Journeyman - Final Episode
NBC aired the final episode of Journeyman this evening. They drew the series to a close as well as they could for a thirteen episode arc. I have to say: I’m terribly disappointed to see the series end. I feel like it did suffer from a slow start but it did amp up by the sixth episode. They started to build a mythology that was suspenseful and interesting but, alas, in this day you need to build your mythology and suspense from the very first episode. I was happy to see them give some sort of explanation for what was happening to him, small as it was.
Interestingly enough, the re-runs are going to be moving to the Sci-Fi Channel at some point in the future. This is something I don’t understand about the television networks. You have these other channels where niche shows like these could be successful… why not give them a second chance there? Maybe Journeyman isn’t the correct one to try it with… but is it really that much of an insult to be on a cable channel these days? Like… is the Sci-Fi channel Raw to network’s Smackdown? Seriously. Aren’t, like, ALL of the innovative new shows on cable anyway? Besides Lost and Pushing Daisies, what envelope-pushing, new show has been on a network in the last ten years? Nada.
Anyway, I’m sorry to see Journeyman go while Moonlight stays… but that’s the biz.