I'm awful with character names. Drive has the problem I've seen many series have, which is alternately calling characters by their first name, surname, and nick names. Mind you, the characters and actors are so distinct here it's not a big problem. I had real problems with "Traveler" because of the name thing, and the fact two of the pretty boy actors blended for me.

I'm also really glad the cars are distinctive, and match what I'd imagine each character would drive.

did it really take Corinna telling Tully that she was the little blonde girl that watched her parents die for people to figure it out? (does that sentence make sense? anyway.) right when they showed the little blonde curls i knew it was her.

I knew right away, too.

As for Drive, I can remember that Nathan's character is Tully (Tully What or What Tully, I don't know) because it's written on the side of his truck, I know brother Sean's name for really obvious reasons, but can't remember the bad brother's name yet.

He's Alex Tully, and his wife is Kathryn. His new partner is Corinna.

Mr. Bright is the race guy. Wendy is the new mother. Sean and Winston are the Salazar brothers. That guy from JoA is the AWOL guy with the annoying wife. That other guy that's in everything is the guy who is sick (and is traveling with his daughter). And? That's about it. I don't know most of the actors and I think somehow that makes it harder to learn their character names (or maybe it just makes it more obvious to me that I don't know their character names -- because they all have to be "that guy" or "that woman").

I don't want Tim to leave TV, because even if the shows don't take off, I've gotten like 20 hours of great entertainment from him in the last 3 years whereas filmmaking schedules would limit him to no more than 4 or so hours over the same period.

did it really take Corinna telling Tully that she was the little blonde girl that watched her parents die for people to figure it out?

Err... yes.

Agreed, Matt -- that's 4 or so hours if he's lucky.

The thing Tim said here in the past about the BBC is spot on, I think. I live in the UK -- if Drive produces 13 episodes, that's actually more than most UK TV series. I'm happy for what I get. Of course, I'm totally greedy and want many years of one good show, but many years of many great shows doesn't suck in my world.

did it really take Corinna telling Tully that she was the little blonde girl that watched her parents die for people to figure it out?

I'm with Jon. I knew it would be someone in the race, but it didn't hit me right away. Most of interest was focused on Wendy and Alex.

I'm awful with character names. Drive has the problem I've seen many series have, which is alternately calling characters by their first name, surname, and nick names.

Try watching a Chekhov play.

Ah, Russian nicknames. They make no sense to Europeans, that on top of the "last names kinda sound alike to ears not used to Russian names"

that on top of the "last names kinda sound alike to ears not used to Russian names"

Plus Russian last names have a gender component, don't they? So that a woman might use the feminine version of her husband's masculine last name, and thus sound like two different last names.

I figured out early: Wendy would team up with annoying chick rather than shooting her. Didn't see coming: Corinna was little kid growed up. There were other things I saw coming, and things I didn't. I was entertained. I don't pay attention to reviews or ratings, so I'll just tune in tomorrow and see how it goes.

I hope it does well because it is something that my whole family enjoyed. Usually we enjoy different types of programs. I don't like when the premiere of a show is on a different night. That is just odd to me.