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Avg. Customer Rating:  64 reviews
Media: Video On Demand
ASIN: B000VU2STU
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 Slow Start...but.... September 17, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The pilot episode is pretty much an explanation of what has happened to Crews. However, by the end of the show you see that in addition to solving crimes there is something else going on. It was slow to start but I am looking forward to see where it is going. I really like Tad.
 Wow, what a pleasant surprise! September 20, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I hadn't heard too much about this show (I don't really watch NBC) and wouldn't have even given it a second look if not for the free downloads here on Amazon. I almost didn't bother watching it even with that because a couple of the others free downloads that I watched before were not worth the 43 minutes I invested in them. However, this show looks like it could be great.
The characters have superb potential (you never get 100% in a pilot) and the quirky main character, Charlie Crews, is so different and interesting from the run-of-the-mill cop show. He has the same loveable appeal (for different reasons, of course) as Greggory House, Bobby Goren, and Adrian Monk.
The plot is grabbing (if you enjoy this genre, which I usually do). It appears the writers will tease the viewers throughout the season with an occasional hint at a larger thread about the "conspiracy" that sent him away in the first place, while still showing strong stand alone episodes.
While this show is a drama, there are several humorous moments, mostly dealing with Charlie trying to adjust to the idea of modern technology. Aside from the obvious humor of someone trying to figure out their cell phone and learn internet jargon, there is also an ironic humor from Charlie's zen philosophy of living in the "now" when now is so alien to him. (Maybe I am looking at this too deep, but it struck me as clever.)
Again, I had no plans to tune in to this show before watching, thank you Amazon and NBC for introducing me to what promises to be a worthwhile program!
What a genius idea September 12, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A cop who gets framed and becomes a millionaire for being wrongly accused. The cast is phenomenal. I love the main guy. Weird, but fascinating. Highly recommend this show.
Phenomenal start to a (hopefully) great show September 12, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I honestly hadn't thought twice about this show until I saw it on the Unbox downloads. Since it was free, I thought "Hey, why not?" I am so glad I watched it - what a great pilot!! If it is indicative at all of how the show will go, I'll be a devoted follower.
The acting was incredible, great cast rapport and really fantastic writing. I was involved in the show the entire length of the episode, and found myself becoming truly involved with the characters. Lewis bring immediate personality and depth to the character of Charlie Crews, and Sarah Shahi shows complexity as his reluctant assigned partner, Dani Reese. Already these actors are showing incredible versatility and range, and this is just the pilot!
I'm really excited to see where Crews investigations of his own framing take him. After suffering for 12 years in a maximum security prison for a crime he didn't commit, he's got some accounts to settle. Should be good TV!
What a Surprise! September 12, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Don't you just love when you are pleasantly surprised. I watched this show not expecting much and I was truly surprised how much I liked it! Yeah, Crews is aother "quirky" detective, but in the current cop show landscape of procedurals is it not pleasing to view a show that is character driven. In a slight twist to the story it turns out that Dani Reese may have been the partner thrust onto Charlie Crews instead of the other way around.
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