The Nine Lives of Chloe King

The Nine Lives of Chloe King

My Grade - 4 - May watch it online, DVR, occasionally live

Target Audience Grade - 5 - I'm starting to think I can DVR it

Overall Take - The show has a lot of potential with character development and plot lines. It starts with a dramatic event and then got in to character development. To much time trying to display powers and not enough time displaying characters. Put me back a good 14 years (which means I'd be 14), I'd maybe stick around to watch the season.

Synapse - High School girl feels different, discovers suddenly that she has cat like powers. Only has a couple of select friends and a cool-calm-collected mother. The high school heart throb has secrets as well. Chloe is discovering what she is...

Appeal - Definitely geared towards early teen audiences. Has an attractive cast, most are trying to establish their roles within TV. Lines were rehashed words said from many other shows and movies, with slight tweaks. No depth to the words, so it was a bit cheesy for my taste. Science fiction and high school awkwardness can never go wrong with those aspects.

Characters - Had difficulty understanding why they developed the character as more of a 'grown up' teenager instead of someone still going through growing pains. Back and forth between Chloe and her friends to start was a bit forced and didn't have a natural flow. It progressed as the show went on. Chloe and her mother had the most chemistry, that relationship humanized Chloe more then anything else we saw. Felt a lot of the characters were a bit choppy with the lines, as if they were speaking them but not feeling them.

Music - Definitely fit to the teen role, the club music felt awkward to say the least. Much to be desired for my lyrical taste. It's a bit more of a flow of soft tones...

Pilots are typically one of your worst episodes as you have to figure what works and doesn't and adjust. The show has potential...

For any of those that read, my thoughts on taking it to the TV...Breaking down a show one episode at a time.