What if ... there was a new summer sci-fi show? ("The 4400" on Sun)

[Khephra]

NEW YORK -- What if?

For a science fiction program, those two words are the starting point _ and the answer tells whether the show has a future. The USA Network's new offering, "The 4400," debuts Sunday with a fairly decent response.

What if hundreds of random citizens _ 4400, to be precise _ simply reappeared years, or even decades, after they appeared to fall off the face of the earth? And what if they returned physically unchanged, but possessed of startling powers?

The answers to those "what ifs" are only hinted at in the two-hour premiere (the show will subsequently pare down to an hour and air 9 p.m. Sundays).

Episode one introduces a large ensemble cast, headed by an understated Peter Coyote (most recently on HBO's "Deadwood") and an over-the-top Michael Moriarty (the former "Law & Order" prosecutor).

more............

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--apontv-the44000710jul10,0,3112429.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire

[qazplm]

1. interesting

could be good, could be crappy, then again, there is a dearth of scifi on TV these days...after Stargate there is a big drop off with Enterprise and Andromeda, although I have high hopes for Battlestar Galactica.

[Khephra]

2. You echo my feelings

My tv veiwing list is so small now (especially since Buffy and Angel are gone) that I'm willing to give any new SF/H/F show a chance.

It does have a good cast going for it...and it seems like it may have a sense of humor about the situation, so... who knows until tomorrow? :shrug: