... where the rules are less strict and you can pen capsule reviews, I would simply write "early JJ Abrams" and that would be all you needed, millions of viewers from the present and possibly the future would "get" what that meant, and be able to decide whether or not to watch the show.
I can also tell you what this series is not. It is not a ripoff of X-Files since that show perfected a unique sort of narcissism which simply does not exist here. This is one of the most un-self-conscious productions in recent memory.
The closest analog is the original-original OUTER LIMITS, a show that specialized in gently but firmly leading the viewer deeper and deeper into the most outrageous scripts until you lost yourself in the story.
The Canuck sci-fi machine did a remake of OL in the 90s but nothing they did then, or could do now, comes close the production values that JJ incorporates into this stylish show.
So, to help newbies, imagine Outer Limits by way of Coppola and you'll a hint what this show is about.
I can also tell you what this series is not. It is not a ripoff of X-Files since that show perfected a unique sort of narcissism which simply does not exist here. This is one of the most un-self-conscious productions in recent memory.
The closest analog is the original-original OUTER LIMITS, a show that specialized in gently but firmly leading the viewer deeper and deeper into the most outrageous scripts until you lost yourself in the story.
The Canuck sci-fi machine did a remake of OL in the 90s but nothing they did then, or could do now, comes close the production values that JJ incorporates into this stylish show.
So, to help newbies, imagine Outer Limits by way of Coppola and you'll a hint what this show is about.