World Enough and Time

I watched the first two episodes of Drive this evening. It stars Nathan Fillion: I wasn't going to miss that. And I'm glad I didn't.

Now, I'm not entirely sold on the show. It's about something I really don't like - people driving cars, lots of scenes of American highways, it just isn't one of my favourite things. And though I like horse racing and dog racing and foot racing, car racing just doesn't interest me. Add to that: the premise of the show is just bizarre enough to make my suspension of disbelief tap its foot skeptically and mutter, "Okay, convince me. Come up with something that would make this even remotely plausible."

So far they haven't, but there are plenty of compensations. Besides Nathan Fillion, everyone has an interesting story - even with characters I thought at first I didn't like. There are twists and surprises. Real surprises. Good characterization and suspense that caught my attention in spite of myself.

The show reminded me of Twin Peaks, X-Files, Lost, Vanished, and Nikita all at once. Oddly enough, considering it's a Tim Minnear show, it didn't remind me of Firefly or The Inside in the least. I've no idea where it's going, and I like that. It has that nice blend of paranoia and urgency.

Yes, I'll be watching next week.