Finally, an actual…80’s style action series lands on tv. The Human Target has a lot of…lame shows in it’s crosshairs, and it begins January 17th at…8pm on Fox ch 5. The regular air date is wednesday, and the time is…9pm, starting January 20th. Mark Valley is…Christopher Chance, aka The Human Target. Chi Mc Bride is his sidekick, Winston, and their P.I. Is Rorscach himself…Jackie Earle Haley as Guerrero.
I am actually really looking forward to this. Keen Eddie is my personal favorite “killed before its time” series, and I’m happy to see Valley get another show. Just hope he gets to show how funny he was in Keen Eddie in this.
BillyG, From the most recent ad, for the series, Mark Valley gets the type of quips that Schwarzenegger had in his classic 80’s action films.
It was a terrific comic, but I don’t have the feeling they’re going for the same vibe here.
I just saw the pilot to…The Human Target on Jet Blue, and it is…Awesome! It is truly an…80’s style action series, filled with quips, collateral damage, gun play, an attractive female guest star (Tricia Helfer), and non stop action. This series has the potential to…blow away it’s…Target audience, with action this good not seen on tv, since…Hunter.
I’m intrigued by the trailer, and it looks quite different from the comic, not to say the previous show.
We’ll see when/if it makes it way over to the UK.
This show looks like it spends it’s entire budget on gun fights and explosions. Bring it on.
I can only hope they bring back Rick Springfield for a cameo.
I’ve often thought Valley was a better than the stuff he gets cast in, and this will probably be no exception. But I’ll give it a try if the opening theme has lyrics.
This show is not the first '80s throwback in a long time. Burn Notice and Chuck brought back that light, episodic style a few years ago.
Sometimes, like with Ninja Assassin, a title is enough to get me to watch. Human Target is a go for me.
Pop Zeus, I do not find…Burn Notice either enjoyable, or drenched in 80’s action like…The Human Target is. Chuck is my favorite series, but they veer from action to the Buy More, so, I again say, what I believe to be true, That…The Human Target is the closest to an 80’s action series since…Hunter! You enjoy…Burn Notice though.
Just because you don’t watch something doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist, fleed. '80s action shows don’t fall into only this narrow category as you choose to remember them. Most shows (especially from the '80s and prior) only had one big set piece per episode because they were too expensive to shoot.
Pop Zeus, One set piece per ep? You must have been watching other action shows. To me, an…80’s action show, that is great includes…The A-Team, Airwolf, T.J. Hooker, Hunter, Knight Rider, Street Hawk, Blue Thunder, Sledge Hammer, The Master, The Fall Guy, and Cover Up. Those series had plenty of action. To me, action includes, car chases, bar fights, shooting etc. If there are other series you are remembering, I would like to hear your favorites.
In just two days…The Human Target…Explodes onto fox at 8pm sunday night. Then it…blends into it’s regular time slot of…9pm wednesday January 20th.
Well, that was super fun. Mark Valley sells badass really well. That fight on the train was kinda damn awesome. Add JEH being all short and threatening (Nah, I’ll just take my beating and then kill you in the middle of the night.) and Chi being…well, Chi, I think I have a new favorite popcorn show. This would totally fit well next to Burn Notice, Psych and White Collar on USA.
So, yes, while, like most human beings, I hate to like something duke fleed does, Human Target is really fucking cool.
Are they going to rerun this?
I don’t think so. Just the next episode on Wednesday, it’s normal time.
I think that they are re-airing the first episode after Tuesday’s American Idol.
McG might make some terrible movies but he sure does know how to produce some kick ass TV shows.
Mark Valley deserves a hit show so very much after Keen Eddie. Here’s hoping this is it.