Robert Wagner was supposed to be the voice of Charlie, but that didn't sound like him at all. Very boring and deadpan and generic. That was only the first disappointment, though, because this thing was bloody awful.
The dialogue was stilted and awkward and painful, and not improved by the clumsy post-production voiceovers. The direction was as inept and amateurish as an Asylum movie. The soundtrack was like being poked in the eye with a sharp stick, but I suppose they were obligated to use contemporary music-- not every show can sound as great as Supernatural, unfortunately.
Turning Bosley into a sexy young stud totally undermined the purpose of the character; however, the actor that played him was the best part of the show. The actresses who played the Angels were underwhelming, to say the least.
I don't like that it was a re-imagining-- I prefer continuations-- but the concept of replacing the (somewhat) outdated concept of allowing women to live up to their potential with the concept of redeeming damaged people is essentially a good one, but wasted on this slapdash pilot.
Interesting Coincidence Dept: In 1977, I wrote a story called "The Privateers," which was partially inspired by Charlie's Angels and included variations on the surprising main cast death gimmick and the airplane gimmick.
Anyway, I don't think this is worth a second look.
