After the heart breaking cancellation of “The 4400”, what I am left with is just reviewing the four seasons again and again. Along with the other protesters against cancellation, I was also the one, who was furious over the unnecessary cancellation. The worst thing is that they cancelled the show when we started expecting more from the show. Anyways, the chapter is closed now.

Today, I was watching episodes from the season one once again. Then the thought hit my mind that I haven’t seen Joel Gretsch since long. I think cancellation affected him the most. After this show he never got any big role. In “The 4400”, he was like a thread of the events. We come to know about the reality of the 4400 missing people and the secret behind their powers, through him. I don’t think he has got that powerful role ever again. I have just seen him playing recurring characters in a few popular TV shows.

He appeared in a few episodes of “CSI- Miami”, “NCIS” and “Law and Order: Criminal Intent”. Yes! His role in “Saving Grace” can be called a little more important than his other appearances. But still I never found him in lead role in any other series, although he has worked with Steven Spielberg‘s sci-fi mini series “Taken” in 2002 before landing into “The 4400”.

The truth is that I liked his work on “The 4400” to that extent that even if he will work in any other series, I’ll still find his Tom Baldwin’s role as the best. In the beginning his role had a grey shade, as he was acting against the people, back from future. Their powers were irritating him, but steadily he started having faith in them. He realized that they too are helpless to control their newly gained powers. Now, he raised a helping hand to those even who were intended to misuse their powers. For example Collier in season two.

In season three, his role got more exciting as he also gave a visit to future time zone and conversed with the future representative. It was then that the series got weirder. That season is just irresistible for me. Have a look and you will know.