Having watched all of the Charlie's Angels series/films I find this one to be the best of all. Certainly, like the others, there are a whole load of contrived situations. They all seem to be able to find jobs overnight in the situation targeted - just like the previous Angels. I wonder how much of all three productions used body doubles/stand-ins. I noticed that Drew Barrimore (of Charlie's Angels from 2000 and its follow up - Full Throttle 2003) was executive producer for this series. Shame that there won't be a second series. Interesting too was the choice of "Bosley" (Ramon Rodriguez) - he seems to better fit the "job" than did David Doyle (1976 series).

I learned a reboot of the iconic 1970s series "Charlie's Angels" was on its way during the summer of 2011. Rumor has it, the reboot occurred, because fan/executive producer/series rights owner Drew Barrymore couldn't get a studio to take a chance on a second sequel after both the atrocious big screen film and its (slightly better) sequel underperformed at the box office.As a fan of the original series, I was willing to give it a chance. The pilot had far too much to set up and establish. All of which could have been better served in a 90 minute episode, rather than a single hour. It also lacked other things. There was nothing remotely resembling a tribute to the late Farrah Fawcett, Aaron Spelling, John Forsythe or David Doyle in the credits nor was there any retention of the Angels flip: the logo of all three women's silhouettes that would piece together while the theme music played as the show cut to commercials.The back stories behind the Townsend Agency and the Angels's pasts were changed in a bid to update the original series's formula. In a subplot device reminiscent of "The Mod Squad," all three Angels were now former criminals given a chance to make amends for their checkered pasts by working on the right side of the law as private detectives. Bosley was no longer the portly father figure and comic relief. He was now a Latin stud and tech head who often aided the Angels on their missions. There was also shades of "Alias," "La Femme Nikita" and "She Spies" peppered throughout the eight episodes that aired.Casting was a problem in and of itself. The only lead I really liked was Nicole Kidman look-a-like Rachael Taylor. Minka Kelly and Annie Illonzeh are fine actresses, but they could only do so much with the shoddy material they were given. While some complained that a black actress was headlining the show, it wasn't an issue for me. After all, it is the 21st century. In case you didn't know: Shari Belafonte nearly replaced Kate Jackson as Tiffany Welles on the original. The voice of Charlie was portrayed by Victor Garber: a last minute replacement for legendary actor Robert Wagner who, for whatever reason, backed out of the role.While it was a bit too glitzy and far-fetched that these 100 pound women could fight with Jet Li-like skill and take down body builder thugs twice their size with poorly placed roundhouse kicks, it quickly became a guilty pleasure for me. I, at least, hoped it would last long enough for the producers to call on surviving original Angels Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson and Cheryl Ladd (or even Shelley Hack and Tanya Roberts) to make guest appearances. Now, that the show has been axed, perhaps Hollywood will wake up and realize, remakes often fail for a reason and that there are far more original ideas out there to choose from.Then again, that may just be wishful thinking.

After seeing all the commercials for this, I gave it a watch on the pilot and was absolutely hooked from the get-go. The story got started quickly with a character being killed in a car bomb and it was exciting to the end. All four leads are great in their roles. Each episode since has gotten better and better as it always leaves me wanting more. The development of the characters, their histories, and intertwining plots has been very intriguing. It's a true shame that it got canceled after just four episodes as this was easily the best and most interesting, intriguing, exciting, and action-packed new show of the fall and of the year in general. Especially considering the show has only gotten better as more episodes aired. I have tried watching some other shows that started this fall (including ABC's own "Revenge") but none have come close to being nearly as thrilling as watching Charlie's Angels every Thursday. If ever there was a show I would like to see brought back from cancellation this would be it.For me this was easily the best incarnation of Charlie's Angels as it was never once boring and always filled with action and drama that just leaves you waiting to see how the Angels get out of the wild predicaments they end up in. Minka Kelly is one of my favs and Rachel & Annie were top-notch here. Hope to see more of everyone involved since the huge mistake was made to cancel this great show.

The lady's look nice, I give em that much, but the rest... seriously?Lame props, ridiculous screens on the tab, boring fight scenes, a satellite camera that zooms in from the side, and into the hotel room where the hostage lies bound and gagged? Come on! And by the way: Bosley? Did you put him in so the girlfriends or alleged power-women watching can have something to look at too? Another sad attempt to make a buck with something that did work very well in the past.Putting young good-looking girls/boys on the screen might get people to tune in, but after that some substance and quality might be a good idea.Go get the original, or at least the crappy movies.