Fearless

I've read most of the "Fearless" books. (I know what you're all thinking. Francine Pascal?) They were really good. It'll be good to see in the show if the creators can bridge the gap from Gaia being 17 in the books, and 21 in the show. I wonder if they will bring The characters "Ed Fargo" and "Sam Moon" back. It also would be interesting to see them bring in "Heather Gannis", who was Gaia's rival in high school. One other thing was that in the books, Gaia was a blond. Unless Rachel Leigh Cook is going to dye her hair, it's a major difference.I heard that the WB was planning on picking the series up for it's Fall lineup. I think that would be a good thing. I just hope that the TV series is as good as the books.

This movie is exactly the reason that people cringe when someone makes a movie out of a book. It's not that it's different from the book -- THAT I could have accepted. What is unacceptable is the incompetence with which the writer producers handled the material. Typical lowbrow Hollywood treatment of a very good book series. I was unfortunate enough to have wasted several hours of my life on this and I feel a need to ask for them back. Hollywood Hack garbage at its worst. The casting, the styling, all very low budget. Thumbs down and a 1 out of 10. Not only was the dialogue written as if by a fourth grader from a foreign country, but the casting was hyper-stylized to the point that it distracted from the story. And speaking of story, where was it? It look as if the writers just pulled a page out of Joseph Cambell and xeroxed it into their template -- with one very obvious omission -- HEART. You can write all the formula you want, but if it's just copied from better writers, you will always end up with rubbish. I am so irritated with the awful treatment of the original material that I find it hard to bring to words.

This presentation had a good premise, a likeable cast, and a nice style to put the bow on top of the box. It's too bad it was not picked up for a series, guess they can always try again in the future - there's a whole series to adapt from.

I have to say, I wish this show hadn't been cancelled. I've read all of the books and they're fantastic, and even though I had some large criticisms of the show, I think it had a lot of potential. If there's ever a re-launch, which I hope there will be at some point, they ought to base it strictly on the books, beginning to end. They could get about three seasons out of the Fearless/Fearless Super Editions, then Series Four could be like the Fearless FBI series. After that, they could move to where they are here with this pilot. It has so much potential. Rachel Leigh Cook is wrong to be Gaia - the models from the book covers would all suffice, and for some strange reason I think Julia Stiles would make a wonderful Gaia. I want this show back on air, but completely redone; possibly re-written for the screen by Francine Pascal, too. God, I'm demanding.

I've read all the Fearless books that are available. I'm a big fan of the books, I've known about the wb's show "Fearless" for almost a year now. I finally saw the pilot this week. It was way better than I thought it was going to be, but it should be more like the books. I think that would make the show stronger. These are the changes I would make: -New York instead of L.A. like it is in the books. -Recast Rachael Leigh Cook, she's a good actress, but not as Gaia, Gaia should be Russian looking, blonde hair, blue eyes, at least 5'9", and not built petite like Rachael is. -Gaia needs to be 17 like she is in the books and in high school.

-Has to have the characters, Ed, Sam, Ella, Heather, Loki, and her dad. Even Mary would be cool to have, though she doesn't last. So I think the show has potential without comparing it to the books. Gaia is a little too violent. I didn't care for the girl fight scene in the bathroom I thought that was too much, but I do think Rachael, Ian, Eric, and Bianca make a good young FBI team.