geri_chan | The Sentinel rewatch

I remember watching and enjoying The Sentinel tv show back when it first aired, but didn't stumble across the slash fandom for it until the series had ended. Recently there was a Sentinel Rewatch meme started to (anonymously) watch and discuss the series from the start, one episode at a time. I've fallen a bit behind (I still have to watch last week's episode), but I'm really enjoying it--what a blast from the past! There are a lot of logic holes at times, but I'm not expecting a huge amount of realism, given the fantasy/sci-fi nature of the premise (Jim's heightened senses), and the main actors have great chemistry and are a lot of fun to watch. It's hilarious now, seeing how hugely slashy the show is--how did I miss that the first time around? It's also funny to see how dated it looks now in the 2000s--I'd forgotten that pagers were a thing back then, along with Jim's brick-sized car phone. It's also fun to see which now-famous actors pop up in guest roles, like Kelly Hu playing one of Blair's girlfriends, or Elizabeth Mitchell (Juliet from Lost) playing a reporter.

My favorite episode so far is episode 10 from Season One, "Vow of Silence," in which Jim and Blair go to a retreat at a monastery for some R&R (Blair's idea, not Jim's), and of course someone gets murdered while they're there.

If you were a Sentinel fan back in the day, check it out and join in the fun! Or if it's new to you, join in and see what all the fuss was about!