This time you get a rant and a rave: First, the rave.
I lied, first the basic premise of the show. Since there were a great number of you who didn't see the show, you might want to know what it was you missed. The cold war is over, and all the spies have gone home. Except, as we in the real world know, the world is far from at peace. In the Spy Game, someone from the government figures that out as well, and a new super secret spy organization is formed with savage young yuppies as it's members. But when the first case they run up against proves difficult, they call in an old-timer to help out. So we get the interaction between the old style -- use whatever weapon you can find -- guy and his new partner, the new style -- hi-tech gung ho -- gal. The peripheral characters include the former boss, a former enemy, and the other young gung ho kids who are part of the organization.
Maybe this show was only a few steps above Xena and Hercules, but there's a good reason for that -- they were all made by the same guy, Sam Raimi (the guy behind Army of Darkness, Darkman, and The Quick and the Dead). And in all actuality, being a step or two above Xena and Hercules isn't all that bad -- they are 2 of the hottest shows currently in syndication. It was, amusingly enough, one of those shows my wife and I both liked -- a lot.
Thus enters this weeks rant -- the fact that the show appears to have disappeared after only 3 showings (to be replaced with the dismally performing Relativity (I'm sure that will prove a fantastic lead in to the traditional Monday Night ABC Sports show)). This tends to happen to most hour long shows I find very interesting. The only real exception to this tendancy was Picket Fences, and it didn't really last all that long (but still longer than the delighfully demented American Gothic). So many of them lasted so short, I can't even remember thier names anymore. Yet, believe it or not, Step by Step and Family Matters are still on the air. Why? These shows stopped being entertaining shortly after they started, but they still keep making them. People, get real -- tell the dimwits who decide what we watch to get real stuff on the air, or that we'll all start watching video tapes instead -- like I do.