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E-Ring
Scott Wasser
03/01/2006
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Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer
Network: NBC
Scheduled: Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Reviewed on: WBAL, Baltimore; Channel 11.1
Channel: 11.1 (digital channel 59)
 The story lines are sometimes predictable, the acting can be a bit heavy-handed,
and the action is often more cerebral than physical. But you’ve just got to love
a weekly series that eliminates regular characters as readily as New York
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner changes personnel.
E-Ring, produced by TV
action maven Jerry Bruckheimer, is that kind of show. Although such moves run
the risk of removing a character that viewers may have come to embrace, it also
gives E-Ring an edge missing from too many weekly television series.
There
are other things to like about E-Ring, like its crisp 1080i HD video accompanied
by an enveloping 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack. The show’s fast pacing and short
scenes also help convey a sense of tension. Although not as clever as the
short-lived The Agency or as frenetic as Alias, E-Ring is nevertheless a
frequently engaging hour of action and political intrigue. I’ll continue to
watch it until someone decides it would be a good idea to bump off Dennis
Hopper’s character.
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