"Symmetrical scarring on the hull" "A bite mark!"

I'm still unwell (self-inflicted this time) but have soldiered on through a fiendish hangover to talk Surface.
Like Threshold it comes across as an overgrown X-Files episode, the sort of thing that Mulder and Scully would have wrapped up in about an hour (including ad breaks). As Threshold does alien invaders that propagate through an interdimensional broadcast (truth) Surface does sea monsters who intimidate children, drown redneck fishermen and chomp on submarines. But I can't bring myself to say a bad thing against it: the show is simply good fun. I'm still not sure why this is. The acting is bog-standard fare (reports that Due South's Paul Gross was on board are sadly untrue), the CGI is so-so and the writing is distinctly average. Maybe it's just because it looks nice. Lots of sun, some competent CGI, exotic locales - more sumptious and interesting than the cold interiors of Threshold (which has an air of cheapness to it that for some reason reminded me of the abysmal Burning Zone). Basically I'm apallingly shallow, bought and sold with disgraceful ease. So what's new.