One of the ways I judge a new program is by how much I am looking forward to seeing episode two and three. Alcatraz falls into this category.
In 1963 the Alcatraz prison was closed and the prisoners and guards were moved to other facilities. Or were they? The premise of Alcatraz is that all 300 of these people disappeared into thin air and now, nearly 50 years later, they are returning one at a time.
Of course if bad guys are secretly and mysteriously returning, a special law enforcement agency is needed to capture and put them away. But it must be done quietly and even the new prison facility must be kept under wraps.
I can't wait to see the next episode of Alcatraz. This is a program with the depth to make a great long running series. Unfortunately it's not scheduled to start until mid-season.
FOX is in an enviable position in which they can shelve a program this good and bring it out whenever they need it. But if FOX were to listen to my advice it would kill Kitchen Nightmares and put Alcatraz in its Friday night slot NOW.
Mysterious, interesting, and even some nail biting. Cool show.
Alcatraz was way intreguing at first, then got boring as the plot line and characters didn't develop. Too bad because it was the downfall.
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