I thought this was going to be interesting, and then I saw the trailer, and now I know it's going to be interesting. It's got time travel!
I love anything to do with time travel, and this looks to be a new look at a great old concept. What would the modern world do if faced with history's most violent criminals of the past? There are lots of cool questions to be answered here like how were the prisoners transported from the 60's to the present? Who is behind it, and why did the government cover it up? Throw in some action and this looks to be a fun ride. It's even got that Hurly actor from Lost. He just can't get away from time travel can he.
The shows stars Sarah Jones, Sam Neill, Jorge Garcia and Parminder Nagra.
Don't miss the 2-hour Series Premiere of ALCATRAZ on MON 1/16 at 8/7c, on FOX!
ALCATRAZ - A Sit Down with J.J. Abrams
Here's Fox's description of the first episode.
THE INFAMOUS PRISON COMES TO LIFE ON THE TWO-HOUR SERIES PREMIERE OF “ALCATRAZ” MONDAY, JANUARY 16, ON FOX
“Detective Rebecca Madsen” (Sarah Jones) and Alcatraz historian “Doctor Diego Soto” (Jorge Garcia) team up with a secret agency that is dedicated to finding and catching inmates from the infamous prison who went missing 50 years ago and are reappearing today. The special task force includes Sam Neill as “Emerson Hauser” and Parminder Nagra as “Doctor Lucy Banerjee.” Then, when a sniper begins targeting young victims, the team is forced to retrace the steps of the past in order to solve this modern day mystery on the special two-hour series premiere “Pilot/Ernest Cobb” episode of ALCATRAZ airing Monday, Jan. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (ALC-101/102) (TV-14 L, V)
Cast: Sarah Jones as Detective Rebecca Madsen; Jorge Garcia as Dr. Diego Soto; Sam Neill as Emerson Hauser; Parminder Nagra as Lucy Banerjee; Robert Forster as Ray Archer; Jonny Coyne as Warden Edwin James; Jason Butler Harner as Associate Warden ED Tiller.
Me too. I can't believe Fox has put two time travel shows on in the same year. I hope it makes it. I love that kind of thing. I also hope if it lasts that the ending is better than Lost. I'm still bummed on that one. __________________
This sounds like it will be a great show. Anything with time travel has got me hooked.
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I just wanted answers, and I felt like Lost dodged them. Seemed like the conclusion didn't fit into all the elements that led up to it. I think I would have been happier if they were all lost in time than all dead.
Which reminds me, I'm still waiting to see where Sam Beckett from Quantum Leap is now. I'll never know though because they never continues stories anymore they just reboot them. __________________
Anybody watch Alcatraz last night? I thought it was pretty good. I'm not quite as taken into it as I was when I first saw Lost, but it's pretty interesting. I'm curious as to where those prisoners have been all this time. I'm thinking it will drive me crazy not knowing before it's over. __________________
