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"Human Target is an upcoming American action drama television series which is based on the comic book character of the same title. The show is scheduled to premiere on Fox on Sunday, January 17, 2010 and then move into its regular time slot, Wednesdays at 9:00pm EST. The first season is expected to be 13 episodes. This is the second television adaptation of the comic book. In 1992, singer Rick Springfield played Christopher Chance on the ABC network's short-lived version of Human Target. "

and before you ask...yes, that Rick Springfield




Synopsis

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"It takes a brave, selfless man to make himself a “human target” in order to save the lives of those in danger. Based on the popular DC Comics graphic novel, Human Target is a full-throttle action drama centered on Christopher (Mark Valley, "Boston Legal," Fringe), a unique private contractor/security guard hired to protect. Call him what you like, because for Chance, it’s about one thing only: saving his clients’ lives. When there is an unusual or imminent threat that can’t be solved through “normal” means of protection, Chance is hired to completely integrate himself into his clients’ lives – to become the human target. If you’re a corporate manager whose disgruntled employee has gone violently off the deep end, Chance is your new auditor. If you’re the president of a bank who’s been tipped off to a potential heist, Chance is your unassuming bank teller. During each job, Chance, assisted by his business partner Winston (Chi McBride, "Boston Public," “Pushing Daisies”) and hired gun Gurrero (Jackie Earle Haley, “Watchmen”), puts himself directly in the line of fire as he races against time to save his client, while unraveling the truth behind the mission. With every new danger, Chance’s dark history will also unravel. Does anyone know who Christopher Chance really is, or what secrets lay buried in his past? What would make a man willingly become a Human Target?"

Anyone see the trailers during the World Series? Wednesday nights at 9 seems like a pretty decent time slot. I plan to check it out.

[Edited on November 5, 2009 at 8:51 AM. Reason : add]

11/5/2009 8:32:05 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBvQpcQgsc

11/5/2009 8:47:14 AM

bttt this went nowhere

11/17/2009 8:01:51 PM

I bet it gets canceled after the first season.

11/17/2009 8:12:09 PM

Chi FTW

11/17/2009 9:58:27 PM

bttt. Series premiere or "Sneak Peak" as they are calling it is this Sunday.

1/15/2010 9:58:00 AM

i have zero desire to watch this show when i see the commercials

1/16/2010 5:22:15 PM

before i clicked this thread i was hoping it would be some kind of game show where you would get to shoot objects at other people as they tried to get away

1/16/2010 5:30:37 PM

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"Where's my vest?! Don't I get a vest?!"

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"I am your vest"

Pass.

1/16/2010 5:30:47 PM

This just looks horrible.

Can't they do better than this?

1/16/2010 6:50:50 PM

This looks like dogshit.

1/16/2010 7:09:52 PM

might not be bad as long as it doesn't take itself too seriously

I'll give anything with Chi McBride a chance

1/17/2010 12:21:29 AM

bring back terminator

1/17/2010 1:01:35 AM

The first episode aired in Canada already and is on the internet. It's pretty rough. The plot has more holes than swiss cheese. There's a chance that this show might catch on because it's not all bad, but it really felt like a super-dumbed down version of Burn Notice to me.

1/17/2010 8:42:54 AM

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"I'll give anything with Chi McBride a chance"

1/17/2010 9:31:50 AM

give it a shot. has had some decent reviews. Plus, it's not on NBC so it may actually get a fair chance to grow.

not to mention the pilot has Tricia Helfer, Number Six from BSG

[Edited on January 17, 2010 at 8:08 PM. Reason : add]

1/17/2010 8:05:40 PM

this show is terrible

1/17/2010 8:41:22 PM

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"Plus, it's not on NBC so it may actually get a fair chance to grow."

It's on Fox. They're worse than NBC.

1/17/2010 9:13:54 PM

i suppose...but Sarah Connor and Dollhouse at least got 2 seasons. the last few things on NBC that didn't have Law & Order in front of it got what, 10 episodes?

1/17/2010 9:31:25 PM

six could still get it

1/18/2010 1:14:39 AM

I enjoyed the pilot. Will watch again.

