I’m in but I’m not sure I’m all in. I judge the first three episodes intriguing enough to want to see more, but AMC’s “Preacher,” based on the 1990s DC/Vertigo comic books, is strange and uneven. (I’m particularly interested to see what the Jackie Earl Haley character is up to; I hope it’s worth the wait. On the other hand there’s a character named Arseface who hurts my eyes every time he’s onscreen.)
The first three episodes of “Preacher” are not as good as the first three episodes of “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead,” “The Killing,” “Humans” or “Better Call Saul.” But they are better than the first three episodes of "Fear The Walking Dead," “Hell On Wheels,” “Low Winter Sun,” “Rubicon,” “Badlands,” the 2009 version of “Prisoner” and “Turn.” If that’s any metric.
The pilot was produced and co-directed by Seth Rogen (“This Is The End,” “The Interview”) from a teleplay by Sam Catlin, who wrote 10 episodes of “Breaking Bad” between 2009 and 2013.
Judge for yourself when AMC launches the series Sunday.
