4400 people disappeared and came back with special powers. I missed alot of it when it was first on and was excited to get the first season and see how it started and progressed. The beginning of another Awesome series.

This first season of the riveting series is filled with tension, conflict, mystery, and emotion, as 4400 people return to Earth suddenly after having been abducted over a period of 60 years. The 4400 foundation is set up to help them, while another agency keeps an eye on potential troublemakers. One of the younger 4400s is even adopted by one of the agents. They all seem to have unusual abilities, too, which are sometimes helpful but also a liability.
Fascinating concept.

for those of you who are not sure about the title of my review, I suggest you reference Super Troopers. for those of you who are actually wondering about this show and its vendor...Great Show! seller did what they said they would do.

At this point in the series, "The 4400" isn't a great show. It's a good show that, for the most part, will keep you entertained. It's a quick season, so the overall story arc gets handled nicely. It's a very intimate show, and the character's are introduced quickly and skillfully, but there are a few things lacking in the overall package that really prevent it from being at the same level as other sci-fi mysteries like Lost and Battlestar Galactica. I'll break the show up into a list of positives and negatives.

POSITIVES
+ The "mystery of the week" sections of the episodes are a lot stronger than the overall arc of the season. Each episode told a good standalone story, and that is the driving force behind this being a good show.
+ A lot of the guest stars are very, very impressive. Especially David Eigenberg is episode two as Carl Morrisey.
+ The characters are interesting, for the most part. I especially enjoyed Lily and Richard.
+ The directing is, to say the least, always experimental. There are some shots that are so innovative and work really well, but however it also gets to the point where some of the more experimental camera work is a bit jarring.

NEGATIVES
- The acting, by and large, ranges from mediocre to bad. While all of the actors do have moments that convince me that there might be a sparkle of talent in there, a lot of the leads are pretty much bad. Patrick Flueger as Shawn is simply awful, as is Brooke Nevin as Nikki. None of the cast members steadily impressed me other than Billy Campbell as Jordan and Conchita Campbell as Maia.
- The music in the series is very badly picked out. When they should have used scores, they use cheesy pop culture songs that, while the songs are good by themselves, they sound highly out of place in the show.
- The writers seem to be fans of taking the easy way out with character interactions. Subtlety is completely disregarded for sweeping gestures. Romance never develops, it explodes into being. Conflict never simmers before boiling, it always arrives already steaming.

While this short season (five episodes in total) is extremely flawed, it's also entertaining television. It's not at the level where it's a guilty pleasure, because a lot of aspects of it still make it a good show, but the acting, writing, and use of music needs to improve a considerable amount before this can be a show that I can truly appreciate.

6/10

In a genre that is rife with bad acting and over-emphasis on special effects, The 4400 is a great television show that you don't have to be a Science-Fiction fan to love. If more Science-Fiction writers put this much thought into their work, the term "Sci-Fi" wouldn't have such a negative connotation.