Axioms Edge Sci-Fi Review

PASSENGER

By John J. Joex

Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

PASSENGER is a Fantasy/Supernatural web-series about an angel named Michael who roams the Earth in human form (across various time periods) acting as a “hit-man” of sorts for God. He is just a foot soldier taking orders, but he may find that he is actually caught up in an apocalyptic final war between Heaven and Hell. This premise is a pretty tall order for a web-series, but the first four episodes show that creator/writer/director Al Galvez just may have the chops to carry it off. It looks like he will approach this similar to the way The CW’s Supernatural did when they tried to bring us the apocalypse on a budget during that show’s fifth season. If PASSENGER decides to go for an all-out apocalyptic tale, though, we can only hope it will not cut corners like Supernatural did (and Galvez is actively seeking sponsors, certainly with the plans to get more money for future episodes).

Only four episodes of about five minutes each are available for PASSENGER at this point, and they tell a fairly complete story while also setting the stage for future episodes. What impressed me the most on these four installments is the production values, which are quite high for in independently produced web-series. Galvez has some professional acting credits to his name, but he apparently aspires to do more than that and this series reveals his potential. He created the concept, wrote the script, produced and directed the four episodes, and even composed the (excellent) soundtrack. This is definitely a man with talent and I believe that PASSENGER has potential to grow into something big. Fans of shows like Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Angel will definitely enjoy this one, and pretty much anyone who appreciates a well-produced Fantasy series should like it as well. I’m not quite certain what the status is on new episodes, though. The ones currently available were produced in 2010 and they received some awards and recognition, so I hope that Galvez plans on keeping the ball rolling with the series. I imagine he has been busy with his other acting jobs, though, and will get back to this when time (and money) allow. But I would definitely like to see more episodes of PASSENGER and feel like it is one of the better candidates among the web series that I have viewed thus far to translate to an ongoing television series (in fact, it would pair up quite nicely with Supernatural on The CW’s Friday schedule).