I watched the pilot of "Awake" on NBC starring Jason Isaacs.

[Ilsa]

He's a wonderful actor, and this is a bizarre story.

This detective is with his wife and son when they have a horrible car accident. He lives in two realities: one in which his wife survived, but his son died, and another in which his wife died and his son lived. He has sessions with different therapists in each reality. They know he is having this problem. He is back at work, and each reality has different cases to be worked.

BTW, I think they got his hair a little too dark for this role. I really enjoy his performances.

[MaineDem]

1. What? Jason Isaacs is on tv and I missed it?

I really like him. I'm not sure the premise of the show draws me but watching him might do it.

Thanks for the info.

[Ilsa]

2. I found myself

Looking for clues to determine which reality is correct. Then I wondered if both wife and son were dead, then I wondered if he was dead or in a coma. The psychology of the show is interesting.

[Goblinmonger]

3. I think this show has the possibility of being one of the best on TV

As long as the writers have a vision, which I assume they do, and they continue to develop this deeply.

[Ilsa]

4. Exactly! It explores some very deep psychology,

our greatest fears, our ability to deny or cope. It could turn out to be outstanding.

[Goblinmonger]

5. Did you watch episode 2? ***SPOILERS***

The last two minutes of the show are mind blowing. I am convinced that the writers know where they are going and it's going to be good. There are so many questions to answer now: why were they trying to kill this guy? were they trying to kill him or just send a message? why doesn't he know someone is out to get him? do they know that he is living in two realities?

Damn! I think this is the new great show on broadcast TV.

[Ilsa]

7. Not yet. I have it recorded, though,

and will watch it next week.

I had to skip your spoilers, getting only so far as it being "mind-blowing." Which reminds me of Dr. Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory) telling Stuart that he revealed too much and ruined a newly released comic book with the phrase "mind-blowing!"

[Duer 157099]

6. I'll bet it is all a dream. In the end, he wakes up and everything is ok.

Or as someone said above, he's in a coma, probably from the car accident, but wife and son are fine. In fact, they dream about him--the wife dreams that he died and the son dreams that the mother died but the father is alive.

[Goblinmonger]

8. The end of episode 2

makes it seem like that is not the case.

I thought this show was going to be good when it seemed like a character sketch in the first episode. Second episode makes it seem like a lot more than that.

[Morning Dew]

9. I just watched the two episodes online.

WOW - this could be really good.

[mainstreetonce]

10. Is it possible

That it is the main character who is actually dead and neither reality exists?

[Goblinmonger]

12. I thought that with the previews and first episode.

After watching episode two, it is going to get really freaky if that is the case.

[Irishonly]

11. I really enjoyed it

It is not a show that you can just keep an eye on. I thought it was intense.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

13. Probably won't last.

Broadcast TV very rarely keeps audiences who have to think about anything. Those shows are for people who watch HBO and Showtime.