[far sider]

My first impression (which is often wrong when it comes to TV shows)is that The Unit is going to be a decent, pro-American, pro-military, non-PC program. I really liked the premiere last night.

1. It was not PC, i.e., they don't have a token woman on the Special Forces team, etc.
2. They weren't shy about portraying the terrorists as Moslem.
3. There was a comment made on the show that "If it's on the news it's not true and if it's true it's not on the news," or something to that effect.
4. Producer Shawn Ryan also produces The Shield, which is definitely not a PC show.
5. I like Dennis Haysbert a lot better on this show than as the President on 24. He's very convincing in The Unit.

I really recommend the show. Any other comments?

[cgk]

I have it on TiVO so haven't seen it yet. I'm pleased to read your observations. I grow very weary of PC on TV ;)

[FormerLib]

Oops, I was watching The Shield instead while taping some Animal Planet stuff for the kids.

[digger48]

Haven't watched network TV for years. If their shows don't make news headlines, I couldn't name any of them

Never even heard about this one til now.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I believe it is a sort of spinoff from 24.

I think 24 killed off ex-President Palmer so he could star in it.

[Londo Molari]

Great show -- it held my interest and showed the military in a good light. I hope it continues.

I also was impressed by the fact that the terrorists were muslim -- not like the "Sum of All Fears" muslim turned White Nazi terrorist crap they pulled. I really thought Tom Clancy sold out on that one. Pure garbage.

[PISANO]

There's no truth in the news and no news in the truth!

[drypowder]

I thought the show was pretty cool until the last scene. Hollywood just had to include a soap opera twist where the Colonial is in bed with one of his recruits wife. That is tipical HW crap that eventually kills this kind of show.

[ChandyB71]

I loved it and think it's going to be something that we totally need on TV nowadays. It breaks the monotony of all the twisted shows out there that have no morals and teach terrible values.

I love that this show seems (for the most part) PRO-military and talks about the job these men are doing to protect OUR FREEDOMS. I wanted to cry when they said that.

I also think the whole, not allowed to watch the news thing was funny and true. My husband hates watching the news for that same reason. THERE IS NO NEWS IN TRUTH AND NO TRUTH IN NEWS!! LOL

Great show and one I'll be watching regularly.

[chaosagent]

I really liked it up until the very end where we see that the commander is sleeping with the wife of one of his men that he keeps sending out on long assignments.

[PISANO]

The ending angered me!!!

The Colonel was in bed with the wife [blond] of the special ops guy [the one that laser designated that target in Afghanistan] whom, it seems he "frequently" sends out on missions.

[TomGuy]

I watched it, since it follows one of my favorites -- NCIS.

It was okay. The agencies-jurisdiction issue was a bit heavy.

I didn't know the same producer also is producer of The Shield -- another favorite. The season finale is supposed to be good -- am looking forward to a Makey-Kavanaugh showdown.

[Churchillspirit]

Watched it. Thought it was quite good, but will reserve judgment until a few more episodes have aired.

[baker_girl]

I liked it!

Except for the last part, and the wife of the new guy (not sure of names) was getting on my nerves.

[elc]

Dang it. I was hoping this was going to be a bad show that they would have to cancel quickly and then move the Amazing Race back to 9pm. Guess I'll have to keep recording the Race to watch when I'm still awake.

[AzSteven]

I watched the program and felt pleased with the lack of PC and the pro-US, pro-Military, anti-Islamofacist stance. However, I made teh mistake of flipping stations later on cable, and found on CNN an interview with the lead actor (dennis Haysbert) who had to take the opportunity to state that he had great respect for the military, but hated what we were doing with it - how it was all based on a 'blatant lie', how he wants accountability for the lies, etc. Usual leftist Hollywood pap. Now I don't know if I will be able to enjoy the show as much, knowing what a phony the lead actor is.

[HitmanLV]

I thought it was awful.

The military stuff is very good, but the wives story really brings it down. I can see why on paper this would all look compelling, and how the wives stories would pace each episode, but an hour is too quick to wrap up a story (maybe future story arcs will have several eps).

Also, from a dramatic point of view, the wives pretty much did everything they can do in the pilot episode. That act is going to get tired after just a few episodes. It's only a matter of time before one of the wives (or more) has an affair with a pretty boy liberal artist type right under the nose of her balls to the walls GI Joe hubby. That in itself is bad mostly because its been done so many times, and also because of the inherent immorality of the dynamic.

I like Shawn Ryan's 'The Shield' a lot. It's my favorite drama and hasn't lost steam in almost five seasons. Impressive. I think 'The Unit' will be a big swing & a miss, but will give it a few more episodes to decide if I'll be aboard.

Contrast this with the pilot episode of 'The Shield,' where at the end viewers were fairly breathless and absolutely had to see the next episode. It broke tv conventions and took things in a new direction. 'The Unit,' so far, is following tv conventions and taking things in a very familiar direction.

[beaureguard]

I watched it. Thought it was ok. Started out slow, but finished pretty good.

I'll watch it for the next few weeks and see how it goes.

Like others have said in previous posts, I liked the fact that the producers weren't afraid to show Muslim terrorists. (is that an oxymoron?)

[rrr51]

Huge disappointment. Not in the same league as 24.

[auto power]

We watched it....riveted to the next scene...and it actually had a complementary slant on our special forces/soldiers/wives and how they cope with the strains of military life. We LOVE it and are looking forward to next week...to see if the guy gets arrested by the MPs for shooting the mirror...:)

[PRND21]

Good show and dems will hate it.