I'm really a fan of great writing, plot and character development, screenplay, acting and cinematography.
This show has: * hot actors * a nice scenery with MTV fading shots of surf / sand ala Jersey Shore * awful cliché of what "work" means when it comes to a profession
The writing is just bad. It's up there with Entourage minus the interesting characters (Gold etc). There are sharp, disjointed elements to the screenplay and writing that boil down to an attempt to put multi- leveled writing in place - such as the social+professional aspects to their lifestyle. The actors are trying to move from catchphrase "surfs up!" terms being used to describe their profession with overly fast- talking nonsense about the case which is really trying to add some substance to the vacuous nature of the show.
This is horribly juxtaposed. The attempt to heighten the drama with such bad plot would be fine if the writing were consistent, but it's just not. The only thing constant is the fleeting dashes between thinly executed emotion on behalf of the 2d character's actors and the idea that apparent professionals in the FBI are all "street" playas hanging and surfing while talking slang and sharing good times.
It's stupefying to watch and how this got a production budget is beyond me. It may pass for entertainment in the US teen market but this doesn't have the ability to cross the ocean and appeal to a wider audience.
Don't waste your time.
This show has: * hot actors * a nice scenery with MTV fading shots of surf / sand ala Jersey Shore * awful cliché of what "work" means when it comes to a profession
The writing is just bad. It's up there with Entourage minus the interesting characters (Gold etc). There are sharp, disjointed elements to the screenplay and writing that boil down to an attempt to put multi- leveled writing in place - such as the social+professional aspects to their lifestyle. The actors are trying to move from catchphrase "surfs up!" terms being used to describe their profession with overly fast- talking nonsense about the case which is really trying to add some substance to the vacuous nature of the show.
This is horribly juxtaposed. The attempt to heighten the drama with such bad plot would be fine if the writing were consistent, but it's just not. The only thing constant is the fleeting dashes between thinly executed emotion on behalf of the 2d character's actors and the idea that apparent professionals in the FBI are all "street" playas hanging and surfing while talking slang and sharing good times.
It's stupefying to watch and how this got a production budget is beyond me. It may pass for entertainment in the US teen market but this doesn't have the ability to cross the ocean and appeal to a wider audience.
Don't waste your time.