Undercovers

 It is the Obama’s meets Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Although a bit cliché and a little cheesy, it is cute and entertaining.

Although having been out of the business for a couple of years and decided to run a catering company instead, this couple seems to have jumped back in the undercover business just fine. This couple is smooth, attractive, and the best at what they do. Even though the pilot episode seems like it would have been better as a movie, I am interested to see how this series will play out and continue to keep my attention.

With their one liner bits of comedy and predictable action sequences, this show fulfill the basis of an entertaining action drama show.

The uniqueness of the show comes from our two main characters: being a happily married African American couple. Tell me please, when is the last time you honestly saw Alias go black? I love the fact that they are spies because I love that genre alone and also miss the beloved Alias series.

Here we have a wonderful example of an African American couple who are happily married, much like the Obama’s but they are super secret undercover spies like Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Or if you want another analogy, they are the black Sydney and Vaughn (from Alias). Either way we have a new show and a new couple on our hands.

So as we face this first season of Undercovers together, let us all go in with an open mind and enjoy the show. So far in this pilot episode my expectations have been met and hopefully throughout the series they will be exceeded. The show airs Wednesdays evenings at 8/7c on NBC.