Up until now, every episode felt like an injection of pure testosterone (and let's be honest: sometimes, that's just what the doctor ordered). An ex-con assumes the identity of a murdered sheriff in the small town of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he has some unfinished business. With Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison. The production values are among the best I've seen on TV and the cast is fantastic. Banshee: Created by David Schickler, Jonathan Tropper. Granted, it's pulpy, trashy, sometimes even down-right ridiculous – but I loved every minute of it so far. This show is raw, gritty, brutal and over-the-top it's got everything most action films lack these days – and it's absolutely NOT PG-13. What I got instead is high-octane pulp cinema that gets your heart pumpin' with adrenalin from the first second, and an opening chase/shoot-out that wouldn't have to hide behind any mega-budget action production Hollywood has churned out recently.
When I started to watch the first episode, I expected a decent, but low budget 'neo-noir' crime show with some sexy women and a few good shoot-outs. This exciting new action drama charts the twists and turns that follow Lucas Hood (Antony Starr), an ex-convict who improbably becomes sheriff of a rural, Amish-area town while searching for a woman he last saw 15 years ago, when he gave himself up to police to let her escape after a jewel heist. It has its fans, sure, but as far as the amount of steady viewers is concerned, it's nowhere near playing in the big leagues – yet. The Banshee DVD box set is the complete collection. It's amazing this show hasn't found a bigger audience. That's what happened to me with 'Banshee'. Every once in a while a show comes along that catches you completely off guard you only want to check out the pilot because you've read a comment or two on IMDb comparing it to some other show you kinda like – and BOOM: you're blown away.
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