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Alias - The Complete First Season Customer Reviews (16 - 18 of 49 Reviews)

Alias is jaw-dropping
I'm serious. I don't believe it when a lot of people haven't seen the show! Most of the tv promos for Alias are very, VERY tacky and stupid I have to say. They don't show that though Alias is high-paced action fun, it's also a compelling drama wtih very fine acting. Plus it keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time. I think season 1 is my favorite so far of all seasons. I started watching since the series premire, and it had me then. I don't know know why the Alias craze hasn't started like a wildfire. The character dynamics in this show are amazing, and the relationships seem almost real. I'd have to say this show is moving, fun, hilarious, on the edge of your seat greatness. It also combines long running themes and things such as the Rambaldi, and all the episodes sort of fit together, like a picture...and it all seems to come together at one point. I have never been as startled as I was during some of the scenes in this serires. Definetely watch it!

Brain Candy - Pleasant in Small Doses
Take the look/sound/tempo of "Run, Lola, Run" and apply it liberally to a James Bond -esque story. Add lots of eye candy. Add a bazillion plot twists that, after a while, don't make any sense at all and which exist only to give the sense of plot progression. Viola! You've got Alias!!!

Jennifer Garner dresses up in outrageous costumes and does a lot of kick-boxing and running. It's fun, but after a while the sheer repetition of the whole thing begins to wear you down. And, too, there's no sense of anything really happening, after a while. Compare this with "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer," for example. Each season of Buffy has an overall plot arc that moves the whole thing forward. Stuff actually happens. Characters evolve.

If you're looking for something pleasantly vapid with lots of action, you could do worse than getting this series. Jennifer Garner is absolutely gorgeous and does a fine job throughout. But take it in small doses, is my advice. Otherwise, you might quickly get bored with the formulaic nature of the program.

Don't write this one off!
I've heard many criticisms of "Alias." Most of them from people who never watched the show.

"It's a chick show."
"The same guy did 'Felicity' right?"
"Hey, she's hot!"

This is definitely NOT a chick show. While Jennifer Garner is certainly the heart and soul of the show, the supporting cast deserves their bows as well. Plus, creator J.J. Abrams has made the show fun for all. It's a roller coaster ride which switches from Sydney (Garner) chatting with friends (and lying about her profession), to Bond-like stunts.

Victor Garber as Sydney's double agent father gives a stunning performance every time he hits the screen. He's given significantly more airtime as the season progresses. And justifiably so.

The groundwork here makes the concept shattering changes of the second season all the more meaningful.

Do yourself a major favor, if you've not seen this show from the beginning. Start all over again.

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