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Thoughts on ‘Life’

Started by tomwatson · 11 months ago

Not all fall shows are direct rip-offs from past successes; sometimes they are spins on old standby genres, like Life, NBC’s new twist on the police procedural. In Life, Charlie Crews is a police detective who was convicted of a homicide ... Continue reading »

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  • Matthew Tiffany

    1 year ago

    I agree that the pilot was strong. My wife found Crews to be a little bit of a wanker; I found him to be very entertaining; stirred up some old Agent Cooper ideas. The only immediate way this series could start to stink up the place would be to emphasize the fish-out-of-water business. OK, he's been out of society for a while; that doesn't mean he has to be completely out of touch with how to talk to people. There were glimmers of that in the pilot, and I hope it stays there.
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  • Claire Helene

    1 year ago

    Matthew - I love the connection to Agent Cooper. I totally see it. I agree with your concerns, too. I hope the show doesn't fall into easy tv traps.
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  • Steve Paradis

    1 year ago

    The moment that clicked for me was the silent ending with him and his chart. Everyone is under suspicion--the name of a neat CBS cop show, BTW, from a few years back. Cop tries to prove her fugitive partner wasn't crooked. He shows up a few times, just long enough to leave an impression that maybe he IS a bit crooked--but their precinct is a bit nest of vipers as well.
    But ep 2 seems to be laying off that vibe. It's also trying to divert attention from the suspicion arc by giving a neat mystery and its solution in 45 minutes.
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