Review of Outer Range

Outer Range (2022– )
5/10
WOW! Then turns into soap opera
17 April 2022
Eposodes 1 & 2 are -- what happened when Longmire, Twin Peaks, and X-Files walked into a bar...

Then it changed into Dallas, 1980's. Early eposodes are essentially "who shot J. R."

Eposodes 1 & 2 -- I thought that comic-book infected greeny-wood could no longer make something this original, creative, and competently made with minimal CGI gimmicks. The slower TV pace holds up well, and it was smart to release Outer Range episodes in pairs.

Brian Watkins brings something special to the small screen. See his bio at heroesandvillains-ent. Josh Brolin makes Kevin Costner look like a city slicker. The score is somewhat reminiscent of Angelo Badalamenti.

After initial 2 episodes -- you get 60 seconds of sci-fi, and. 60 minutes of mellodramatic soap opera.

Josh Brolin still carries a HUGE presence on the small screen. But that's just not quite enough to overcome operatic writing, and keep me watching. In contrast, I watched every episode of Longmire.
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