Not a huge number of people watched this one-season wonder, a high-concept police procedural about a detective (played by the excellent Jason Isaacs) who lives in two realities - one where his wife is alive and his son dead and another where the reverse is true. Greatly enjoyed by those who did watch it, Awake suffered pretty terrible ratings and an intriguing premise that many just couldn't wrap their heads around; remember, we're living in a world where CSI and NCIS are king, and a cop show that doesn't spoon-feed its audience is rarely well-received by the majority. Awake would have worked wonderfully as a comic; it's not hard to imagine a story in which colour is so important (different filters are used to denote the reality Isaacs' character is in) being perfectly executed in a pure visual medium, along with being a relative novelty in the comics world - you don't tend to see very many police procedurals on the racks these days. Add to that the British lead's occasionally imperfect American accent wouldn't have been such a problem in a silent format and we've got Awake's problems all sewn up. Again, producing a comic version would reduce the pressure of a story to appeal to all four quadrants and allow Awake's creator Kyle Killen - who's had shows that didn't make it past one season before - to actually tell the story in the way he intended to the people who actually want to know how it all ends. If you haven't seen the show, all I'll say is that it's quite a cliffhanger.
