So! I’m hanging out at work…slow day, which usually just makes the day crawl. I’m a Tier III Tech for Yahoo!’s Connected Life team, and if I have nothing to do…well, time can go by at a snail’s pace. Which sucks.
Luckily, I have unrestricted internet access at work, and can do things like have conversations with the lovely, brilliant, talented Fox and other friends. Meanwhile, I can crawl all over the internet (yes, I’m using crawl a lot, I know). Which allows me to do things like…find a new favorite Television show.
Drive, created by Tim Minnear and Ben Queen, is an absolute gem. It should appeal to fans of Minnear’s past work (he wrote for Angel and Firefly), and not just because it stars Mal Reynolds himself, Nathan Fillion, who leads a great ensemble cast. It’s also got a definite Lost sort of feel. The plot centers around an illegal, cross-country street race and those competing in it. The prize is $32 million dollars…but not everyone is in it for the prize. Fillion’s character, Alex Tully, is in it to get his wife back, who’s been kidnapped by the mysterious people who run this game. Another character’s baby’s been kidnapped. The race has sinister overtones, as contestants are set against each other in major, major ways.
I managed to see two episodes at work, and I’m very impressed. It airs Sunday nights on Fox, and I suggest you check it out.
–Jer
