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'Hidden Palms': Johnny takes a bite out of crime...
Dear CW,
Hey, it's me, Ryan McGee. Been doing these recaps of your summer show Hidden Palms for the past few weeks now. And, as one of the eight people in America who bothered to do so, I'd now like to ask for those eight hours of my life back.
Continue reading »'Hidden Palms': Dragging to the finish line
I think I finally figured out how Hidden Palms ended up on The CW's schedule. I think Kevin Williamson was walking around the halls of the Programming division, looking to pitch I Know Why You Screamed In Dawson's Creek Last Summer, when he walked past a meeting between CW executives and Rob Thomas, creator of Veronica Mars.
'Hidden Palms': Truths and Liza
In some ways, we should be thankful Hidden Palms only received an eight episode order from The CW. We're at least getting answers to the show's central mystery, "Who killed Eddie?" If the show were open-ended, a la The X Files, we'd be subjected to at least eight more minutes per episode of Cliff talking about his soft, chewy center, and I'm not sure I could take any more of such discourse, if I may be frank.
'Hidden Palms': Ghosts in the machine...
I'm used to receiving feedback after recapping episodes. After all, it comes with the territory of putting my opinion out in the open for all to see. I'm a big boy; I can handle it. But I have to say I was a bit taken back by a particular reader who chose to express discontent through the comment section, but by sending instant messages to my computer. I'll publish a small sample of the back-and-forth below.
'Hidden Palms': If we have ghosts ...
In the pilot episode of Hidden Palms, Cliff, the poor man's Logan Echolls, tells newcomer Johnny Miller (Taylor Handley) than Palm Springs is a place where, "people come to die." One could say that The CW is where shows not featuring Tyra Banks or Superman come to die.
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