Boring

Am I Missing Something?

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

The first season of this show has its charms. The character dynamics are interesting, and many of the characters are believable. The occasional villains are sometimes a bit over the top, and the dolphin is underused at times. It's more like a Flipper LITE compared with the original show. Despite some occasional overacting the show is still watchable, as the four main characters are fairly interesting and there's some continuing character development as well.However, the change from season one into season two makes the show completely different. Some of the characters are more like caricatures - in the first season there are such characters as well, but they're mostly the villains, while that also applies to the reoccurring characters in the second season. In the second season it's also completely unbelievable that this is supposed to be Florida, as most people speak with HEAVY Australian accents. It's like they don't even try.... The second season seems inspired by Baywatch more than Flipper, as there's constantly bikini "babes" walking around in the background of the shots and they even have beauty pageants! That season also features some search and rescue team as main characters, similar to Baywatch as well. Even Maya is featured in an exploitative way for no real reason. Inexplicably, Alba's acting is worse than it was in the first season.Just watch the first season - it has an ending which serves well as a final ending for the show. There are no real unresolved issues at all, as almost everything unravels through the season. The last episode is a bit odd, but it works as a conclusion. Just forget about the other seasons, regard season one as sort of a stand alone show.I gave this a six out of ten, but that applies only to the first season.

It looks as if there isn't a way to get a copy of the first Flipper....I actually had a small part in it...but have yet to SEE it! Any ideas out there?? Living in Florida it was appropriate to take part, when, doing others in Calif, I felt this to be neat in my "own back yard" (living in the Keys) Amazing how long it took to shoot a scene that was only actually 2 minutes long. Now, after seeing everyone "sweat" in the humidity, I REALLY want to see how they 'covered it up'! Me on the other hand, was amused by the carefree attitude of those who, like myself, were the "extras". Was it the ocean air, the chance of "fame" or simply an excuse off of work.PAUL ;-)

i used to wait all week to watch Flipper! it was my favorite show when i was 12. i love dolphins and that is the reason i started to watch it. i really miss the series and i wish the reruns would be put on sometime. i loved how all the charachters really cared for one another and Flipper. SPOILER! i think my favorite moment has to be the one where Flipper got stung by a manta ray or somthing like that, and the kids were freaking out and Jennifer calmly walked up and poured some coffee on him. that was really funny! my favorite episode was the one with the hurricane. that was so cool. i am glad to see that Jessica Alba is still acting. she is a great actress!

I really love this show, and I love dolphins. The best part of this program was the relationship between Keith and Pam. They would have been the perfect couple!!!