If the 24 series was set solely in CTU with some Cludo, Australian outback and basketball you'd get Pine Gap.
It's not your typical action spy thriller but slower intrigue that comments on real political issues Australia faces where it's sandwiched between it's old ally America and newer juggernaut trading partner China. Throw in a US intelligence base situated in Australia, manned by Americans and Australians and you get the powder keg that is Pine Gap.
The 'America is not the world saviour' comments are refreshing but gets lost when America becomes some god-like voice in the ops room.
The signals aspect is new and reminiscent of The Wolf's Call, although not as fleshed out and in-depth.
Certain camera angles are annoying to the viewer. I believe they are trying to show a very on the nose disconnect between two people talking but it just ends up being irritating.
Interesting enough to keep me watching till the end but that's where the execution falls apart - when they rush to solve the Cludo problem. The mystery will be solved but presented in a manner that will go way over your head. But then the show introduces an unanswered twist which calls that into question. So was the Cludo problem actually solved? Does not feel like a logical place to end the series, especially when there is no confirmation of season 2. An extremely amateur 'screw the viewer' move.
It's not your typical action spy thriller but slower intrigue that comments on real political issues Australia faces where it's sandwiched between it's old ally America and newer juggernaut trading partner China. Throw in a US intelligence base situated in Australia, manned by Americans and Australians and you get the powder keg that is Pine Gap.
The 'America is not the world saviour' comments are refreshing but gets lost when America becomes some god-like voice in the ops room.
The signals aspect is new and reminiscent of The Wolf's Call, although not as fleshed out and in-depth.
Certain camera angles are annoying to the viewer. I believe they are trying to show a very on the nose disconnect between two people talking but it just ends up being irritating.
Interesting enough to keep me watching till the end but that's where the execution falls apart - when they rush to solve the Cludo problem. The mystery will be solved but presented in a manner that will go way over your head. But then the show introduces an unanswered twist which calls that into question. So was the Cludo problem actually solved? Does not feel like a logical place to end the series, especially when there is no confirmation of season 2. An extremely amateur 'screw the viewer' move.