Mabel Munoz
Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?
Bluebell Alcock
Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies
Leoni Haney
Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
Deanna
There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
julierom-80112
As a fan of "Touched By an Angel", I never missed an episode of it's wonderful spin off series. This program was just as good as "Touched by Angel" and should have lasted more than three seasons. The premise was solid and endearing. A poor family making ends meet by traveling the country in a trailer to promote wholesome, moral values to each other and helping people they meet along the way. The ratings were actually, quite good for television at the time. In its first season they aired it on Tuesday nights where they were opposite "Rosanne" and "Mad About You" , big hits at the time which were just more depictions of the decaying moral compass of America. "Promised Lamd held its own finishing in the top 50 and was renewed for a second season. The big wigs at CBS, it seemed, were not supportive and moved it to Thursday Nights opposite the insipid and, again, morally decaying "Friends", then the number one show in America. "Promised Land did even better in its second season and finished the season at #35. CBS reluctantly renewed it for a third season but behind the scenes there was a plot being hatched by Les Moonves, President of CBS and the "powers that be". The third season started off well enough with Ratings finishing in the top twenty, building up from the previous season. Then, CBS put its nefarious plot into action. They retooled the show by eliminating its wonderful premise: A Christian Family on the road helping others. Their mission was destroyed as they had the family settle down in Denver and suddenly, the "Promised Land" we all knew and loved began to be known as the "LT" show, a character introduced as a gang member trying to reform. The next few episodes found Russell and the family living in a dilapidated house with Russell finding a job as a Police Officer and Claire as a Substitute Teacher. She home-schooled her kids while on the road, something ahead of its time as home-schooling has since become more commonplace. After the first few episodes in Denver, CBS put the final phase of their wretched plan into action by putting the show on what they called "Temporary Hiatus". This caused the ratings to fall because people, not in the know, thought it had been cancelled. It was off the air for several weeks, then returned with plots that centered on LT and the new characters added and Claire (Wendy Phillips), and the kids were practically ignored because they were focusing on the LT character. We hardly saw Nathaniel and Hattie (Celeste Holm) all but disappeared. Why did this happen. I happen to know a representative who worked on the show that Les Moonves said he didn't want a TV show about a family traveling around the country in a trailer. Was his solution any better??? He ruined the show by eliminating, as I said it's unique and inspiring premise. The show never regained ground in the ratings race after the hiatus in Season 3 because faithful viewers didn't know it was back on. Had the honchos at CBS not fooled with "Martha Williamson's" vision of a solid family show, promoting true moral standards and values, and had left the family traveling across America, the series would probably have lasted a few more seasons. The suicidal plotting by the network was a plan to sabotage the series and they succeeded. Still, the series ended the Season in 51st place in the reason, respectable enough but apparently not a high five for a 4th Season. I was one of many who was incensed at Moonves and CBS and wrote several letters, even before the show's official cancellation announcement. All for naught. The series ended with the "Promise" unfulfilled. The reason for cancellation? The demographics for shows based on promoting good Christian Values just weren't there. Ironically, "Touched by An Angel" was the most popular drama in America at the time. Needless to say, many "Promised Land" fans were deeply saddened because the show was unceremoniously cancelled because CBS planned it all along. But there is some good news, now, nearly 20 years after the series ended. VEI has released the entire series on DVD! You can buy it at Amazon, EBay, or the VEI website for a reasonable price of $39.99. I just received my set this morning and I can't wait to begin watching the show that was unfairly treated but die hard fans can now enjoy forever! Good always wins out in the end. Need I say that after"Touched by an Angel" was cancelled in 2002, again a plot hatched by CBS by moving it to Saturday Nights from Sunday Nights where it held its lofty 10 ten perch until the move. They did the same thing with "Murder, She Wrote" years earlier where that program was a mainstay for 11 years. After "Touched" left the air, I never watched CBS again. I no longer have cable but have DVD collections of many programs that take me back to a time whe TV was worth watching. I'm happy to say that "Promised Land" now is a mainstay at our house where it will forever live for generations to come!
dtucker86
Gerald McRaney is a really amazing actor. He is almost like Gary Cooper in projecting the image of the "common man" in the character that he plays. He was so wonderful in "Major Dad" he was so good in portraying a strong and loving father figure that it really warmed my heart. I remember in particular when Operation Desert Shield and Storm happened in the Christmas of 1990 and how they wrote that into the show. At the conclusion of the war, Mac read a message of congradulations to the troops who served and thanked them. As one of those troops, I have always remembered what he did and I thank him to this day. Promised Land was a spin off of Touched By An Angel and it had a lot of sarcasm attached to it when it premiered, even from TV Guide who predicted in its fall issue that it would not last long. They were wrong and the viewers were right because it was a great show that all of us needed to see. It was like Little House On The Prarie and Mike Landon would have been so proud of it because it taught us old fashioned issues that we all need to open our heart to. Promised Land was a tv series that all of us needed to heed, especially in these troubled times. It was a simple and wonderful show that Frank Capra and Jimmy Stewart would have been proud of because of its simple and loving message that brought the family unit to the forefront and made the common man a hero. I am so glad that Celeste Holm was a part of this wonderful show! She is a living legend and one of our true greatest actesses. I write to famous people as a hobby and wrote to her a number of years ago and she was kind enough to send me a reply and talked about how wonderful it was to work for "Mac" and everyone else. This is a show that we need more of in this negative time especially after 9/11, Why did they cancel it.
AustinOBrienfan1
I started watching Promised Land in September of 2001. I think it is a really great show and I wish they hadn't cancelled it. They should make videos of the whole season so that people who just started watching the show can see what they missed in earlier episodes. I think Promised Land teaches you about how you should get along with the people in your family and help he people who aren't in your family even if you don't like them or wish you didn't know them.
FilmNutgm
I really enjoyed the family dynamics of this show and the way that the characters had to face tough problems which weren't always automatically solved by prayer. I really don't understand why this show was cancelled while "Touched By An Angel" is still on the air. This show asked difficult questions and wrestled with faith and the main characters had to wonder if they were doing the right thing. In "Touched By An Angel" when the going gets tough, an angel shows up and outlines solutions and brushes away all doubt with a "God is mysterious" or "God loves you" without acknowledging the fact that sometimes such bad things happen to good people that they are left shaken and confused and need more than platitudes. In my opinion, the acting on this show is richer and deeper and makes you think more about spirituality. **POSSIBLE SPOILER AHEAD** I must admit that I was disappointed when the show decided to settle in one city for its' last season and I missed that year, but now that the show is in syndication on PAX-TV, I'm catching up on the shows I missed and find that it's good to see the characters having to deal with situations that they can't just drive away from. I also liked the last season's cast additions--especially Eugene Byrd. The only part I found unrealistic about the show was how well Clare always got along with Hattie--a daughter-in-law and a mother-in-law trapped in a trailer with no major battles--now that's a miracle!
