tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465643.post314589194939095405..comments2023-10-11T05:16:36.857-07:00Comments on CHILD OF TELEVISION: Never Judge a Show by it’s Pilot: RainesTony Figueroahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02277491059818528829noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465643.post-2129857290140082822007-03-29T10:29:00.000-07:002007-03-29T10:29:00.000-07:00I haven't seen RAINES yet, but the premise, as you...I haven't seen RAINES yet, but the premise, as you've described it, reminds me a LOT of one SLEUTH has been showing periodically since debuting on cable. It's called SHADES OF LA with John D'Aquino. It was about a police officer who was shot and nearly killed in the line of duty and since his recovery, has been seeing people who had "problem deaths", who come to him to help them solve their "unfinished business." When he solves their unfinished business, they leave him.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if it will last longer than SHADES? Perhaps the name recognition of Jeff Goldblum will help in that area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465643.post-35562490485689523362007-03-25T13:05:00.000-07:002007-03-25T13:05:00.000-07:00Oh, cool, someone else who remembers "Tenspeed and...Oh, cool, someone else who remembers "Tenspeed and Brownshoe!" My brother and I loved that show. Goldblum was so geeky--didn't he ride a bike everywhere because he couldn't drive or sisn't have a car or somesuch? Ah, the <A HREF="http://www.cannell.com/vtv.php?id=34&rnd=127019&k=e6930b6cbbbf773005e509146cf134f9&b=p" REL="nofollow">Cannell Classics</A>... If they ever have Ben Vereen on the show (as Charlie's dad??), I'm so THERE.<BR/><BR/>The pilot episode was okay--nice twistiness at the end. But what distracted me was seeing Alexa Davalos and remembering her Rogue-like character from "Angel," and thinking, "Why couldn't that character be on 'Heroes'??"valsadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085222039327232411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465643.post-50346749877256784902007-03-25T12:07:00.000-07:002007-03-25T12:07:00.000-07:00If IMDB is to be believed (and why not) Malik Yoba...If IMDB is to be believed (and why not) Malik Yoba was replaced as Raines' former partner by Luis Guzman.Brent McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883838112004433045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465643.post-71669087592925171052007-03-24T20:50:00.000-07:002007-03-24T20:50:00.000-07:00I think it's cool that you've got Richter and Gold...I think it's cool that you've got Richter and Goldblum both looking out of cars.<BR/><BR/>I forgot I watched Raines a couple of weeks back. Richter is hard to take seriously, even his comedy, because nothing he does he treats seriously.<BR/><BR/>- TempleTemple Stark Blasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503834932597006102noreply@blogger.com