Surface is showing on ITV2 on Monday nights and is part of the new year's bumper SF-tastic tv.
Well, that's more like it. The first episode starts briskly with multiple plots and grabbed my attention immediately. the whole show reminded me immensley of a Steven Spielberg film, particularily the feel of Close Encounters and the child plot handling of ET.
I thought the sea monsters were handled expertly, just a glimpse, but not enough that you could form a coherent image. There was nice tension throughout but also some comedy, I loved the kid putting the egg in his fish tank. Also the characters were immediately engaging, the exposition handled with craft and taking you right into the story. And locations! Plenty of them, all across the US and into the arctic. Nice, adds a bit of variety.
By the end of the show it had settled down to about three plots and I can't wait for the next episode. I'm pleasantly surprised.
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