the dead zone

stupid dialogue? oh right, it's steven king.

driving directly into an 18-wheeler? oh right, it's steven king.

in a coma for six years? & a full recovery? really?

oh right, it's steven king.

don't get me wrong, i love steven king.



but his writing can be a little corny. oh, who am i kidding? he's not exactly known for his fantastic dialogue & really in-depth characters.

but he is a pretty damn good storyteller (or, more accurately, can be a really good storyteller). so, in theory, the dead zone is pretty cool. it's about a guy who wakes up from a six-year coma & finds that when he touches people, he can see things about them. yes, i know that's vague. but so is the show. apparently it can be in the past, in the future, in a POSSIBLE future, happening to someone else near them. oh, & it works with objects, too. but only SOME objects.

it's all very sci-fi & very mysterious. which, in my opinion, is cool.

anthony michael hall ("you gave me a birth control pill? do you know what that can do to a guy my age? ") does an alright job with the whole, going into trances thing. i have a feeling his acting improves over time, as he gets more used to the character. i mean, the show apparently ran for six seasons, so he had to be doing something right.

i can't totally speak to how the plot ends up working out. i have a feeling each episode is him trying to solve a crime or some other mystery that he receives from touching objects or people. that's what it seems like, based on the first few episodes. which is a good idea. people like case-based television shows.

this show is pretty cool. i don't know if i could ever get like, REALLY into it. or if i would ever want to buy multiple seasons & have the dead zone marathons. but i would totally watch it again if someone loaned me disc two.