Your first paragraph is spot-on, I think. You get so much more depth when events flow naturally from who the characters are than from some portentous world-historical catastrophe they can only goggle at.

Score! (And no, you can't be too old, because that would make ME too old!)

I agree. MUCH better than Sunday's episode. They recovered the vibe of the original series and managed to deepen the characters at the same time. More proof that the stand-alones are usually superior to the mythology episodes, with a few very wonderful exceptions (The pilot, "Erlenmeyer Flask," "Nisei," "731".)

I agree. I didn't think he did badly, but the people he was obviously standing in for—- Hannity, Rush, O'Reilly—- are all a generation older. Campbell would have been a much better fit and could have given the character some darker edges.

I agree, Pierre. I think Carter is the kind of writer who handles action really well—- if you look at the original series, the pilot and episodes such as "The Erlenmeyer Flask" and "Red Museum" are crisp and direct. The dialog feels natural because it grows out of the characters' need to make sense of what's happening…

Fox and Friday night was a fraught thing in the '90s. They kept introducing these really quirky shows, then dropping them after a season or less—- not just "Brisco," but also "Strange Luck," "Harsh Realm," and "Millennium." (The last limped along for three seasons, but each one was so thematically distinct that it was…

Yes, I liked "Terms" myself, but then I have a weakness for all things Bruce.

Ah, Brisco County Jr. Loved that show. Bruce Campbell, baby!!!

God, me too. I snatched up the box set when it came out in '06. My daughter and I regularly watch episodes on Sunday nights.

Yeah, I was ambivalent about this one too. I've been a fan of John McNamara since he was a writer - producer on the late, lamented "Adventures of Brisco County Jr" back in the early '90s. And Duchovny is, well, Duchovny. "Aquarius" has great production values and generally held my attention, but the whole seems less…