My thoughts of "Over There"

I watched the new FX channel Series opener of "Over There" last night. I think it wasn't fleshed out enough. I saw the soldiers and that was about it. they should have started with a two hour pilot, though Bochco is an excellent writer, there wasn't enough emotion in any of the characters. I have seen more character in paper cutouts than that of the characters in this series pilot. His attempt to capture the attitude of the situation in Iraq fails. perhaps if he were to have gone to Iraq and interviewed our soldiers as well as the Iraqi people involved in rebuilding thier country he may have brought in a bit more of the prevailing attitude.

The first episode had a little to much action in it, there needed to be a little more human element. Bochco's written attitude had me thinking that these soldiers feelings were manufactured to fit the show, not shaped over the characters upbringing in life. In laymans terms this show looks good in packaging, but falls short in actual relevant content. I felt it was empty in lot of ways.

I think this show needs to get in touch with more reality to make these characters more in tune with the situation now occuring in Iraq. The characters need more research to make them at the top of the game.

Evan