This was a great idea and could have worked well but for very bad dialog. I mean some of it was so pitiful that I was embarrassed to watch it. Traditionally, good acting can win out for a short time over bad writing, but the language was unrealistic in many of the exchanges between the characters, especially Ingrid Kavellars and Peter Stebbings. Moreover, the language was generally too sophisticated for the circumstances, which gave the characters, long deprived of any substantial education, a credibility they did not deserve. Then there was the character of Theo. The dialog was way over the top, and the acting was almost 70's TV drama style. This would have been okay if she were a minor character, but they chose to feature this bad image repeatedly and paid the price for it. Should we go into Byron Lawson's pathetic portrayal of Lee Chen as well. They did not deserve a second season, and I am surprised this was not cut the same as its predecessor Odyssey 5, which had equally bad writing but better acting. The list goes on in this genre that started with Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Lost in Space. I guess they cannot all be Stargate and BSG.
Review of Jeremiah
