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[#184673]
Written by: YourMomma59 [07/06/12, 23:28] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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"Saving Hope" is a new, hour-long original drama series that stars Erica Durance (Smallville), Michael Shanks (Stargate Atlantis), Daniel Gillies (The Vampire Diaries), Huse Madhavji (Combat Hospital, Star!, Daily), Julia Taylor Ross (Rookie Blue) and Kristopher Turner (Rookie Blue, The Listener). The series is from acclaimed Gemini Award-winning producers Ilana Frank and David Wellington (The Eleventh Hour, Would Be Kings, Rookie Blue). In "Saving Hope," when charismatic Chief of Surgery Charlie Harris (Shanks) at Hope-Zion Hospital ends up in a coma, he leaves the hospital in chaos - and his fiancee and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid (Durance), in a state of shock. Along with newly arrived star surgeon, Joel Goran (Gillies), Reid races to save Harris' life. As the action unfolds, the comatose Harris explores the hospital halls in "spirit" form, not sure if he's a ghost or a figment of his own imagination. Reid, along with her fellow doctors, press on to save his life and those of their other patients as they deal with the complicated and courageous decisions that are made in their daily struggle to keep hope alive. ------------------ The first episode lacked any type of coherence. All of the best things about Michael Shanks acting weren't there, so I blame the writers for a less than stellar script. Maybe Michael can make something of the show once they have a few in the can, but out of all the things that happened in the episode, I didn't feel like the writers were committing to ANY conclusions about life, comas, or death which I found very disappointing. I LOVED "A Gifted Man" but this show is so far from that I don't know if I'll be able to last through many more lackluster episodes like the one tonight. The chemistry between Shanks and Durance is horrible. I didn't feel anything between them at all. The visuals and lighting of the show were very gray and bland and contributed to the overall blahness. Maybe it's the director's fault...who knows. Let's hope Michael Shanks is allowed more freedom. I've seen him in guest star roles that were 100 times better and the "Double Jeopardy" episode of SG-1 he directed was a heck of a lot better than this. These are just my opinions only. YMMV. ------------------- FYI - I watched the second episode. It was much easier to tolerate than the first. I think they just tried to do too much in the first episode and some of it came off not as well executed as it could have been. The second episode is starting to gel the series, so if you like Michael Shanks, I think it's worth taking the ride. |
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[#184680]
Written by: R0nin [08/06/12, 00:11] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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I liked it quite a bit. I felt the writing and acting were high-quality. It's the pilot-- they're laying the foundation to build upon. Don't expect the entire building to be erected in the first episode. This definitely has promise and it'll be interesting to see where they take it. |
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[#184681]
Written by: paultoompas [08/06/12, 00:36] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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| odd that the synopsis attributes him to stargate atlantis when he was only in 3 episodes of it. | |||||
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[#184683]
Written by: BoonesFerry (Moderator) [08/06/12, 01:28] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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@YourMomma59, thank you for providing the show description/info. Much appreciated  Show Information Page: http://eztv.it/shows/656/saving-hope/ Updated: June 07, 2012 |
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[#184684]
Written by: YezzMann [08/06/12, 02:04] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Damn... For some reason I read "Raising Hope", and got really excited... |
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[#184708]
Written by: Jimz0r [08/06/12, 08:24] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Saving hope drinking game. take a shot/drink every time you see a lens flare from a light source. result: Smashed off your face 5 minutes into the first episode. |
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[#184710]
Written by: Dayks [08/06/12, 09:48] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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I want to watch it due to Michael Shanks but it has not gotten very good reviews so far and I really dont want it to ruin one of my favourite actors for me. |
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[#184712]
Written by: NorGuy [08/06/12, 12:31] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Was thinking "why is Michele Monaghan doing TV" before I found out it wasn't her, oh well...and those low cut scrubs the female doctors and nurses wear are common in US? Not complaining, though |
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[#184724]
Written by: skollard [09/06/12, 00:02] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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@JimzOr Fabulous idea! Ha. Thanks for sharing. |
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[#184729]
Written by: GeronimoX [09/06/12, 04:34] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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wtf??? I tought it was weird to release se01ep01, than I realised this wasn't RAISING Hope!!! |
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[#184748]
Written by: BoonesFerry (Moderator) [09/06/12, 14:49] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Maybe the next Hope series can be Crushing Hope, or Destroying Hope. Less confusing that way. lol.  |
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[#184766]
Written by: johnnyhorizon [09/06/12, 23:34] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Or maybe even " Hope This Goes Away " |
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[#184791]
Written by: malcs [10/06/12, 19:53] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Well I actually watched this .... interesting concept for a show ... but really ... alla bit weird and the lighting/lense flare every so often ... damn glad weird light dont make me fit! the chick off smallville is still looking hot ... but all in all .. give it another watch .... if not sorry another serious down the pan! btw anyone know when haven is back on ? |
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[#184795]
Written by: BoonesFerry (Moderator) [10/06/12, 23:07] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Haven - Show Information Page: http://eztv.it/shows/409/haven/ Updated: June 10, 2012 Excerpt: 3x01 -- Sep 21, 2012 -- Title TBA tvrage.com/Haven en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haven_(TV_series) imdb.com/title/tt1519931/ syfy.com/haven/ Additional TV Show Resources: TVGuide.com zap2it.com TvRage.com en.WikiPedia.org TheFutonCritic.com IMDB.com EpGuides.com Google.com Bing.com Sharetv.org myepisodes.com digitalspy.co.uk/tv/ |
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