Human Target met almost all the expectations I had when it premiered. It's got a great cast, it's pretty funny at times despite the dire situations, and there is a lot of action happening. It almost reminds me of 24 in a way, though with all the horrible parts removed. Sue me – I hate 24. I worry if it will ever be more than an action packed weekly popcorn fix, but for right now that's good enough for me.

First up, so why are we reviewing Human Target? There's nary a sci-fi or fantasy element to be seen! I like to call Human Target "site enabled." I know there's no aliens or lasers going pew pew, but it is based on a comic, and we do cover those. So is it a bit of stretch to be covering it on here? Possibly, but then again, so what?

Chance

Human Target follows the story of Chance, a human bodyguard who hides in the open, waiting for an assassin or threat to attack and reveal itself, all so that he can then properly disarm the situation. The service is pretty hush-hush, so instead of taking money for his services, he trades in goods with those he protects. Chance's partner – Winston – thinks the player might be off his game after a last job went slightly sour, but he's all ready to go in order to protect a woman who fears her life will be threatened during the inaugural run of a train she helped build. Who is the culprit? Can Chance save her?

The main draw of Human Target so far is the action, as there was plenty of it, and it was excellent. There's this brilliant scene where Chance is crawling through an air duct, only to find the assassin doing the exact same thing, and so they have a tussle in the ducts before falling out, getting into fisticuffs there, and then ending with Chance kicking the assassin out the window of a moving train. Awesome! You wouldn't think you could do action in a tiny, cramped air duct, but it was actually very well done.

Another thing I like is the cast, which is chiefly only three people: Mark Valley (Chance), Chi McBride (Winston), and Jackie Earle Haley (Guerrero). Valley is probably most known for his short stint in Fringe last season, but he was also great in Boston Legal. Valley is very suave and cool – he's the kind of guy that women want to be with and men want to be like. McBride people know from Pushing Daisies, and while his character still feels a lot like that one, he's still a fun character to follow. Then of course there's Haley, who is a creepy little twerp, but who can be very dangerous and that somehow makes him all that more dangerous and interesting. The only thing the show needs is a hot female co-star…just saying.

The only worry I have is that Human Target might be too "problem of the week" based, where every week it's Chance protecting a new case and that's it. No character growth. No overarching mythology. No anything other than a weekly hour thrill ride. Of course, that can't be properly judged based on one outing, so I'll hold off on that judgment for at least a few weeks. If those weeks are as entertaining as this one, however, I might not care about that depth.

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