PETER WINGFIELD
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Riverworld"
Bottom Line: Disjointed and preposterous, this miniseries sinks quickly to the bottom.
Meandering over four hours, flowing in every direction, Syfy's "Riverworld" is a lot like the river around which it is set -- a twisting tale without a well-defined beginning or end.
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Matt searches for Jessie, who might be a captive of the villain, Richard Burton (Peter Wingfield). Except that Burton isn't all bad. He thinks Riverworld is a place of unending suffering and, when he's not contributing to it, he wants to end it.
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The story feels as if it was written as the film was shot. The fight
choreography lacks the finesse of shows at Knott's Berry Farm and the dialogue sounds like the work of a committee. Not that this will come as a surprise to Syfy, which wisely elected to burn it off on a single night.
Airdate: 7-11 p.m. Sunday, April 18 (Syfy)
Cast: Tahmoh Penikett, Mark Deklin, Jeananne Goossen, Peter Wingfield, Romina
D'Ugo, Arnold Pinnock, Laura Vandervoort, Alan Cumming, Thea Gill, Meg Roe,
Bruce Ramsay
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...04083611.story
Riverworld"
Bottom Line: Disjointed and preposterous, this miniseries sinks quickly to the bottom.
Meandering over four hours, flowing in every direction, Syfy's "Riverworld" is a lot like the river around which it is set -- a twisting tale without a well-defined beginning or end.
.............
Matt searches for Jessie, who might be a captive of the villain, Richard Burton (Peter Wingfield). Except that Burton isn't all bad. He thinks Riverworld is a place of unending suffering and, when he's not contributing to it, he wants to end it.
.....................
The story feels as if it was written as the film was shot. The fight
choreography lacks the finesse of shows at Knott's Berry Farm and the dialogue sounds like the work of a committee. Not that this will come as a surprise to Syfy, which wisely elected to burn it off on a single night.
Airdate: 7-11 p.m. Sunday, April 18 (Syfy)
Cast: Tahmoh Penikett, Mark Deklin, Jeananne Goossen, Peter Wingfield, Romina
D'Ugo, Arnold Pinnock, Laura Vandervoort, Alan Cumming, Thea Gill, Meg Roe,
Bruce Ramsay
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