Скачать или смотреть NBC's Debris pilot doesn't embrace its otherworldly concept enough

Riann Steele and Jonathan Tucker in NBC’s DebrisPhoto: Sergei Bachlakov/NBCTV ReviewsAll of our TV reviews in one convenient place. The primary idea behind Debris, a new sci-fi series from Fringe alum J. H. Wyman, is quite wild. Two agents from different countries are supposed to track and bring in pieces of debris—here, small objects made from alien tech—that cause strange occurrences for anyone who comes in contact with it. It’s just bizarre enough to prompt a certain level of curiosity. In the last few years, network television has often attempted to make the next big X-Files or Lost—a compelling, high-concept drama that builds on its suspense—with mostly unremarkable results. These endeavors include CBS’s weak adaptation of Stephen King’s Under The Dome; NBC’s post-apocalyptic Revolution, where the world has lost electricity in the future; Fox’s Alcatraz, where vanished prisoners and guards reappear in modern day; and a roster of ABC’s unsuccessful, one-season sci-fi shows like The Whispers, Time After Time, Emergence, The Crossing. After achieving moderate success with Manifest (a missing plane shows up five years later and the passengers haven’t aged a day), NBC is risking it all with Debris, which doesn’t lean enough into its concept enoughWith the rise of streaming platforms and binge models, it’s become even more difficult for a weekly series in this genre to gain momentum. The pilot for Debris fails to strike a balance between character and plot development. The episode introduces MI6's Finola Jones (Riann Steele) and CIA Agent Bryan Beneventi (Jonathan Tucker), who form an unlikely alliance while leading a team to intercept the debris. As the pilot opens, the duo tries to capture three men conducting an illegal transaction of one of these debris pieces that a hotel maid accidentally touches. She is then transported several floors below, Nightcrawler-style, to her death. As they study this particular Dorito-shaped debris (seriously, get used to this word!), they realize the properties are similar to that of another one found in Manchester, revealing why two different agencies are working together with plenty of exposition about how they should look out for their own country’s interests. With Wyman as the series creator, Finola and Bryan’s partnership is clearly meant to have a vibe akin to the Olivia Dunham and Peter Bishop dynamic or even Dana Scully and Fox Mulder. They both come from different backgrounds and beliefs. Yet, Debris fails to establish them as dynamic duo worth rooting for in the way the pilot of X-Files did for Scully and Mulder. In a crucial scene, they’re discussing the arrival of these pieces, how the Hubble telescope spotted a wrecked spacecraft causing a debris cloud, and why they’re working this beat. Finola reveals that her (apparently) dead father, George Jones, was the first astrophysicist who was told about the debris and “it finally made him believe again.


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