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Old 09-21-15 | 02:48 AM
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Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15




"PILOT"

09/21/2015 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Monday) : A NAKED AMNESIAC COVERED IN TATTOOS IS FOUND IN TIMES SQUARE WITH AN FBI AGENT'S NAME ON HER BACK A beautiful, naked amnesiac (Jaimie Alexander) is found in Times Square covered in mysterious tattoos, including one bearing the name of FBI Agent Kurt Weller (Sullivan Stapleton). Special Agent Weller and his FBI team must decode the map of clues on Jane Doe's body in order to thwart a deadly terrorist attack. Who is Jane Doe - is she an asset or enemy? Who wiped her memory? And who is behind the tattoos? Also starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Rob Brown, Audrey Esparza, Ashley Johnson, and Ukweli Roach. TV-14 V

Starring Sullivan Stapleton (Scott from Strike Back)

Jaimie Alexander (Lady Sif from Thor & Marvel's Agents of Shield)

Executive Producer is Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow)



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Old 09-21-15 | 11:25 AM
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

This is getting good reviews, but every time I read the plot summary I think it sound like a cross between John Doe and Prison Break.
Old 09-21-15 | 11:38 AM
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i don't know that I see this lasting the entire season. The premise feels a bit too direct to be able to fully expand into multiple seasons.
Old 09-21-15 | 12:05 PM
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I'll check it out. This is one of the new shows that I am most intrigued by. Yes, it does seem like a combination of Chuck/Intelligence with a dash of Prison Break mixed in, but I enjoyed all those shows.
Old 09-21-15 | 12:25 PM
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

I'll take a look at this for Sullivan Stapleton and for the hot naked girl.
Old 09-21-15 | 12:47 PM
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

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i don't know that I see this lasting the entire season. The premise feels a bit too direct to be able to fully expand into multiple seasons.
That has never stopped a network from renewing a show. NBC is putting their entire promotional push behind this show. I've been seeing previews of it across different mediums for the past six months. They are hoping it is their next Blacklist.
Old 09-21-15 | 12:50 PM
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

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That has never stopped a network from renewing a show. NBC is putting their entire promotional push behind this show. I've been seeing previews of it across different mediums for the past six months. They are hoping it is their next Blacklist.
Yup.
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That has never stopped a network from renewing a show. NBC is putting their entire promotional push behind this show. I've been seeing previews of it across different mediums for the past six months. They are hoping it is their next Blacklist.
And I understand that completely. I just don't feel like this has the same draw as The Blacklist. Spader was a big grab for the show, and this one just doesn't have anyone close to his level pulling viewers in.

Not only that, but Blacklist manages to, more often than not, find a nice balance between the sometimes graphic nature of the work and the levity found in the interplay between the leads. Blindspot doesn't, based on the trailers I've seen, seem to have that working for it.

(Plus, the best shows, in my opinion, are always those with simple log lines that expand naturally at times goes on. The Blacklist? "Bad guy chases worse guys." They obviously threw a bunch more in there, but that's the underlying premise. What's the simple, underlying premise of Blindspot?)
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Hot, naked girl, with tattoos, kicking ass.
Old 09-21-15 | 01:46 PM
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

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Blindspot doesn't, based on the trailers I've seen, seem to have that working for it.
Maybe watch a full episode and see how it goes?

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(Plus, the best shows, in my opinion, are always those with simple log lines that expand naturally at times goes on. The Blacklist? "Bad guy chases worse guys." They obviously threw a bunch more in there, but that's the underlying premise. What's the simple, underlying premise of Blindspot?)
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Hot, naked girl, with tattoos, kicking ass.
I was going to say "naked chick."
Old 09-21-15 | 02:41 PM
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

While I hope it's not the next Blacklist (we stopped watching the beginning of last season), I am intrigued by the premise. I like what I've seen from the trailers and will check out the pilot.
Old 09-21-15 | 02:58 PM
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I'm going to check this one out. Looks like it could be a good one. Might wait a few weeks to jump in though.
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

Originally Posted by dex14
Hot, naked girl, with tattoos, kicking ass.
Yeah, seems like NBC isn't shy about playing up the naked girl angle, especially during SNF broadcasts.

And like I talked about in the Movie thread, amnesia isn't really a medical thing (at least not like it's portrayed here with a lucid adult), so I'm sure that's going to bug the hell out of me.

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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

They had me at "Jaimie Alexander naked."
Old 09-21-15 | 04:36 PM
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Looking forward to this.
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

I wonder how many people checking this out know Sullivan Stapleton from Strike Back or from 300:Rise of an Empire?

Seriously, if you've never seen or heard of Strike Back, you missed a hell of a show. It ends for good on Cinemax in 3 weeks.
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Alexander is nice eye candy (I'm not proud), Berlanti's superhero stuff has been fun, and I'm curious about the way they'll execute the fight scenes on a limited budget. Sounds like the kind of thing I'd quite enjoy. My DVR is set, it sounds like this could be a fun genre show.
Old 09-21-15 | 04:56 PM
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

I'm seeing some Bourne Identity thrown in, but she is hot so I'll definitely DVR and see what happens
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

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They are hoping it is their next Blacklist.
I hope not. I would expect loftier goals than have one good season, then limp aimlessly through a few more.
Old 09-21-15 | 05:04 PM
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

Originally Posted by DJariya
I wonder how many people checking this out know Sullivan Stapleton from Strike Back or from 300:Rise of an Empire?

Seriously, if you've never seen or heard of Strike Back, you missed a hell of a show. It ends for good on Cinemax in 3 weeks.
Hey, I mentioned Stapleton!
Old 09-21-15 | 06:30 PM
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I hope they can somehow work Sullivan Stapleton inexplicably banging the hot chick guest star of the week into this show. Just wouldn't feel right otherwise.
Old 09-21-15 | 09:52 PM
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

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I hope not. I would expect loftier goals than have one good season, then limp aimlessly through a few more.
Network executives are despicable people. They don't have any lofty goals.
Old 09-21-15 | 09:59 PM
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

This show is so boring. I had a hard time even paying attention. I think the writers thought they had such a cool high concept ("naked chick with amnesia covered in tattoos!") they forgot to work on the rest of the story or characters.

I did like seeing Jessie from Kyle XY though.
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

I dug it. In for more.
Old 09-22-15 | 01:39 AM
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Re: Blindspot (S1E01) -- "Pilot" -- 9/21/15

I enjoyed it. Good intro. After the Chinatown scene, I was worried it was going to end up being a bland cop show, but it picked up steam towards the end.

I like the characters, and odd choice of camera work in some scenes. Looking forward to episode 2 though


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