They could've stroke gold with that show. The main plot, could've easily made it last at least a decade. Unfortunately, the network appeared to have so little faith in it, they just gave away all the important answers right away. By episode two, we already knew Bobby was it, when it was the perfect opportunity for them to keep the suspense, for at least a couple of seasons. Then the recounting of his life, made the journey look anything but exciting, when they should've done exactly what Smallville did. Which Jack & Bobby seemed heavily inspired on, by revealing crucial elements bit by bit. The fact that the show was anti-republicans, when the president it was focused on was, didn't help its case either. Not only did the mother was a democrat, but she was of the worst kind. She was preachy, manipulative and borderline crazy. Pretty lousy overall. Needless to say, the different aspects of her character could fit in a post it, only for writers it looked as if she was a victim of misjudgments, in a « sea of republicans ». And that, was extremely off putting. The actors however did a great job selling it. Which is a pity WB wasn't able to at least showcase this. I finished watching episodes posted online, and it was clear you had the whole series figured out too soon, so I get the limited number of episodes. And why so few people fought for it after it was cancelled...
Review of Jack & Bobby
