When The CW announced that it would fall in line with NBC and CBS and deliver a military drama for the 2017 fall TV season with **Valor ** it heralded a potential change for the network that has been associated mainly with DC Comics over the last few years. Shows like Arrow , The Flash , Legends of Tomorrow , and Supergirl have become The CW’s identity to a certain degree, while the long-running Supernatural and critical darlings/award-winners (Golden Globes, but still) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Jane the Virgin are still around to service the interests of those who are maybe only tangentially interested in the geek-friendly line up the network has been offering. As such, the move to offer a military drama is a notable departure, one that makes even the Dynasty reboot seem less risky by compari
The problems with Valor ‘s pilot stem largely from how many threads it attempts to weave into the series’ tapestry, and how amorphous the show ultimately feels as a result. The opens with the story of a secret mission in Somalia flown by an elite U.S. Army group known as the Shadow Raiders that ends disastrously and leaves only Warrant Officer Nora Madani (Ochoa) and Captain Leland Gallo (Matt Barr) alive. The two leave behind one of their team members, Jimmy Kam (W. Tre’ Davis), who falls into the hands of a group of terrorists. Following a time jump, the pilot moves back to the States, where Nora is recovering from her injuries – both physically and psychologically – while also dealing with the secret she and Gallo have been keeping about the truth surrounding their failed miss
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For that reason, those who’re interested in watching a down n’ dirty thriller about what life is like on the violent streets of America – for the officers who put their lives on the line fighting crime – might be better served by a film like David Ayer’s End of Watch (yes, that drama/thriller deals with regular cops and not SWAT team members). As for those who’re searching for a promising new movie about Navy SEALs, director Peter Berg’s true-story project Lone Survivor is just a few months awa
CW president Mike Pedowitz has been working to get a military drama on the network for several years now, and the choice to make Valor , a drama about U.S. Army helicopter pilots who find themselves embroiled in a conspiracy following a mission that went completely awry, the network’s first foray into the subgenre an interesting one. For one thing, Valor is late to the party; NBC already launched The Brave and CBS SEAL Team , meaning The CW is entering into a marketplace that may already be saturated with military dramas. And Valor is airing the same night as The Brave , which even with the lead-in of Supergirl might not be a match for NBC’s The Voice in terms of bringing in viewers. There’s a good chance those who are looking forward to seeing the Girl of Steel return for season 3 will stick around for the premiere of Valor , after all, it also features a strong female lead with Christina Ochoa, who was most recently seen in SYFY’s one-and-done grindhouse series Blood Drive . But it seems questionable whether or not that audience will stick around after the somewhat disappointing and muddled pilot epis
As mentioned before, most of the Act of Valor cast members are actual SEALs. However, there are a few familiar faces (and voices) in the crowd, including Roselyn Sanchez ( Rush Hour 2 ), Emilio Rivera ( Sons of Anarchy ), Nestor Serrano ( 24 ) and Call of Duty video game series voice actor Alex Vea
Act of Valor was scripted by Kurt Johnstad ( 300 ) and is reportedly based on several real-life incidents involving Navy SEALs. Those stories were thereafter reconstructed and tied together to form the film’s central narrative, which follows the Bandito Platoon as it works in collaboration with the C.I.A. and sets out to stop a global terrorist plot that threatens to result in the coordinated killing of thousands of U.S. civili
