Journeyman Review

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ruthmim
Cedar Rapids, IA

NBC's Journeyman stimulates senses & emotions

a fan of clever plots, very picky about tv, character-lover

Pros

Good acting, Interesting concept

NOV

2007

Journeyman —

I am loving NBC's Journeyman starring Kevin McKidd. I started watching because McKidd was magnetic in HBO's Rome, so I gave Journeyman a try. It also works for our schedule because it's on after Heroes.

Journeyman is about Dan, a guy in San Francisco -- married, 1 kid -- who starts popping in and out of the present day. Sometimes he sees his ex-fiancee, Olivia, an exotic gal who disappeared from existence right before they were to be married. He seems to have a mission to help people who are in really sticky, potentially life-threatening situations.

Enough about the show -- McKidd is hot! And he's a great actor, as well.

This first season of the show has been really interesting, thanks in part to great writing and producing by at least one person associated with one of my all-time favorite shows, NYPD Blue. Blue was an awesome show, fraught with conflict, both personal and interpersonal. Much of that is present in Journeyman as well.

Now, why is Dan popping in and out of his own time? We don't yet know. But Olivia seems to be his guide in the journey since she has been doing the same thing for many years.

In the present day, Dan is getting in some deep doo-doo as a result of his disappearances. First of all, his wife is getting really ticked about his random comings and goings. Then, Dan vanished when he was with his son in the market -- very scary for a kid. And he is trying like heck to convince his brother in law that he's not schizo. His boss is extremely tolerant, something to watch and see what happens.

I hate to reveal too much, because part of the fun of the show has been savoring slow revelations about how the character's actions in the past come to find him in the present. He is a complicated, often conflicted man with character flaws that have affected his personal past, as well.

And did I mention that he's hot, ladies?

So, Monday night at 9 after Heroes, flip over to Journeyman and prepare for the realistic drama paired with a kind of sci-fi slant. I hope you'll watch it because it's one of the best-acted dramas on TV right now.