Does anyone remember that show from about ten years ago, New Amsterdam? It starred a then mostly unknown Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (aka Jaime from Game of Thrones) as an immortal man who had been living in New York City since the 1600s, and despite being really interesting was cancelled after less than a season? This is kind of like that. But hey, the concept was good then and it's still good now. Forever stars Ioan Gruffudd as a 200-year-old medical examiner, who spends his free time studying the corpses of New York City in an attempt to unlock the secret to immortality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JmVnyJ16d4 The whole vampire thing is kind of played out at this point, but the idea of using the universally well-liked concept of the Immortal Man without all the trappings of faux vampire mythology shoehorned in is certainly appealing. And Gruffudd is a Welsh treasure who really should be getting more attention than he does, so hopefully this show will be the making of him.
Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.
