I’ve long preferred wisdom over senseless retribution-driven violence. It is this reasoning that drew me into Tyrant, the new Mid-east drama from FX. The show starts as a drama about the younger of two sons of a middle eastern leader who has been living in America. He returns to his country of origin to attend a wedding. He brings his family, and the drama begins to take hold. The first episode is worth watching. It is new–a departure from what the big 3 channels offer, and right in the vein of the FX/AMC penchant for trying interesting new forms of drama in the cable forum.
Perhaps we should thank the Brits and their reluctant colonies. Between BBC, Australian Broadcasting, and BBC America, quite a few modern marvels are coming from that side of the pond (and America’s topside, of course). Orphan Black, Continuum, Rake, The Musketeers, Dr. Who (of course)… The list of shows goes on and on. Some of these shows (and their remakes) made the cumbersome transition to network TV, while others live in the carefree world of cable TV. I’m hoping Tyrant becomes the next great cable drama and takes the place of the handful of premium channel shows I’ve opted to sacrifice.
If not, there’s always Netflix.
Some Thoughts:
- 24 hr news is a real problem–especially in terms of people jumping to conclusions. A report came out today (from unconfirmed sources) that Jason Kidd has been given permission to speak to the Bucks about their coaching vacancy. Suddenly an ‘expert’ from ESPN is stating Kidd’s time in Brooklyn is over. Quite presumptuous. Even if he ends up being right, that is a straight guess, homie.