Six Degrees is another new fall show this season. Six Degrees is written by J.J. Abrams, who penned Felicity (watchable), Alias (a very good show until Abrams left to write Lost), What About Brian (terrible), and Lost (well, you know). Given his track record, there was absolutely no way to predict how this show would fare. Well, now I know. And knowing was half the battle.
Premise:
Everyone in the world is connected in some way. They just are. And in this show, boy is that true. All the cast members are drawn together by fate or coincidence, as their storylines collide. Um... yeah. That's the whole premise.
What's Good:
The show is set in New York City. And New York is a totally fun place. Well, not as potrayed in this show. But in real life. It's cool. And they have great pizza.
What's Bad:
The storylines are completely contrived to get all of the characters to interact. The dialogue is wooden, outcomes predictable, and the character interaction is not entirely believable. But other than that, the show is a gem.
Breakout Character:
Hmmm... if I had to choose, I guess I'd pick the guy who drives people around. Because his brother is a shady underworld mob-type charater who has a huge scar cut clear across his face. So I guess I'm not choosing the driver guy at all. I'm choosing the thuggy brother. Who has been on-screen for a total of 12 mins in 4 episodes. Great.
Overall Recommendation:
Ok, this review is ridiculously lackluster, I know. In all honesty, I'm not the target demographic. This is aimed at the Felicity/What About Brian crowd, and if you liked those shows, you'd probably watch this one too. It's somewhere dead smack in between those predecessors in terms of quality.
On the Salinger scale, where a party of five is the highest rating, Claudia and half an Owen have a seat at the table.
1.5 Salingers
Six Degrees airs Thursday at 10pm on ABC
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