1/18/2010 6:45:41 AM

i was pissed that the simpsons weren't on

1/18/2010 7:29:14 AM

the show wasnt all that bad; had a few cornballish lines and moments but otherwise i'll prob watch the next episodes when they air, until Fox cancels it that is.

1/18/2010 8:20:06 AM

Guerrero = Rorschach

1/18/2010 8:25:30 AM

i don't mind the cornballish. It's ok to have a show with a lot of action that can still be light hearted at times. Plus Wednesday at 8, it's regular time is a pretty good time slot.

1/18/2010 8:56:51 AM

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"It's ok to have a show with a lot of action that can still be light hearted at times"

this already exists though, its called burn notice. and its a lot better.

1/18/2010 10:03:52 PM

yeah i don't watch that.

1/18/2010 10:12:42 PM

i was not a fan based on the pilot. I literally fell asleep during the "climax" of the episode.

1/18/2010 11:20:40 PM

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"It's on Fox. They're worse than NBC."

1/18/2010 11:23:02 PM

^ Incorrect.





http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/01/13/how-bad-will-post-leno-nbc-ratings-get/38664

1/19/2010 6:36:44 AM

i think he meant fox is worse about pulling shows before they're given a chance

1/19/2010 6:53:25 AM

^ Okay--I misunderstood.

1/19/2010 6:57:31 AM

the fighting was actually pretty well done from the 5 mins i was tuned in

1/19/2010 7:00:58 AM

bttt, new episode tonight since the SotU is on tomorrow night.

2nd episode wasn't bad at all, even with the rediculous plane spin. The third episode is getting some good reviews.

1/26/2010 11:49:59 AM

what? good reviews? that almost assures it'll be pulled, or relegated to friday nights

1/26/2010 12:27:31 PM

It's decently entertaining.

Nothing to go out of the way to watch though.

1/26/2010 1:04:20 PM

i liked the part where the hacker chick was bragging about her 800MHz laptop processor

1/26/2010 1:06:48 PM

Season 2 premieres tonight. New showrunner and new overall direction for the show. Should be some improvement. This show was always fun so i'll be tuning in.

11/17/2010 10:17:31 AM

I will be too

11/17/2010 5:46:02 PM

I just had to check to make sure it was set to dvr... it is

11/17/2010 6:04:37 PM

watching it right now...

11/17/2010 8:26:42 PM

wish they had covered the FDNY on the helicopter in Tibet/Napal/whatevs :/

11/17/2010 8:44:21 PM

I was not a huge fan of this in its first season, mostly just watched because of this:

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"I'll give anything with Chi McBride a chance"

Unless there is a noticeable improvement in the first few episodes, I'm just giving up on it :-/

11/18/2010 12:30:54 PM

wasn't bad at all last night

11/18/2010 2:52:06 PM

just got around to watching this last episode. was pretty interesting, i'll be interested to see how the benefactor's character develops

11/28/2010 5:03:15 AM

Anybody catch tonight's episode? The ending had me confused. The bad guys wanted the laptop and had already tried to kill the family 3 times to get it. Chance tried to arrange an exchange for the laptop that ended up turning south. So he beats up the bad guys, takes back the laptop and ... happy ending.

But unless the bad guys died or got arrested and sent to jail for life sentences, I don't see why they wouldn't continue to try to kill the family in order to get the laptop. They should be in the exact same scenario as before the botched handoff except for the fact that now the bad guys are even more pissed that Chance beat them up. I would have been at least moderately satisfied with a little 10 second "Well I sprinkled crack on the bad guys, so they'll be in jail for the next 10 years" or something to explain why the family now thinks they're safe. But we got nothing. Anybody else watch this and see something I'm missing?

12/22/2010 9:30:52 PM

^I watched it, but don't think you missed anything. I guess we are just supposed to assume that the police got all the bad guys while they were laying all beat up in the mall.

12/22/2010 11:44:09 PM

Canceled. Not surprising, but this was still better TV than most of the shit out there. :-/

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/10/fox-cancels-human-target/

5/10/2011 11:33:08 PM

Damn I thought this was one of the better shows on. I also liked Traffic Light, which got the axe as well

5/10/2011 11:58:02 PM