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[COVERT AFFAIRS] Spies! Sex! No Buy Mores!
DragonPup
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Covert Affairs is USA Network's new show about CIA spies on Tuesdays after White Collar. So far it's taking a more grounded approach to spy work than Chuck or Burn Notice, And so far, no the main character doesn't have father issues.
The first episode is up on Hulu here: http://www.hulu.com/watch/164108/covert-affairs-pilot
Let's do a quick cast summary!
Annie Walker
No relation to Sarah. Literally fresh out of training, Annie's specialties include foreign lanuages and deception techniques. She joined the CIA after a bad break up and was looking for meaning in her life.
Auggie Anderson
Blind guy who happens rather suave despite it. He provide operations support. Amusing guy, and is good at hitting on women.
Joan Campbell
Joan is Annie's and Auggie's boss. Married to Auther Campbell, who may or may not be cheating on her.
Auther Campbell
Joan's husband and department director. May be cheating on his wife.
Danielle Brooks
Danielle is Annie's older sister whom Annie lives with. Danielle is well meaning, and has so far set up Annie with one bad blind date that we know of. Thinks her sister works for the Smithsonian.
The first episode is up on Hulu here: http://www.hulu.com/watch/164108/covert-affairs-pilot
Let's do a quick cast summary!
Annie Walker
Auggie Anderson
Joan Campbell
Auther Campbell
Danielle Brooks
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It was pretty standard, but 2 things made me laugh:
2) JoAnn's going to the NSA to futher persue her husband's "affair"
I'm also wondering if this will get all nsfw on me.
Piper Perabo said that she had to train in krav maga for the role, and that's a legit martial art that's used by military and law enforcement all around the world. That gives me some hope.
Anyway, as for the premiere, I'm intrigued, but I'm not completely sold yet. I'll give it a couple more weeks to see if I want to add it in to White Collar and Psych on my list of USA shows I watch on Hulu.
Krav Maga?
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Is that Cutthroat Bitch from House?
I think that they jumped into that sideplot with the boss a bit too early, before we'd actually care about them
Walker and Shepard are great generic main character names.
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Not just any shepard, John Shepard
I agree that the spent too much time on the bosses this early. But the show was 17 minutes longer than usual, too, so on re-airing some of that will certainly be cut.
Every supporting character is great.
I'm really not sure if I like this show. I'll have to give it a few episodes.
[/spoiler]Did anyone else notice that she didn't have a mark on her after her big fight scene? Punched in the face multiple times, choked at full strength multiple times. Nothing. Her sister just seems to think she had a bad day.[/spoiler]
(waiting for the Covert Affairs/Burn Notice crossover
I'm hoping Undercovers will, though. >.>
The thing you were afraid of was true.
I like the show because they do different spy stuff every week and try to keep it somewhat realistic (outside of the fact that a single person wouldn't be doing all of those jobs). It's fluff TV I wouldn't miss, but it is enjoyable enough.
Anyway, the show seems to be missing something. Everything just seems kind of boring. Maybe it's Piper's acting, I don't know. I just find myself not really caring about any of what's going on. I still have yet to see the most recent episode, and it has seemed a little better now that they seem to be introducing a longer arc, but nothing I've seen so far makes me want to watch it live (i'mnot even sure when it's on, Tuesday?).
If she just carried a goddamn gun, half of her problems would be solved. If she had a partner and/or knew how to actually fight/use a gun, that would solve the other half.
Seriously, in one episode they just assign a random agent with a gun to go along with her. When the bad guy pops up? He shoots the fucker in the head and saves the day. We never hear about Agent Hughes ever again. We immediately go back to everyone being astounded by how great the main character is at her job. Even though she is horrible at it in almost every way (she can actually drive a car pretty well).
are you talking about the subway scene.
cause if you are, then you are totally wrong and should have kept watching
It is the best name. Everyone should have it.
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It's painfully obvious that it is being filmed somewhere in Canada. There have been numerous train station/airport scenes where the signs are English and French and there's no attempt to hide it. In exterior shots you often see phone booths Bell Canada logos, and at one point you see a street sign that says something like "18th St. N" (hint, DC streets aren't named that way). Most hilarious was a scene in which the main character is exiting the airport. In the distance you see the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and Capitol Building all in a line. For that view to be possible, the airport would need to either be in the middle of Arlington Cemetary or on top of a highrise in Rosslyn.
I'm sure if Burn Notice didn't need all the beach shots it would be filmed in Canada, too.
You cant have mooses in miami.
mooses dont belong in miami
A good spy uses the environment around him or her to its fullest. If you have an animal on hand that's not typical to the landscape it is best used to confuse your enemy. Fire a shot in the air and watch your crazed distraction you borrowed from the local zoo make an opening for you and your team. The last thing a nicaraguan hit squad suspects is a moose on south beach.
:^::^:
Dammit... I was reading this in Michael's voice before I finished the first sentence.
I love how my inner monologue reverts to Michael's voice every now and then.
Anyway.
My wife likes Covert Affairs. And because she controls the remote in this household, I've caught a few episodes.
I don't really get why the blind hacker dude is blind. As in, I don't understand what plot device his blindness serves.
I don't understand how Agent Walker actually managed to become an agent. She's like, the worst spy in the history of spies.
I don't understand Private Webster's importance to the story. Granted, I didn't give the 2 hour season finale my fullest attention, but really, he kept popping up all season and I never figured out why he was important aside from, OMG Annie Walker was in love with him.
I mean, I don't work for the CIA or anything, but I think that if you're spying on someone and get some good shit, you have SOMEONE ELSE walk up to them in a restaurant and say, "nyah nyah we know you're selling state secrets!" Spying is not Candid Camera.
And as my wife keeps yelling at the TV -- STOP TAKING YOUR BRIGHT RED VW GOLF ON SECRET MISSIONS!!!
Your jokes are bad and you should feel bad.
I kinda like the show. It's no Burn Notice/Leverage/White Collar, but it's enjoyable in its own right.
RUNN1NGMAN, I did notice that craziness with the monuments. Most people won't know the difference though. ;-)
No. The second or third episode, with the soccer player and his sister.