My Own Worst Enemy

[jeff_536 3]

Damn good first episode. Enjoyed the hell out of it.Regular guy, wife, two kids, boring job, discovers he's actually the alter ego of a spy for secret gov't agency. Imagine if Clark Kent didn't know he was Superman.I've always liked Christian Slater, though.

[bleacherbum3 9]

Same here. Just finished watching it.Pretty sure this will be a keeper on my DVR.

[Suited_Up 2]

Yep... Better than I expected. I'll probably keep watching.

[SuitedAces21 2,741]

christian slater is the poor mans jack nicholson.

[Mercury69 3]

I found this quite good as well. I'll tune in for a second episode for sure...

[Ron_Mexico 4,238]

goddammit. I had this on my tivo list for a while but removed it at the last second because for one, all new shows I watch get canceled and two, I watch too much tv as it is.

[jeff_536 3]

goddammit. I had this on my tivo list for a while but removed it at the last second because for one, all new shows I watch get canceled and two, I watch too much tv as it is.

Trust me, Chris...i think we're reasonably close on TV show taste...you'll dig this.Watch the first episode online ... Hulu? then set the damn tivo.

[hank213 1,824]

Yep definitely worth watching.

[keith crime 8]

I'm glad that Christian has a job, but the whole premise of the show is stupidWhat does giving all their agents fake lives achieve for the agency? It just gives them a bunch of needless hoops to jump through and takes away half of their life - it makes no sense.

[Mercury69 3]

I'm glad that Christian has a job, but the whole premise of the show is stupidWhat does giving all their agents fake lives achieve for the agency? It just gives them a bunch of needless hoops to jump through and takes away half of their life - it makes no sense.

lol...have you watched a "reality" TV show lately? I don't know about you, but I'm watching TV so I can SUSPEND reality, in cases like this show.Good "true to life"shows on US networks just don't exist, all Law and Order spinoffs included

[pokerinc 0]

I'm glad that Christian has a job, but the whole premise of the show is stupidWhat does giving all their agents fake lives achieve for the agency? It just gives them a bunch of needless hoops to jump through and takes away half of their life - it makes no sense.

Well played sir. Exactly. The 'ultra deep' cover or whatever is pointless, especially considering in the first damn episode a low level bad guy's able to find Slater at his cover house.Fun to watch but how the premise works for more than a season is beyond me. Sometimes I wonder how they pitch these shows as exsisting for multiple seasons.

[JubilantLankyLad 1,960]

I'm glad that Christian has a job, but the whole premise of the show is stupidWhat does giving all their agents fake lives achieve for the agency? It just gives them a bunch of needless hoops to jump through and takes away half of their life - it makes no sense.

yeah i kept wondering this too. i think the main reason for doing it to give that guy who runs the elevator a job. it's a make-work program.

[bleacherbum3 9]

Well played sir. Exactly. The 'ultra deep' cover or whatever is pointless, especially considering in the first damn episode a low level bad guy's able to find Slater at his cover house.Fun to watch but how the premise works for more than a season is beyond me. Sometimes I wonder how they pitch these shows as exsisting for multiple seasons.

I agree it's kind of an elaborate premise, but they find Slater at his cover house because he switched to his alter during a mission and revealed his cover name.

[ltrainkoja55 0]

someone explain how he knows that the terrorist is coming to his home to kill him? He leaves a cd to warn him but how does the Jack Baur Slater know it is gonna happen. IF the agency knew that wouldn't they have stopped it. This show has potential but might be too confusing at times!

[Lucky shoes 0]

Damn good first episode. Enjoyed the hell out of it.Regular guy, wife, two kids, boring job, discovers he's actually the alter ego of a spy for secret gov't agency. Imagine if Clark Kent didn't know he was Superman.I've always liked Christian Slater, though.

Interesting set up, is he schizophrenic?

[jeff_536 3]

Interesting set up, is he schizophrenic?

nah...secret government operation that 'creates' a new personality inside their agent. The new personality lives their life and the 'secret agent' is only brought out of hibernation when he's needed. The secret agent is the original personality and knows about the 'created' personality, but the created guy has no idea about secret agent man.

[Lucky shoes 0]

nah...secret government operation that 'creates' a new personality inside their agent. The new personality lives their life and the 'secret agent' is only brought out of hibernation when he's needed. The secret agent is the original personality and knows about the 'created' personality, but the created guy has no idea about secret agent man.

Kind of like in Buffy where she doesn't know that it's her going out at night causing havoc then. Does the gimmick overtake the show or is it a good thriller as well? I'm guessing it worked well in the first ep judging by the response on here!

[jeff_536 3]

Kind of like in Buffy where she doesn't know that it's her going out at night causing havoc then. Does the gimmick overtake the show or is it a good thriller as well? I'm guessing it worked well in the first ep judging by the response on here!

only been three episodes. The storyline is that now the gov't agency can't control when the dormant personality wakes up...so it might be secret agent man waking up in the middle of his kid's soccer game...or house dad waking up while trying to defeat a terrorist plot in Bulgaria.the house dad is slowly learning about his secret agent guy. there's some comedy and works well as a thriller.I've never seen an episode of buffy, so i can't compare it to that.

[Mercury69 3]

I love the way "Edward" is banging his hot wife silly and the alter-ego is all nervous about it...Wife is played by Madchen Amick, originally in Twin Peaks. Very hot.Madchen Amick on NNDB

[Suited_Up 2]

I love the way "Edward" is banging his hot wife silly and the alter-ego is all nervous about it...Wife is played by Madchen Amick, originally in Twin Peaks. Very hot.Madchen Amick on NNDB

Turn off safe search imo.

[ltrainkoja55 0]

someone explain how he knows that the terrorist is coming to his home to kill him? He leaves a cd to warn him but how does the Jack Baur Slater know it is gonna happen. IF the agency knew that wouldn't they have stopped it. This show has potential but might be too confusing at times!

so no one knows?

[Velkro 0]

only been three episodes. The storyline is that now the gov't agency can't control when the dormant personality wakes up...so it might be secret agent man waking up in the middle of his kid's soccer game...or house dad waking up while trying to defeat a terrorist plot in Bulgaria.the house dad is slowly learning about his secret agent guy. there's some comedy and works well as a thriller.I've never seen an episode of buffy, so i can't compare it to that.

You pull a Hiro go go off into next week to see that 3rd?I like the scenes with Henry and the shrink (Saffron Burrows) and can't wait for Edward to wake up at one of the appointments.

[Ron_Mexico 4,238]

I love the way "Edward" is banging his hot wife silly and the alter-ego is all nervous about it...Wife is played by Madchen Amick, originally in Twin Peaks. Very hot.Madchen Amick on NNDB

watch a movie called Dream Lover with her and James Spader. She's naked a bunch and the ending is very good.

[hank213 1,824]

watch a movie called Dream Lover with her and James Spader. She's naked a bunch and the ending is very good.

Damn, you beat me to it.

[jeff_536 3]

You pull a Hiro go go off into next week to see that 3rd?I like the scenes with Henry and the shrink (Saffron Burrows) and can't wait for Edward to wake up at one of the appointments.

I'm not good at teh counting