http://faerye.net/post/alias 2004-09-14T16:29:36+00:00 http://faerye.net/post/alias#comment-1390 2004-09-14T16:29:36+00:00 2004-09-14T16:29:36+00:00 <p>Sort of a cross between Buffy and James Bond. From Buffy it takes a cute female protagonist who kicks various sorts of ass, as well as a social-life related sub plot. Like Buffy, part of the long-term tension seems to be secret identity-related, and another part seems to be trapped-into-saving-the-world related.<br /> <br /> From Bond, we get a host of spy gadgets from a quirky tech geek, the sneak-before-shoot ethos of the spy scenario, and the occasional chase scene.<br /> <br /> The writing is good overall, but the dialog is not to the Wheadon level. The acting is quite good. The effects seem to be consistantly believable. The show clearly has a higher budget than Buffy did, though certainly not James Bondian. The supporting cast seems to be a little thinly drawn, but it is still quite early in the season.<br /> <br /> My biggest complaint to date is that it sometimes strains my suspension of disbelief. Forrays into technical areas are truely cringe-worthy, and frequent enough to warrant the services of a technical consultant, but I have hope for the future. Also, as a gamer, I can often find better ways to solve the problem at hand than are portrayed, which is a minor distraction and something that I am used to from suspense films.<br /> <br /> In short, its a good show, well worth watching. Also, I hear that the second season is significantly better than the first.</p> Mithrandir http://faerye.net/post/alias#comment-1389 2004-09-13T16:28:31+00:00 2004-09-13T16:28:31+00:00 <p>Bah! I&#8217;ll add more explanation to the article, mmkay?</p> felicity http://faerye.net/post/alias#comment-1388 2004-09-13T16:09:28+00:00 2004-09-13T16:09:28+00:00 <p>What is this &#8220;Alias&#8221; of which you speak? I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m familiar with this show&#8230;</p> bedrick