TV Review: Ringer (The CW)
There was a very little amount of television commercial push for the CW's new show "Ringer".
A few more began to pop up as the premier date became closer, but still they gave a very brief concept of what to expect.
Rarely do we see any new developing shows with creative plot lines.
Almost every station has committed a large portion of their money in reality based television shows so that it is hard to find creators who are willing to challenge themselves.
The viewing audience who, like myself, love a great mystery will find that the writers never let you drift away and do not lull you into a sense of knowing where the characters are heading.
Many shows on air now, whether it is network or cable, allow the viewers to have time during the show to take a quick break without missing a beat on the storyline.
There are several shows that have weak storylines and have to use scenery filler because the writers were not contested for thicker plots.
Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in one of the newest shows in the CW line-up this fall.
Having taken quite some time away from the small screen to concentrate much of her time and energy on family life, she has picked a great show for her road back.
Gellar plays a dual role in this thriller, with new concept about estranged twin sisters Bridget Cafferty/Siobhan Marx who reconnect after Bridget escapes the FBI's protective custody agent Victor Machado (Nestor Carbonell), refusing to testify against a man in a murder trial.
Despite trying to do the right thing, Bridget has internal demons she must begin to face starting with her addiction.
The first scene is really the end of the episode to hook the audience while they then can go back several days to bring the viewers into the now.
Gellar's character Bridget gives light on crucial information during her sobriety meetings where her sponsor Malcolm Ward (Mike Colter) gives her support.
Even he cannot keep her from following her own plan to get away from the FBI and elude the murderer who will soon come looking for her.
After secretly meeting with her twin Siobhan, Bridget gets a peak into the lavish lifestyle she leads.
They decide to go out on a boat ride to spend some time together, allowing Bridget to make amends with her past.
This scene has to be the cheesiest, with a clearly fake background filmed on a sound stage.
It reflects back to the 60's and the James Bond films where most of the fight scenes were done inside as opposed to on location.
Bridget falls asleep and when she wakes she finds herself having been drugged while her sister jumped into the waters to commit suicide.
Next we find Bridget now taking the Siobhan's place and living her life, telling nobody of the events that have taken place.
Everyone notices small differences, as Bridget is much thinner and less bossy and demanding than her sister.
No one suspects anything that has taken place and Bridget integrates herself into her new life as Siobhan.
She does, however, have to learn on the fly all that has been going on in her sister's life.
The first fact is that she does not sleep with her husband Andrew Martin (Ioan Gruffudd), but saves that for her longtime boyfriend Henry Butler (Kristoffer Polaha) who is married to her best friend, Gemma Gallagher (Tara Summers).
If all that does not get your attention, an abrupt end to a phone call her husband is on shows his sleight of hand as he changes the subject when Bridget, now Siobhan, walks into the room.
Andrew Martin, as with all the characters, may have a hidden secondary life.
He has to contend with the fact that his daughter from a previous relationship has come home unexpectantly.
Twists continue as Bridget finds out she/Siobhan is pregnant while on the phone with the doctor, and she blurts out the news as Andrew enters the room.
The final twist comes when the audience is now immersed back into the original first scene to see how Bridget ends up in a building that is being remodeled and is attacked by a masked man.
Now aware that her best friend has asked her to meet because she thinks she knows who her husband is having an affair with, the scene forges forward.
With the gun that she took from an FBI agent while escaping custody, she shoots the assailant.
The writers have one last twist when it is revealed that...
Oh come on, do you really think I would give the last bit of the first installment away? Watch an encore presentation of Ringer on the CW Friday September 16, 2011 at 8pm.
A few more began to pop up as the premier date became closer, but still they gave a very brief concept of what to expect.
Rarely do we see any new developing shows with creative plot lines.
Almost every station has committed a large portion of their money in reality based television shows so that it is hard to find creators who are willing to challenge themselves.
The viewing audience who, like myself, love a great mystery will find that the writers never let you drift away and do not lull you into a sense of knowing where the characters are heading.
Many shows on air now, whether it is network or cable, allow the viewers to have time during the show to take a quick break without missing a beat on the storyline.
There are several shows that have weak storylines and have to use scenery filler because the writers were not contested for thicker plots.
Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in one of the newest shows in the CW line-up this fall.
Having taken quite some time away from the small screen to concentrate much of her time and energy on family life, she has picked a great show for her road back.
Gellar plays a dual role in this thriller, with new concept about estranged twin sisters Bridget Cafferty/Siobhan Marx who reconnect after Bridget escapes the FBI's protective custody agent Victor Machado (Nestor Carbonell), refusing to testify against a man in a murder trial.
Despite trying to do the right thing, Bridget has internal demons she must begin to face starting with her addiction.
The first scene is really the end of the episode to hook the audience while they then can go back several days to bring the viewers into the now.
Gellar's character Bridget gives light on crucial information during her sobriety meetings where her sponsor Malcolm Ward (Mike Colter) gives her support.
Even he cannot keep her from following her own plan to get away from the FBI and elude the murderer who will soon come looking for her.
After secretly meeting with her twin Siobhan, Bridget gets a peak into the lavish lifestyle she leads.
They decide to go out on a boat ride to spend some time together, allowing Bridget to make amends with her past.
This scene has to be the cheesiest, with a clearly fake background filmed on a sound stage.
It reflects back to the 60's and the James Bond films where most of the fight scenes were done inside as opposed to on location.
Bridget falls asleep and when she wakes she finds herself having been drugged while her sister jumped into the waters to commit suicide.
Next we find Bridget now taking the Siobhan's place and living her life, telling nobody of the events that have taken place.
Everyone notices small differences, as Bridget is much thinner and less bossy and demanding than her sister.
No one suspects anything that has taken place and Bridget integrates herself into her new life as Siobhan.
She does, however, have to learn on the fly all that has been going on in her sister's life.
The first fact is that she does not sleep with her husband Andrew Martin (Ioan Gruffudd), but saves that for her longtime boyfriend Henry Butler (Kristoffer Polaha) who is married to her best friend, Gemma Gallagher (Tara Summers).
If all that does not get your attention, an abrupt end to a phone call her husband is on shows his sleight of hand as he changes the subject when Bridget, now Siobhan, walks into the room.
Andrew Martin, as with all the characters, may have a hidden secondary life.
He has to contend with the fact that his daughter from a previous relationship has come home unexpectantly.
Twists continue as Bridget finds out she/Siobhan is pregnant while on the phone with the doctor, and she blurts out the news as Andrew enters the room.
The final twist comes when the audience is now immersed back into the original first scene to see how Bridget ends up in a building that is being remodeled and is attacked by a masked man.
Now aware that her best friend has asked her to meet because she thinks she knows who her husband is having an affair with, the scene forges forward.
With the gun that she took from an FBI agent while escaping custody, she shoots the assailant.
The writers have one last twist when it is revealed that...
Oh come on, do you really think I would give the last bit of the first installment away? Watch an encore presentation of Ringer on the CW Friday September 16, 2011 at 8pm.
