Several people have recommended the show Cringe to me over the past few weeks, so I figured I would start watching it over break. I would describe it as an interesting mix between The X-Files and The Twilight Zone. The story arc focuses on a team of high-clearance FBI agents who are investigating "The Pattern," a series of bizarre occurrences around the world that seem to be orchestrated by someone or something who is using people as experiments. The plot is fascinating (I've said on multiple occasions that everything J.J. Abrams touches turns to gold), but there are a few problems with the show.
1. The dialogue is terrible. The writers try to give the characters clever lines, but it's evident that they're trying too hard. The "shocking" lines become predictable and incredibly hackneyed.
2. The characters are boring. The main character is played by Anna Torv, who can be best described as a blonde and ugly version of Donna from That 70s Show. The characters are supposed to be deeply troubled by their pasts, but their issues manifest in the form of inexplicable outbursts that don't fit in with their behavior in the rest of the series.
3. The timing is inconsistent. Most episodes happen over the course of a day, or a few days at most. Frequently the scenes will be shot in the night, in the day, and then in the night again, yet only a few hours will have passed in the story.
4. It's not Lost or Heroes.
Still, that hasn't stopped me from watching seven episodes in the past few days. I have no life.
Vacation update:
We complained to the rental company and we are now moved into a much nicer condo than the one we originally paid for, and they're also reimbursing us for the hotel rooms we stayed in last night. My mom and her friends have gone into full vacation mode and are now preparing a feast for the eight of us that could actually feed a small village.
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