Undercovers

I'm excited about J.J. Abrams' new show, Undercovers. He has made two of my favorite shows: Alias and Lost. I am doubly excited because Michael Giacchino composes the musical scores for the show, as he did for Alias and Lost. Essentially, J.J. Abrams + Michael Giacchino = really good TV. There's only been two episodes so far, so if you haven't watched, you can get caught up on-line.

The show airs on NBC at 8pm on Wednesdays, and it follows the lives of a couple, Steven and Samantha Bloom. They used to work for the CIA, but then retired to start a catering business. However, the CIA wants them back in, much to the chagrin of Carlton Shaw (Gerald McRaney), who is like their handler.

I don't have the words to tell you how much I liked this show. It's funny and fast paced and fills that Alias sized hole in my heart that Agent Michael Vaughn and Sydney Bristow left. Another entertaining part of the show is Agent Leo Nash (Carter MacIntyre), who is really cute. He used to be partners with Samantha and then they started dating before she and her husband got together. In the second episode, Carlton Shaw tells Steven and Samantha that Leo will be joining them on most of their missions, which sort of makes for an awkward love triangle.

Really, you should just invest two hours of your life and watch it. This is better than Nikita and Covert Affairs.  Go here to look at the website and watch the first two episodes. But hurry up because you can only view the pilot until October 15th!