It has it all: a very nerdy theme, lots of humor, action scenes, a really awesome soundtrack, suspense, a love story, a bunch of great actors in the main roles, Yvonne Strahovski :heart_eyes:...
Sure, the whole show premise is completely ridiculous, and so are the spy missions and everything else, it's extremely cheesy. But that's the brilliance of it: it's a comedy, and they are very obvious about it. They don't pretend to be realistic, instead they relish on their cheesyness and joke about it. Like a Mel Brooks or Leslie Nielsen movie: they don't take themselves seriously, so you don't really care if it isn't realistic at all. It's just fun, and a lot of it.
Sadly, NBC never really believed in the show, despite the fan campaigns to try and save it. And you can really tell. Take season 3 for instance. It was supposed to be only 13 episodes long, so the writers prepared the finale for episode 13 (you know, the one in Paris). But then it got extended, so suddenly they needed to add a few more episodes. They did a good job. Come season 4, exactly the same happened. So we have one storyline up to mid season (which would have been the finale), and a different story arc for the second part. This time they didn't do so well. But who can blame them? If you plan for 13 episodes and suddenly have to deliver 11 more, well, it's not easy to come up with a new plot mid season. And again, after a lot of cancellation rumors, they decided that the show wouldn't end in season 4, but with a mini season 5, so they had to change the finale for season 4 and concoct something to fill the last season. And this time they did horribly wrong, including the series ending. So, thanks for ruining the show, NBC.
Anyway... best first three and a half seasons ever. I wish they'd do a reunion sometime, maybe with a movie, like they did with Firefly / Serenity. But starting after season 4! Otherwise I'll have to stop pretending in my rewatchs that season 5 doesn't exist :joy:
Review by AJVIP 6BlockedParent2020-05-29T19:24:22Z
My favorite TV show, ever (tied with Friends).
It has it all: a very nerdy theme, lots of humor, action scenes, a really awesome soundtrack, suspense, a love story, a bunch of great actors in the main roles, Yvonne Strahovski :heart_eyes:...
Sure, the whole show premise is completely ridiculous, and so are the spy missions and everything else, it's extremely cheesy. But that's the brilliance of it: it's a comedy, and they are very obvious about it. They don't pretend to be realistic, instead they relish on their cheesyness and joke about it. Like a Mel Brooks or Leslie Nielsen movie: they don't take themselves seriously, so you don't really care if it isn't realistic at all. It's just fun, and a lot of it.
Sadly, NBC never really believed in the show, despite the fan campaigns to try and save it. And you can really tell. Take season 3 for instance. It was supposed to be only 13 episodes long, so the writers prepared the finale for episode 13 (you know, the one in Paris). But then it got extended, so suddenly they needed to add a few more episodes. They did a good job. Come season 4, exactly the same happened. So we have one storyline up to mid season (which would have been the finale), and a different story arc for the second part. This time they didn't do so well. But who can blame them? If you plan for 13 episodes and suddenly have to deliver 11 more, well, it's not easy to come up with a new plot mid season. And again, after a lot of cancellation rumors, they decided that the show wouldn't end in season 4, but with a mini season 5, so they had to change the finale for season 4 and concoct something to fill the last season. And this time they did horribly wrong, including the series ending. So, thanks for ruining the show, NBC.
Anyway... best first three and a half seasons ever. I wish they'd do a reunion sometime, maybe with a movie, like they did with Firefly / Serenity. But starting after season 4! Otherwise I'll have to stop pretending in my rewatchs that season 5 doesn't exist :joy: