A Study of AMC: Part 2 of 2
In the conclusion of this
article I’ll be examining the lows AMC has experienced with their
new batch of original programming, as well as a look at their
greatest commercial achievement. We’ll also take a peek at what’s to
come for the network in their newest series, and where it might fall
on the scale of AMC’s existing programs.
AMC was riding high on the
success of Mad Men and
Breaking Bad coming
into the summer of 2010. This is when they launched their third
original program since retooling the network. Rubicon
was meant to take another cast of relatively obscure but talented
actors and insert them into a compelling storyline with deep and
often troubled characters (basically following exactly in Breaking
Bad and Mad Men’s
footsteps). Some things just don’t work out the way we hope, though,
and such was the case with Rubicon.
The cast was solid for the most part, but no one stood out or
provided the audience with a particularly memorable performance. The
plot also fell short in enthralling viewers, despite its conspiracy-driven story.
