leaveacomment It was just another run of the mill murder/mystery show. Rufus and his side kick both talk in monotones. The mysteries were not very interesting and they had no real hook to make this feel special or different. Neither of these actors seem to be able to make that transition to having a hit show. I read about this show on a list of sci fi shows and I have no idea why it was on the list. There is nothing sci fi about it at all. It is however perfect to watch and fall asleep too or have on while working on something else. :) Also why do we have to submit 10 long lines for a review? Sometimes less is more IMDb.

jurandyrsf Among the many things make this show highly enjoyable, it's worth mentioning the absence of non-sense, low grade, soapbox drama, no abnormal, twisted minds, demented characters sold as heroes, the engaging scientific quests, and the great individual and teamed performance of both leading actors. Personal drama is added in the right amount to make the characters real and likable, never diverting the focus from the original concept and plot lines. Two very plausible professionals, each very skilled in his/her trade, just trying to do their best to save other's lives and honestly earn their salaries. The show delivers week after week. It took just one episode for acquiring the taste. The gap caused by the show's cancellation will be deeply felt. Please: GET THE SHOW BACK ON!

nickmordin I keep watching this show in the hope that its producers will address the blindingly obvious flaw that is currently holding it back.The flaw, as I see it, is the total lack of humor.I can see how many might see the implausibility of the show's basic premise as the big problem. Namely that a single guy is an expert in every single branch of science and somehow manages to solve problems that would normally require a team of people and a massive laboratory by working on his own with little more than a few test tubes and a laptop computer on a desk in a motel room.Actually I do have a bit of a problem with that. In the original British series the show is derived from the main character didn't work everything out on his own. In the US version the implausibility of the science does get in your face way too much of the time.But I'd happily suspend my disbelief to the required extent if the scriptwriters would only adopt the same light-hearted approach to what the characters say as they do to the science. They get away with worse stuff in 'Bones' but it reaches a big audience because the interactions between the characters are so often humorous. Here the main character is totally deadpan throughout. It's awfully hard to empathize with him when he takes all the Hollywood Science so seriously.The obvious way to fix the show would be to somehow kill off the main character and replace him with someone that has a sense of humor.I'd love that to happen as I normally enjoy shows like this and quite liked the British series.

Naomi R. Watson Usually NBC is the network that serves up those half-baked remakes of great foreign shows.This time, it's CBS that take a promising concept and makes it into a mess.First, the writing is apocalyptically awful, the show almost plays like a spoof of itself.The first scene has a Police Officer not only touch a container marked "Bio-Hazard" that was dumped by a suspect, but opens it and then sniffs it!! And it was supposed to be serious.The other problem this show has is Marley Shelton. She is indescribably awful. She takes he few good scenes that the script had (the ones with humor) and stomps on them with her bad, full of grimaces, acting.Rufus Sewell looks like he's about to fall into a coma at any time and shows none of the humor he is capable of.In short: what were they thinking?