The 4400 are all the disappeared from what has been thought to
be alien abductions. They return on the same day and through
the dramas, their stories are revealed.

The returnees have, in many cases, been enhanced. And the
plotlines at this point begi to resemble the X Files. But
instead of the FBI as the government agency investigating, this
time it's Homeland Security or HomeSec as it is called.

I got quite involved in the stories especially that of the
7 year old who was disappeared 60 years and is now a precog.
This is very sensitively done without all the 'stage presence'
of a Dakota Fanning. The kid is just a natural and the direction
compliments that.

I haven't mentioned things like War of the Worlds and such
(never saw the new King Kong and likely never will) because
the films lately have been unremarkable.

What is remarkable about the 4400 is that it is quite realistic
in how HomeSec is portrayed. This is not Ephrem Zimbalist Jr.
in the FBI.

There is an arrest scene.. and thismis the real reason for the
write up, in which the perp is subdued and the followin g
dialog takes place:

"This is homeland security. You are being arrested as
an enemy combatant. You do not have the right to remain
silent, you do not have the right to an attorney."

The perp was a bad guy. Bad guys are pretty obvious on
tv. What I got from this scene in the drama was a cold
blooded chill as to what may be common practice already.
And I was glad it was part of the film.

The 4400 is supposed to resume its run in the Summer.
I'll be curious to see what future seasons have to offer.

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