Awake is more like meeting a beautiful woman who is a lot of fun the first few dates, but then turns out to be kind of a dullard.

Completely agree about Isaacs.  Hopefully he’ll land on his feet and we’ll get to see more of his work soon.

However, the real reason I came back each week can be said in two words:  Jason Isaacs.  He gave in this series one of the finest performances I’ve ever seen on television.  We’ve seen gritty cops before, but his multi-layered portrayal of both a seasoned veteran and a man going through a traumatic loss kept me deeply engrossed and emotionally involved.  His struggle to find a path forward amid conflicting realities was both gripping and deeply human.

My frustrations year after year with TV networks’ programming decisions continues, but kudos to the show’s creators, actors, and crew.  Keep the faith and never stop trying to bring us viewers your best.  We see the talent and effort, even if the suits are clueless.

But that’s what keeps it so interesting! Loved Lost and loved this show.  If the networks want us to keep watching tv they need to provide shows for those of us without short attention spans.

I feel like the TV viewing public just doesn’t want to wait season after season for a failure of an explanation that just obliterates the suspension of disbelief, because, let’s face it, TV show writers have proven they have no idea where the next 6 episodes are going to lead them let alone the next 2 seasons, and what the execs and producers will want to change about the characters, storyline, and plot of the show overall.

 thank you very much!!

Well, in theory, I agree.  No one’s ever gone broke underestimating public taste, after all.  But I have less of a problem with that than I used to.  The fire’s gone out of my belly, I suppose, but I also think Awake didn’t do itself any favors by letting the truly original idea it held at its center carry the whole show.  That is to say, once they came up with this concept, they threw it at the same old boring formulaic cop show stuff they had laying around.  I mean, if you’re gonna have a show so unique in its plot, why not spread that uniqueness around a little to the sub-plots you build each episode around?

I think the sad case of Awake is the end result of a lot of missed opportunities.

I couldn’t agree more. It shames me to think that our entertainment has stooped so low. I canceled my cable because of this. I don’t want to pay for trash. 

As far as Awake goes; it’s probably been the best show I’ve watched in a very long time. To take such an original idea and apply it to a plain and boring genre like cop drama is genius. It’s a shame that NBC is just a lemming like every other network out there. Once again, they sell out because of ratings and viewing numbers (even though that’s what it has always been). It’s not even NBC’s fault completely. The majority of the problem has to do with those reality TV loving morons that have turned prime time television into absolute trash for anyone with an IQ above room temperature. Great job America… Great job. 

I think when I watch reality TV!  Mostly, I think, “I want to kill myself now,” but still…

More than a bit late, if the show got axed.  You’re right, it’s definitely picked up, but it’s a shame they couldn’t have found their footing sooner.

But then like you said, the show almost immediately went the route of prime-time hysteria.  His son’s kidnapped, their old babysitter’s a junkie, all that stuff.  Everything’s like Go Ask Alice.  Plus, though things have yet to be completely settled as I write this, the reasons for Britten’s condition/situation so far seem to be pretty banal.  I dunno if all that’s network interference or what.  I’ll be checking out Kyle Killen’s next project, so we’ll have to wait and see then, I suppose, if he’s any good or not.