'Alcatraz': Between Rock and fun place
Jorge Garcia and Sarah Jones are pictured in the show "Alcatraz," the chilling new thriller centered on America's most infamous prison and the mysterious return of its most notorious criminals will debut Monday, Jan 16, 2012 on FOX. Credit: FOX/
Alcatraz expert extraordinaire Dr. Diego "Doc" Soto (Garcia).
No, this isn't a riddle, although "Lost" and a stray episode or two of "The Twilight Zone" or "Heroes" or "The X Files" may come to mind.
In fact, " 'Traz" shares some of the DNA of "The 4400" (of all shows) with a strand or two stripped from the genetic code of "FlashForward." Love all these aforementioned worthies, and you should eagerly hop aboard this one, too (there are also similarities with "The Event" but the less said about that, the better.)
The real added value here is Garcia, who punctures occasional flights of full-blown sci-fi "high concept" blarney with the precisely correct verbal stiletto: "Is anyone else's head here about to explode?" He's the improbable leading man, and deserves to be.
Behind the scenes of this series, there already has been creative turmoil and shifts; most notably, top producer and "Lost" alum Elizabeth Sarnoff has left, while Abrams is back at work on movies. But " 'Traz" still looks plenty promising.
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