Kate Prince, Eve French and Abby Sampson aren't saints. A dirty cop, a car thief and a cat burglar, respectively, they all tangled with the law and lost. And then they were given a second chance. Charlie Townsend runs a detective agency in Miami, Florida, and he employs these three girls to work for him. Talented, smart and gorgeous, they are a force to be reckoned with as they take down crime with the help of John Bosley, a computer hacker-turned-detective. The four of them lay down the law under the orders of their always mysterious and never seen boss Charlie, and help people who have nowhere else to turn. They're angels.What We Think
Reviewed by Living Destiny
Number of Seasons: 1 (7 episodes)
In a growing trend within the entertainment world to not be able to think of new or original concepts, this show is a remake of the old 1970's show Charlie's Angels. Yes, the one with Farrah Fawcett. The idea for the show is actually a good one. Three girls gone bad who get a chance to go good again, and then kick butt and fight crime. I know I wanted to be a crime fighting super spy when I was little, and part of me still does. Unfortunately, this show does not live up to any expectations of anything. At all. In fact, it was cancelled after only seven episodes aired, it got such bad ratings. The plot was pretty good, but like I said, it was a remake of an already-made show. There's nothing original going on there, just the same thing that happened in the 70's, made with people who are considered attractive by today's standards, as opposed to the standards of the 70's. Same old, same old. The acting is sub-par at best. I feel cliched saying that, but it's also true. The actresses are all very pretty, but none of them are very deep. They're better at standing and looking dramatic than they are at fighting. There was one episode where one of the angels got beat on for a good three minutes, then just miraculously made a comeback and took the guy down. That's realistic and believable. Not really at all. Also, the guy who plays Bosley? Well, he's not a bad actor, but he's nothing like the real Bosley. The original John Bosley was a rather large white man, who looked nerdy and awkward. This John Bosely is a mildly attractive, young, hispanic guy. He just isn't Bosley. They cast him because he was good-looking, not because he fits the character. He's the best actor on the show, but he shouldn't be on it. Minka Kelly isn't a bad actor either, but her character is a little weird. She was introduced in the first episode as the replacement to an 'angel' that is in only the first two minutes. It's an awkward transition.
None of the plot lines are very exciting. They aren't exactly boring, but there isn't anything that grabs the attention. I've gotten up and left to make tea in the middle of an episode. It just doesn't matter. If a show claims to be an action-spy-type show, I expect something riveting. I don't expect something that can serve as background noise to my tea-making. It was also semi-predictable, and any show that can be even remotely predicted isn't fun. The bad guy was obvious, or the action and fate of the characters was evident. Dull. Lame. Don't care at all. Charlie maintained his ever-present and very important mysteriousness, but it tried to bring his personal life into the show by plugging his family into the plot. It didn't work at all. I don't want to know about Charlie's life, because he isn't supposed to be a well-known or relatable character. He is supposed to be removed, aloof almost, never showing his face or doing anything other than conversing with the angels and Bosley about cases, and congratulating them on a job well done. No contact. And yet, he's stuck right in there. NO. Not acceptable. If you're going to remake a show, it has to at least try to follow the original version, and it absolutely HAS to get the details right. This one just doesn't. Details seem to be something lost on the current world of entertainment, and I'm so tired of it. Please, get your head out of general concepts and remakes for two seconds and focus on expanding and deepening your ideas. Of course, that won't happen. I was born into an era of an entertainment holocaust, and while some people are going down swinging, most are just dying. I'm so sick of it. Ick.
This is not a good show. I watched six of seven episodes, and I wasn't sure how much more I could take. The characters were trying to develop, but it wasn't working. None of the little details were working. It all mixed up and spat back out some very poor television. It's a good thing those actors are pretty.
Real Teen Rating ~ D: If there's absolutely nothing else for you to do...then maybe...
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