Ron Shaffer

One of the most poorly written scripts, poorly directed, god awful fake scenes (e.g. animated sharks) since the original 'Godzilla" movie. They spared no expense on some other movie, but not this one! The photography was pretty. but they failed to avoid letting background action such as lots of freeway traffic on an supposed small island away from the mainland. Somehow they forgot to show if the 2 tubers got back to shore safely. Nor did Bridgette show up in the final scenes. Possibly the movie I watched may have cut her part out, but I couldn't stand to back it up to see if I missed something. The girls were beautiful and was worth watching if only to see

Story keeps getting better with new situations, Most main character are have more than one dimension. Characters grow with the show. Cliffhangers keep you hooked. Sometimes plot is hard to follow, depending on how fast you can read the pop-up translations. Streaming is the annoying factor.

Sorry I missed the Original. Most of these type sci-fi television series start off with a good concept, but work their way into a problem. The writers never know if there will be a 2nd season. They don't know whether to have a conclusion or set up a cliff hanger. Trying to think positive about renewal they most always choose the latter, but they attempt to keep it flexible (and boring). The later episodes get so uneven they seem to turn to "dumb", lose audience. and we never here from them again. 4400's writers were talented enough to keep the audience involved for 4 years. (The original 'Star Trek' only lasted 3 years, to my dismay. Friday Night broadcasts killed it. Us young adult fans usually were living life on Fridays, then hoping to catch the reruns. No VCR's back in mid 1960's)