CRIT-O-MATIC TV REVIEW.Byline: David Kronke ``Reunion'' (Fox Channel 11; 9 tonight) Logline: After a brutal murder, we must go back 20 years to unlock the mystery of what happened among a group of tight high-school friends: pampered pam·per tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers 1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child. 2. Craig (Sean Farris) and his ambitious girlfriend Samantha (Alexa Davalos Alexa Davalos (born May 28, 1982) is an American actress. Biography Personal life Davalos was born Alexa Davalos Dunas in France, daughter of actress Elyssa Davalos and a photographer father, and granddaughter of American actor Richard Davalos. ); hopeful Will (Will Estes); nebbishy Aaron (Dave Annable Dave Annable (born September 15, 1979) is an American actor. He was born in Suffern, New York. He attended SUNY Plattsburgh and participated in the student-run Plattsburgh State Television as talent and behind the camera. ), who's sweet on slutty Jenna (Amanda Righetti) and is oblivious that naive - in 1986, at least - Carla (Chyler Leigh) is sweet on him. ``Six Feet Under's'' Matthew St. Patrick plays a detective sorting it all out for us. Pros: A keen idea with an intriguing structure: Each episode covers a year in the life A Year in the Life was a one hour dramatic series which ran on NBC during the 1987-1988 television season. The series actually began as a three-part miniseries which was first broadcast in December 1986. of the group, leading to the answer, who killed who? Things start poorly for our gang, and it's only bound to get worse, so it makes sense that someone's going to be killing someone before it's over. Cons: As clever as the premise is, the dialogue, melodrama and performances are equally hokey hok·ey adj. hok·i·er, hok·i·est Slang 1. Mawkishly sentimental; corny. 2. Noticeably contrived; artificial. hok . And the pop-culture references are relentless and gimmicky (some aren't even timely - Bonnie Tyler's ``Total Eclipse of the Heart'' was released in 1983, not '86). ``Mark my words,'' MIT-bound Aaron declares fatuously fat·u·ous adj. 1. Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish. See Synonyms at foolish. 2. Delusive; unreal: fatuous hopes. as ``Wake Me Up Before You Go Go'' plays in the background, ``Wham! is the next Beatles.'' In a nutshell: And, by that way of thinking, ``Reunion'' will be the next ``Six Feet Under.'' But those addicted to the cheesily lurid angst of ``The O.C.'' (which precedes this) are likely to forgive anything, though the chemistry between the performers isn't quite as strong here. Our rating: Two and one half stars CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (``Reunion'') |
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