Hand it to HaddockHes Got Intelligence
Intelligence, the new dramatic series from Vancouvers Chris Haddock, proves definitively that Haddock has the goods to offer up a Canadian television drama and compete equally with the spectrum of the new fall television dramas produced north of the border.
His follow-up to the much-acclaimed Davincis Inquest reveals that his talents satisfy all existing standards for exciting drama. Those dictated by well-drawn characters coupled with intriguing, interesting and forward -moving storylines. These are things Haddock clearly knows how to accomplish.
He also knows how to cast his characters. Haddocks Intelligence, casts Ian Tracey as likeable gangster Jimmy Reardon, whose business interests lie in the world of cocaine and heroin distribution with a storyline that, from the get-go, puts you in his corner in spite of perhaps disapproving of his business ethics. Actor Klea Scott aptly demonstrates his counterpoint, organiz ed crime unit head Mary Spalding, through tightly woven doses of reserve for the work at hand and indulgent exposure to her own personal demons. Their relationship leads you to believe these two opposing forces have an underlying respect for one another in spite of being polar opposites on the bandwidth of right or wrong.
The one to watch out for is Jimmys brother Michael, played with exacting creepiness by Bernie Coulson. He promises to be the fly in the ointment. The screw-up who cant help himself and will probably take down everyone around him in his quest to insert himself wherever he can in order to score the most points, irregardless of who he hurts along the way.
Vancouvers Penthouse nightclub, built in the 1940s, provides the backdrop for Reardons Chickadee strip club - not unlike the Sopran os BADA BING.
This is the setting that allows for brother Michaels Shakespearean-like character to fester and boil as he interferes with Reardons slowly crumbling empire. Its the one business venue that Jimmy is willing to extend to his brother, wrongly believing that it allows for the least amount of intrusion by loose-cannon Michael into his business interests.
Et tu Brutus?
Watch it to find out.
Devorah Macdonald is a freelance writer living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her professional career began as a disc jockey in California, Seattle and her hometown of Vancouver BC.
Vancouver Magazine, in an article titled Video Vixen, hailed her as having the best female voice in radio locally, going on to compare her world-weary delivery with Linda Ellerbee, formerly of the Today Show and the award winning Nick News.
A ten-year retirement devoted to creating three children, one of each, according to Macdonald, now allows t ime write on music, movies and television.
Her most recent creation, Peggy Lee to Pink, a radio formatted show under development subtitled Top That Taylor - a missive to teen percussionist and discographer daughter Taylor - promises to offer many future music reviews.
Author:: Devorah Macdonald
Keywords:: Intelligence, Davinci's Inquest, Bada Bing, Sopranos,fall line-up,
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