Hyperzord is back:

For those who may not watch television shows during the summer, the Mystery Drama Series Persons Unknown has just finished it’s first season. Persons Unknown is about 7 random strangers who were abducted and forced to live in a strange town which is completely covered in cameras and they are unable to leave due to an electric barrier surrounding the town. The side story is of an investigative reporter who is looking into the disappearances.

The interesting thing about the production of this show is that all 13 episodes were made before it made it onto a network. It was then sold off to NBC who ran all 13 episodes and completed on August 28th. The series was created by Christopher McQuarrie, who you might recognize as being the screenwriter for “The Usual Suspects” and “Valkyrie”. The two most notable actors in the show are Alan Ruck from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Kandyse McClure who played Dee on Battlestar Galactica. It even had a couple of episodes directed by Jonathan Frakes.

Despite being a show which was all made before hand, it doesn’t seem like it at all. The show feels all over the place and not very well thought out. The characters all seem like over acted stereotypes and the reveals during the show almost disappear after they’ve been revealed, as if those plots really don’t matter. It was revealed by executive producer Remi Aubuchon that the show would “provide all the answers to the questions that we set up.” They do in fact do this and do set up what could be an interesting second season, but I don’t know if it’s interesting enough to want to watch more of it. The show has not yet been renewed but since the ratings were on a steady downfall during the entire run I doubt it will make a second season. I also highly doubt the DVD sales will do any good for the series, it just does not have a big enough fan base, nor do I think it deserves one.

Overall I give this series 1.5 out of 4 stars. The first episode was pretty decent and intriguing, Alan Ruck was probably the best actor in the show and he did a good job. But overall I was bored for the most part. I did want to see how it would end which is why I kept up with the whole thing but it wasn’t really worth it.

(Editors Note: You can still find Swank-mo-tron’s interview with Alan Ruck about this show, Star Trek, and Ferris Bueller in our iTunes feed)