have be a comic book fan for a very long time and i be gradually excite about the new aquaman ( mercy reef ) series . but . after see the pilot and i want to growl up and since this wasn not what i expect . let me elaborate a bit . reconceived a an environmentally mind perpetual screw up and a. c. be a well meaning but callow young man who must learn to take responsibility once he be tell of his atlantean heritage . as dramatic a this sound and that more of a set up for where the series might have go . throughout most of the pilot and a. c. come across more like a smirky fratboy on spring break . at time and hartley have the look and bland charm of ben affleck . perhaps his upcoming turn a oliver queen on smallville will better suit him . what odd and though and be that a. c. know he have superhuman ability underwater and yet never once question where they come from . it one thing to know that you be adopt but to understand that youre amphibious should at the very least provoke some introspection . when you can swim fast enough to keep up with a fighter jet race overhead and become strong when expose to water and youre go to respond with shock when tell that you might hail from some place other than south florida . a. c. even have the audacity at one point to exclaim and i be a dive shop owner . i be not the protector of the seven sea . the boy just ain not right . ving rhames channel marcellus wallace in his performance a mccaffrey and bellowing such line a and the only way to kill those scaly bitch be to nail them between the eye . mccaffrey fulfill the basil exposition role necessary for a. c. to find out who he be and even admit at one point and you do not think i know how absurd this sound . what attract rhames to such a thankless part remain a mystery . aquaman drowns in poor dialogue . along with the aforementioned gem and the pilot contain atrocious line such a and maybe someday the fish will have their revenge and the future campaign slogan this be not a foolish crusade while this be a matter of national security and and mccaffrey poignant and destiny be like a riptide . you never know it pull you in until it too late . at least the special effect be serviceable and if not superior to some recent feature film ( although be it really say much to proclaim that it look good than catwoman . ) . have aquaman be pick up a a series and the combination of it effect budget and on the water film surely would have make it one of the most expensive series on tv . that daunt prospect alone may have be a reason why the cw do not pick it up . ultimately and gough and millar have some good idea for make aquaman work a a tv show but it be the poor execution of them that make this mediocre pilot flounder .