Karen Sisco

I've only seen the pilot of Karen Sisco, but I think that it's got real potential. TV shows today seem to be becoming more and more like movies, and while watching this I had trouble remembering that it was actually a TV show. Since TV shows generally have cliff hangers, I found myself eager for more of this great new show. Carla Gugino, Thomas Kretschmann, and Xander Berkeley were exceptionally good, and all I can say is that I can't wait for more! :)

This was a very hard to find Carla Gugino show. I could not find this show to stream or release on disc or VHS. I was lucky enough to buy a homemade DVD copy of this show off someone on EBay who recorded it back in 2003 off their TiVo. Spent a pretty $50 for it....later I found that this series is available to view on the "internet archives" (if anyone is wanting to watch this).

After watching the show, I found it a little vanilla and bland. If it wasn't for Carla Gugino I'm not sure I'd watch it the first time. I know I won't watch it a second time. Carla looks great and any fan of hers can appreciate her. But the writing, dialogue and mechanics of police, investigations and Marshalls are unrealistic. For example, police do not make outlines of bodies at crime scenes.

Also, why is her father called "Marshall sisco"? I mean, does he not have a first name or is his name Marshall? If he's no longer a Marshall, why go by Marshall? A bit confusing but the father daughter relationship was cute.

And while I loved Carla gugino, I'm not sure I was a fan of the character Karen Sisco (ignoring that Karen is now a slur, basically). I'm not a fan how the writers always gave her a new boyfriend she was romantic with each episode! Can't we have a female character not being romantically involved with men and being a horn-dog? Kinda lost respect for her and yeah it added filler but yawn.

For a Carla gugino show I recommend leopard skin, threshold, wayward pines, haunting of hill house, etc. This show was not worth $50 and not worth searching for.

I knew I had seen something special. After the hour-long episode 5 (Nostalgia) I knew I had not imagined it. Yes, this was a critics' favourite, and yes, they all gave the same reasons and impressions I'd had. There's no coincidence here.

What is it that gets you to not turn the channel? When you see something intriguing already in the opening titles? Les Paul used to say that an audience will never remember the first song you play - they're busy making up their minds whether they like you or not, and they make up their minds in those first two minutes.

So with Karen Sisco. This is well acted, well directed, and above all well written. More and more it's become apparent to me how vital a good teleplay is: without it the directing and acting will fall apart, lacking a foothold.

I imagine this crew has a lot of fun. Yes, there's violence, and I don't like that, but there's a coziness and a sense of adventure too. And the humour - or should I say wit?

Enjoy.

I just CANNOT believe that they canceled this show *sigh* Just goes to show that television studios (and, just maybe, television audiences) do not know entertainment.... Instead of shows like this, we get stuck with yet more "reality TV" drivel like fear factor, American idol, survivor, etc etc ad nauseum... PLEASE make it stop! The executives don't know good television, the general public does not seem to recognize talented scripts, plots, excellent acting, etc. Does any one actually realize how many variations of CSI, or some take-off, spin-off what have you there are? Try to go 2 days without seeing it on the TV! Good luck! Everything is the same, same stories, same plots, we need something fresh, different, exciting....

After having seen and greatly enjoyed Carla Gugino in various limited parts in relatively minor movies, I was overjoyed to see that she finally got some real recognition and was given her own TV show. And when I saw it, I wasn't disappointed. The show is smart, attractive and funny; clearly aimed at a fairly youthful, intelligent and predominantly male demographic. In short, it's everything a show should be in order to succeed. Only, for some inscrutable reason, it failed. What a great pity. What's wrong with audiences today? In a just world, this show would have rocketed Carla to true stardom.

For me, being a huge Carla Gugino fan, watching this show is pure joy. The writers and/or producers clearly adore Carla as much as I do, and put her squarely in the limelight, both in terms of loving camera angles, story and dialog. For someone of Carla's talents and charms, it's long overdue. At least with these 10 episodes, a devoted fan of Carla Gugino can get his fix, losing himself in a witty and charismatic action show captained by one of the dreamiest actresses currently working. What more can anyone ask?