Awake Season 1, Ep. 1 "Pilot"

 

Awake Season 1, Ep. 1 "Pilot"

 

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• Episode 1, "Pilot"
• Synopsis: Download a free preview of Awake, the groundbreaking new drama about the power of the mind, where the inception of life is a mystery and reality might just be overrated. Download this special preview now, then watch Awake on Thursday, March 1st at 10/9c o
• Original air date: March 1, 2012
• Runtime: 43 minutes
• ASIN: B007A1QKD8
• Awake Season 1
• Synopsis: Lots of people find themselves leading a double life... but none quite like this. From groundbreaking writer Kyle Killen comes a drama about the power of the mind, where the inception of life is a mystery and reality might just be overrated.
• Season year: 2012
• Network: NBC
• ASIN: B007A1DSQ0
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• Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)

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Download a absolutely free preview of Awake, the groundbreaking new drama about the power of the thoughts, exactly where the inception of life is a mystery and reality might just be overrated. Download this unique preview now, then watch Awake on Thursday, March 1st at ten/9c o

• Runtime: 43 minutes
• Original air date: March 01, 2012
• Network: NBC

Customer Reviews

Rarely do t.v. shows catch my attention this hard and fast. There's been a car accident involving Detective Michael Britton, his wife and his son. After the accident things are more than just "different" - Micheal finds he that he dreams or is awake in an existence in which his wife or his son has died in the accident, but neither he nor we know which existence is real.
Micheal attempts to move forward, to resume both his life and his job as a detective but as he tries to balance the two worlds he now "lives in" there are frayed edges that begin to show; he is forced to attend therapy (with two different shrinks - one played brilliantly by BD Wong) and it's also affecting his perceptive abilities on the job to both good and not so good ends. We see him struggle to make sense of what is happening and his attempt to hold on with both hands to both lives, and we witness the consequences of when one of those worlds becomes threatened.
This show boasts an excellent ensemble cast featuring Jason Isaacs as Detective Michael Britton, with Wilmer Valderrama and Steve Harris as his partners, and Laura Allen as his wife Hannah.
Other good things, so far, about this show;
Multilayered storyline: is this a Crime Drama, Cop Show, Mystery, maybe a bit of SciFy thrown in with parallel worlds (and possibly more than the two worlds we see now?) - all of the above? The writing is smart, subtle and intriguing.
So far, no gross out, wince worthy close ups of some guy gutted or blown literally to pieces. More like Gunsmoke in that you hear the gun fire, someone falls down and there's a hole in the shirt. Thank you, we get the point without seeing brain matter.
Keeps you guessing but not TOO hard - awake or asleep this is one of those of those questions you don't want to answer too soon! Definitely made my HuluPlus subscription worth the price of admission this month.
Bottomline: Excellent - 5 stars. Highly Recommended!

What we have here is a an intriguing premise. Two alternate realities with gray fringes. Jason Issacs is great in the lead. You may recognize him from the Harry Potter movies, and many other achievements. Great cast featuring Steve Harris as "one" of the partners. He really lends some macho weight which helps balance the slightly scifi feel in this early episode of what may become a treat. Thanks Amazon (and Hulu apparently?) for this early treat. Oh..and on the free free

 

Awake Season 1, Ep. 1 "Pilot"

 

Rating: 4.5