I watched all 6 eps of the show and it wasn't being put against Alias that killed the show. It was the bad writing. Russell did a decent job in his role, but not a great role. The 'kids' were decent enough but the stories were so routine and full of over the top homilies etc that it was like someone recast 7th Heaven and tossed in some kung fu cause it was hip at the time. I had taped the eps thinking that maybe they would get better. I recently rewatched them and it was painful. When Drew Fuller turned up on Charmed later in the season, I was thrilled because his performance as "Nick" was one of the positives about the show.
Review of Black Sash
