So different from most pilots
In my opinion most pilots are an episode you wade through understanding that the true series will,in most cases, look nothing like the pilot because the writers are still in a creative chaos mode, hoping for a green light from the studio.
The Black List was a very different experience. This pilot was interesting and entertaining. Every scene was well planned and had the look of $$ confidence behind it. Also the character/plot development is engaging and leaves the viewer with an "ok - you have opened the door to secrets now I am hooked" feeling. And finally - James Spader - well what a great choice for the wonderfully wicked Reddington!
I look forward to Monday nights and am pleased the networks (NBC in this case) have scored one over cable.
Price is a bit high but....
"The Blacklist" is a riveting program. I am currently watching Episode 8. Another reviewer complained about special effects...personally, I am there because of James Spader. I could care less about how the bullets shatter the windshield. James Spader is a tremendously nuanced and wonderfully emotive actor. The shows are incredibly well written and viscerally engaging. I am hopeful the price will be lowered but that has more to do with personal finance than with the worth of the program. I don't watch much network TV. Most of it is immature and leans too heavily on bodily functions for humor and bed hopping for drama. James Spader, whether as Allen Shore or Raymond "Red" Reddington, is simply, sublimely delicious. If you have not seen this program, do yourself a favor and give it a try...just enjoy James Spader and try to ignore the young male FBI agent that travels with Lizzie. He needs to spend less time trying to be a hard on and more time watching Spader--maybe he might learn to...
You never know quite where you are...
Without doubt, James Spader will make this show. His portrayal of the seedy, yet brilliantly intelligent Reddington, leaves me wanting more. Reddington knows what he wants and how to get it, using the FBI all the way. As he puts it in ep. 2: "The FBI works for me now." He keeps them on their toes, and even then they can't keep up as he maneuvers his way to shutting down the criminals he hates, letting the ones he likes go, and still managing to make you feel like he's at least working with and for the good guys, even if he's no saint himself. No one trusts him - yet - but they have no choice to play his game, even as Agent Keen tries to figure out how he knows so much about her. I'm sure the mysteries will be revealed slowly enough to keep everyone coming back.
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