Law&Order set to Return and Journeyman Rocks
If you missed tonight’s “Journeyman” you missed one hell of a show. This was by far the best “Journeyman” so far. I was hooked from minute one and stayed that way until the closing credits.
Dan went back to save a mother and son who crashed their R.V. and were suspended over a cliff. When he got the family safely off the R.V., it went crashing over the side of the cliff with him inside. Of course, Dan was sucked back into the present and was “miraculously” saved. Unfortunately, he left his digital camera in the past with the young son. When Dan got back, he was no longer a father to a son. He had a daughter named Caroline. Dan became desperate and wanted to change everything back. Katie, of course, didn’t know that she had been the mother of a son and didn’t want Dan to change anything.
During the time that Dan was gone, Katie’s sister brought in a psychic. The woman told Katie that she was dealing with a lot of emotional upheaval and her life was “suspended”. Duh. Katie didn’t take anything seriously until the psychic saw Dan and started to freak out. The psychic told Dan he was searching for something small… “Zach” she said. Cut to a freaked out Dan.
In the end it all worked out. What was interesting was how Dan’s past changed so drastically. It seems that the kid lost the camera (he was selling it and then went missing), but the people that got the camera afterward changed modern technology. So, the day Dan and Katie were supposed to be conceiving Zach Dan had instead been called back to the paper to deal with a nanotech crash. That told Dan that he would have to get the camera back from the boy and to do that he and Livia had to put their lives on the line and go up against “the buyers”. So, in the course of getting his own life back, Dan ended up saving the life of the boy and he went on to develop a treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy. All because of one little camera.
I’m sorry, but NBC is making a HUGE mistake getting rid of this show. The writing and acting are superb and the stories make just enough sense. Anyone that can suspend reality long enough to enjoy an episode of “Medium” would be right at home watching “Journeyman”. It’s too bad they’re not giving it a chance to reach it’s full potential. If it’s this good only 13 weeks into the season, imagine what the season finale would have been like. They were quite possibly on the cusp of having another “ER”- albeit more fantastic. They’re really dropping the ball by letting this group go.
On a brighter note, “Law&Order” is back on Wednesday nights starting in January. And it looks like they’ve rearranged the cast again. I couldn’t stand that chic they put in as partner to Greene. She was like cardboard, expressionless and boring. And why did they constantly have her in tight t-shirts? For 15 years the detectives wore suits, complete with jackets- including Lieutenant Van Buren. Then they bring in this chic and they’re all about the sex appeal? Bullshit. Looks like they’ve gotten rid of her and are bringing in a new partner for Greene. Also, McCoy is the new D.A. and I’m really interested in seeing what he does with the new job. I’m considering boycotting NBC, but I’ve watched L&O since 1990. Except for last season. Last season made me want to bleach my own eyeballs. Now I’m on the fence. They’re bringing back the good about one of my favorite shows, including putting it in it’s old time slot, but they’re taking away my new favorite show.
This bites. But I’m glad. But it still bites. Are you getting the picture here?
At least I have “Journeyman” this Wednesday night. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. Everytime I hear it’s the last one, I hear those words at the end “Join us for a brand new ‘Journeyman’” and I get all kinds of hopeful. I’ll be crushed when it’s over for good… Please don’t let it be over for good.
*sigh*
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Nice recap Liz, I wrote my own as well.
Great episodes, very very good, although the Aeden Bennett finale was still my favorite so far.
This was great though. I want answers!
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You hit the nail on the head regarding Law and Order. It’s my drug and I can’t stop watching it, LOL. I hope that the revamping gives us the real back. I knew that it wasn’t just me, Greene’s partner was the PITS!! They must’ve hired a drunk casting director. She was as bad as the last two Assistant DA’s! Anywho, we’ll see what happens next month, I’ll be there.
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Mike,
I can’t pick a favorite. I honestly love them all. This one had me sitting on the edge of my seat the entire hour. I don’t even think I got up for commercials. It was awesome.
Sheila,
Thanks for stopping by. I love L&O and have forever. I hope to God they go back to what made that show so good.
RICE A RONI FOR JOURNEYMAN!!!
THis was a GREAT show ya’ll! Please help us fans bring it back, by sending boxes of Rice A Roni to the NBC office. Don’t let one of the best shows that so many of us looked forward to, be gone.
RICE A RONI PEOPLE! :0)