs his resources, but they're not willing to do so in public.
