"saving hope" is a new, hour-long original drama series that stars erica durance (smallville), michael
shanks (stargate atlantis), daniel gillies (the vampire diaries), huse madhavji (combat hospital, star!,
daily), julia taylor ross (rookie blue) and kristopher turner (rookie blue, the listener). the series is
from acclaimed gemini award-winning producers ilana frank and david wellington (the eleventh hour,
would be kings, rookie blue).
in "saving hope," when charismatic chief of surgery charlie harris (shanks) at hope-zion hospital
ends up in a coma, he leaves the hospital in chaos - and his fiancee and fellow surgeon, alex reid
(durance), in a state of shock. along with newly arrived star surgeon, joel goran (gillies), reid races to
save harris' life. as the action unfolds, the comatose harris explores the hospital halls in "spirit" form,
not sure if he's a ghost or a figment of his own imagination. reid, along with her fellow doctors, press on
to save his life and those of their other patients as they deal with the complicated and courageous
decisions that are made in their daily struggle to keep hope alive.
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the first episode lacked any type of coherence. all of the best things about michael shanks acting
weren't there, so i blame the writers for a less than stellar script. maybe michael can make something
of the show once they have a few in the can, but out of all the things that happened in the episode, i
didn't feel like the writers were committing to any conclusions about life, comas, or death which i found
very disappointing. i loved "a gifted man" but this show is so far from that i don't know if i'll be able
to last through many more lackluster episodes like the one tonight.
the chemistry between shanks and durance is horrible. i didn't feel anything between them at all. the
visuals and lighting of the show were very gray and bland and contributed to the overall blahness.
maybe it's the director's fault...who knows.
let's hope michael shanks is allowed more freedom. i've seen him in guest star roles that were 100
times better and the "double jeopardy" episode of sg-1 he directed was a heck of a lot better than this.
these are just my opinions only. ymmv.
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fyi - i watched the second episode. it was much easier to tolerate than the first. i think they just tried
to do too much in the first episode and some of it came off not as well executed as it could have been.
the second episode is starting to gel the series, so if you like michael shanks, i think it's worth taking
the ride.
shanks (stargate atlantis), daniel gillies (the vampire diaries), huse madhavji (combat hospital, star!,
daily), julia taylor ross (rookie blue) and kristopher turner (rookie blue, the listener). the series is
from acclaimed gemini award-winning producers ilana frank and david wellington (the eleventh hour,
would be kings, rookie blue).
in "saving hope," when charismatic chief of surgery charlie harris (shanks) at hope-zion hospital
ends up in a coma, he leaves the hospital in chaos - and his fiancee and fellow surgeon, alex reid
(durance), in a state of shock. along with newly arrived star surgeon, joel goran (gillies), reid races to
save harris' life. as the action unfolds, the comatose harris explores the hospital halls in "spirit" form,
not sure if he's a ghost or a figment of his own imagination. reid, along with her fellow doctors, press on
to save his life and those of their other patients as they deal with the complicated and courageous
decisions that are made in their daily struggle to keep hope alive.
------------------
the first episode lacked any type of coherence. all of the best things about michael shanks acting
weren't there, so i blame the writers for a less than stellar script. maybe michael can make something
of the show once they have a few in the can, but out of all the things that happened in the episode, i
didn't feel like the writers were committing to any conclusions about life, comas, or death which i found
very disappointing. i loved "a gifted man" but this show is so far from that i don't know if i'll be able
to last through many more lackluster episodes like the one tonight.
the chemistry between shanks and durance is horrible. i didn't feel anything between them at all. the
visuals and lighting of the show were very gray and bland and contributed to the overall blahness.
maybe it's the director's fault...who knows.
let's hope michael shanks is allowed more freedom. i've seen him in guest star roles that were 100
times better and the "double jeopardy" episode of sg-1 he directed was a heck of a lot better than this.
these are just my opinions only. ymmv.
-------------------
fyi - i watched the second episode. it was much easier to tolerate than the first. i think they just tried
to do too much in the first episode and some of it came off not as well executed as it could have been.
the second episode is starting to gel the series, so if you like michael shanks, i think it's worth taking
the ride.
