I have to give it up...
I don't remember who it was, but someone suggested I start watching Alias. I have never fully recovered from losing Xfiles and have been missing a not-too-sci-fi show to fill that void. I was distracted for quite awhile by 8 Seasons of West Wing, but have still felt like something was missing.
So, I was introduced to Alias. Jennifer Garner, big fan. Girl-power spy show - what's not to love?
Well, I only made it 5 episodes in before I couldn't take it anymore. If she and her partner are such good spies, why do they have to constanly fight their way out of situations? And why, do they have nothing more than a couple of scrapes on them afterwards? If she's an undercover agent and her friends don't know who she works for, how can she explain all these business trips that come at the drop of a hat? In one episode, spanning about a week, she's in Malaga, in Eastern Asia, and New York, all from her homebase in LA. And if SD6 is such a global bad-guy network, why don't they send someone from the Asian branch to Hong Kong and the European branch to Malaga -- why is she doing all this travel from LA if they are this huge operations?
Listen, I'm not saying that X-files is exactly grounded in reality either. These things just bothered me enough (and I'm not very vested in the show) that I am walking away. Also, I'm not a big fan of violence and the fight scenes were too often and too noisy.
Next up, I'm going to try The 4400 - I've been recommended this by a true X-files fan, my old watching buddy, my uncle. I LOVE NETFLIX!!!
