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Last Resort Season 1 Episode 1

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AIRED: Sep 27, 2012

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Betrayed, left with no other option but to run, the crew of the USS Colorado will have to fight for its survival.

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Last Resort Series Premiere Review: Long, Hard, and Full of Awesome

Shawn Ryan's exotic political thriller is just the kind of daring entertainment network television needs.

By Tim Surette, Sep 28, 2012

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Great start!

10

By amazing_race, Feb 21, 2013

This was a terrific pilot episode of what appears to be a great show! Surprised to see that it has been cancelled, because this first episode looked really interesting.

The storylines were really great for the most part, and there were some really interesting characters I would like to know more about!

Overall, a great episode and premiere! I am looking forward to the next one!
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The Nuclear Family just had another baby

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By BearLuvsPanda, Oct 23, 2012

Notwithstanding the glaringly obvious errors for what one might consider dramatic license Last Resort is a well made post-cold war teledrama with good production values, suspenseful teleplay and decent acting. As with any new show there is always a risk of being a bit hit and miss for the first few episodes and with such subject matter, international diplomacy, atom bomb politics and high tech props, there are some huge bear traps for the producers to negotiate.

I've now watched 3 episodes and my litmus test for this sort of show is how often I find myself saying 'that is not what would happen' or 'that is not what they would do'. I have found myself saying such phrases at times but outside of the huge herd of elephants sat in the room, which I am sure will be dealt with in future episodes, I haven't been too concerned with the, shall we say, operational omissions.

So why did the US really nuke Pakistan, a NATO-friendly nuclear power, albeit with some very severe internal problems, that borders another Nuclear power, India, (friendly with NATO but hostile to Pakistan) and is a stones throw away from Russia and China, two more nuclear powers? I'm not sure this will be revealed in a very convincing way.

However, any child will tell you that throwing that region into the turmoil of a nuclear war will not be good for anyone on the planet. The international condemnation would be absolutely unprecedented and to assume that any administration would last long given the leaky nature of democratic government and our global 24hr news culture is naive in the extreme. For that reason I doubt the producers of Last Resort will emphasise those issues and instead will concentrate on the conspiracy plot line and events on the island.

I'll carry on watching as it is quite an entertaining show though I'm not sure it will last beyond a season. I've rated it purely on entertainment value and not deducted anything for the obvious omissions.moreless
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Captain

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By TrueTvWatcher, Oct 07, 2012

Captain was a perfectly entertaining pilot episode of Last Resort. I really enjoyed watching because the characters had a lot of depth, the story lines were intriguing and there was a lot of tension. Many scenes reminded me of Battlestar Galactica. I liked how the Captain of the Sub maintained composure and protocol to the best of his ability within his moral range and even better that his First Officer did the same thing. This show looks like it will be quite engaging and full of action, drama and suspense. I certainly look forward to watching what happens next!!!!!!!!!moreless
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Excellent

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By DixanRivasGon, Oct 03, 2012

I loved it, lets see if if stays on the same track if it does i am most certainly going to keep watching.
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Submarine Scicence FIction

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By KirkWyss, Oct 02, 2012

Based on conversation with a former sub weapons officer, marginal as to technical side. Female officers are only supply officers aboard subs and would have zero line officer duties. The detonated missile '200 miles east of Washington' would not have been visible as shown, wouldn't look like it did and probably would have had really bad effects on Rehobeth, DE. The rest is the usual hogwash (identifying bombers, boating back the sub, seeing bombers turn back, & launching a missile with really really new coordinates). Suspend disbelief and enjoy.moreless
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Dichen Lachman	Tani Tumrenjak
Andre Braugher	Captain Marcus Chaplin
Daisy Betts	Lieutenant Grace Shepard
Daniel Lissing	James King
Autumn Reeser	Kylie Sinclair
Scott Speedman	XO Sam Kendal

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Jodi Jarvis	Abigail	Guest Star
Michael Ng	Sonar Operator Cameron Pitts	Guest Star
Daniel Bess	Lt. Chris Cahill	Guest Star

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- Original International Air Dates:
  Canada: September 27, 2012 on Global
  United Kingdom: October 30, 2012 on Sky1/Sky1 HD
  Czech Republic: March 10, 2013 on FANDA
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