I realize it's only the first episode and there's more to build on it, but it was boring. The original pilot was also boring, but I loved the series.
I had to watch it twice to see if I missed anything to explain for the boringness. But I don't think I missed anything. There seems to be things left unexplained for future episodes to explore, but the first episode was setting up Walker's family relationship. It's probably that simple.
Walker being a single dad with a brother and parents will make it difficult to compare with the original. It's likely going to stand on its own. I'm still interested to see how it goes.
It should be interesting to see where it goes after Walker resolves his wife's murder. I generally expect to see a show with that type of drama to be good the first season and then go downhill after the murder is solved. It's that predictable so far. The original show didn't have that. It had the flexibility to go in any direction each week and it lasted for almost 10 years. In a sense it's not good for the writers but it was constant employment and income for the actors for many years. You don't see that anymore.
As for the actors, I liked them all. The plot is strange though. Walker's daughter was glad to see him come back, but when he's back they get in a negative spiff. Weird. Walker went on sabbatical after his wife's death, also unexplained for the meantime. Micki seems tiny for action, but so was Sydney Cooke. On another note, Bonham Walker's house looks like a Joanna Gaines house.
But for now about the only thing I liked was the stupid funny police beating. I'm glad it carried over from the original show. I think this is the only thing in common with the original Walker so far. Only in the original show did people harass, threaten and assault a police officer and get a beating for it. It's so stupid, it's funny. Its like wrestling, you know it's fake, its coming, but you still like it. It wouldn't have thought this is CW though and I'm not sure it'll last.
I'm sure it'll get better but this episode was just about an intro to Walker's family and wife's death.
I had to watch it twice to see if I missed anything to explain for the boringness. But I don't think I missed anything. There seems to be things left unexplained for future episodes to explore, but the first episode was setting up Walker's family relationship. It's probably that simple.
Walker being a single dad with a brother and parents will make it difficult to compare with the original. It's likely going to stand on its own. I'm still interested to see how it goes.
It should be interesting to see where it goes after Walker resolves his wife's murder. I generally expect to see a show with that type of drama to be good the first season and then go downhill after the murder is solved. It's that predictable so far. The original show didn't have that. It had the flexibility to go in any direction each week and it lasted for almost 10 years. In a sense it's not good for the writers but it was constant employment and income for the actors for many years. You don't see that anymore.
As for the actors, I liked them all. The plot is strange though. Walker's daughter was glad to see him come back, but when he's back they get in a negative spiff. Weird. Walker went on sabbatical after his wife's death, also unexplained for the meantime. Micki seems tiny for action, but so was Sydney Cooke. On another note, Bonham Walker's house looks like a Joanna Gaines house.
But for now about the only thing I liked was the stupid funny police beating. I'm glad it carried over from the original show. I think this is the only thing in common with the original Walker so far. Only in the original show did people harass, threaten and assault a police officer and get a beating for it. It's so stupid, it's funny. Its like wrestling, you know it's fake, its coming, but you still like it. It wouldn't have thought this is CW though and I'm not sure it'll last.
I'm sure it'll get better but this episode was just about an intro to Walker's family and wife's death.