The Event premieres on NBC today. The Event is part of the barrage of new shows on the NBC fall line-up that stars Blair Underwood. The first episode was premiered to a test audience in Houston, Texas, where we caught a sneak peek of the ‘The Event’ along with NBC’s other new drama ‘Undercovers.’ Blair Underwood was brilliant in The Event, fitting into a role as a U.S. President of Cuban decent named Eli Martinez. Jason Ritter was also great playing the role of Sean Walker. The all-star cast made it hard for The Event to do anything wrong.
From beginning to end, ‘The Event’ was non-stop action. Literally bringing you into the middle of a plot that has you glued to the television trying to figure out why the characters environment is out of balance. The inciting incident is revealed when a plane crashes towards the ground, setting the tone for the show that never lets up. With a brisk pace similar to Fox drama “24,” The Event leaves the viewer wondering what the “THE EVENT” is that caused all of the mayhem that un-folds scene by scene. The drama uses frequent flashbacks over a 13 month span to bring you up to speed on what happened before we get to a certain point. I won’t spoil it for you, but the shows big event wasn’t completely revealed in episode 1, so I’m really curious to find out what exactly the characters of this drama are in conflict with. To find out the scope and size of the big event, you will have to tune in to Episode 2. Whatever it is, it’s something that C.I.A knows about and the president doesn’t. The Event is a Cliff-hanger that could have you addicted to Monday nights in no time.
On the downside, you may not want to change your remote because missing just a few minutes of this show could have you searching for answers. Creator of the drama Nick Wauters, never lets you catch your breath. It will be interesting to see if the show can keep up with the pace it set in episode 1. If it can’t, the viewer maybe in for a let-down, and NBC could find fans jumping off the thrill-ride if the storyline doesn’t have enough depth to sustain itself. The Event premieres Mondays at 9/8c.
