"Crash" (2008) TV series 2008-????

User Rating:

(awaiting 5 votes)

Creator:

Glen Mazzara

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

17 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A spin-off of the Oscar-winning film about racial tensions in Los Angeles.

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Dennis Hopper	...	Ben / ... (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ross McCall	...	Kenny / ... (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jocko Sims	...	Anthony Adams / ... (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Clare Carey	...	Christine (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Luis Chávez	...	Cesar Uman (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Nick Tarabay	...	Axel Finet (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Brian Tee	...	Eddie Choi (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Arlene Tur	...	Bebe Arcel (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Heather Mazur	...	Amy Battaglia (10 episodes, 2008-2009)
John Walcutt	...	Ben's Doctor (8 episodes, 2008)
D.B. Sweeney	...	Peter Emory (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kelvin Han Yee	...	Chun Soo Park (6 episodes, 2008-2009)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Lionsgate Television

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Crash (2004/I)

Why people didn't like the pilot

First let me just say I loved the first two episodes, they were amazing.

But as I looked through all the bad reviews it's gotten from the critics I've noticed something. Every one of them went into this with the pre-conceived notion that it was going to be just like the movie. They wrote whole articles saying why it doesn't live up to the movie, which is even something I can agree on, but the show isn't supposed to be just like the movie. The pilot was intriguing, funny, bold, and sexy; everything you would expect from a show on Starz.

Most of those critics are still hung up on the fact that the movie itself won an Oscar. I liked the movie, but comparing a full feature length movie to 2 episodes of a 13 episode series is irresponsible when you have an obligation to your audience to give your honest opinion on what you just saw. There wasn't one review that didn't mention the movie. Sure it's not so in your face about racism like the movie was but that's all they seemed to focused on.

What I saw was 2 episodes of people with their own problems trying to survive. Terrific acting from the entire cast and an interesting story to boot.

Crash hasn't promised anyone anything, so why is everyone acting so let down?