bshaef but the last three episodes have been as good as anything on TV this season. If it was on FX, it would have a large viewership. The story is great and the acting uniformly superb and I enjoy the way the story has been progressing in each episode. The penultimate episode which I watched today has me hungry for more. AUD has scored a big hit with this one in my books.

fullheadofsteam In this series, the criminals are bad, the cops are bad, and amorality is what rules both the days (gray and shadowy) and the nights. Filthy language without any real underlying utility or character dimension of, let's say, a series like "Deadwood", and sex scenes that are pornographic. The acting is sluggish and relentlessly gloomy, and so with the bleak cinematography, the absence of any primarily morally grounded characters, endless cursing, and sex scenes that are too gratuitous for words, one feels filthy just for watching more than one episode. Thandie Newton is monotonous, whiny, and ultimately too depressing to listen to in her role, and the lead bad guy is also monotonous to listen to, but worse, he cannot do an American accent while trying to hide his native accent, and the other actors have no high points to which they can aspire because of how absolutely dreary the story line continues to be. It is a non-stop slog through crud and grime which that will not wash off. Original programming it certainly is, but that says very little, well actually nothing in this case, in terms of offering a compelling story and character dimension, quality, and the promise of any fulfilling payoff for watching this series. If your idea of good television drama is watching the story of chronic bottom-feeding by lost degenerates, then have at it, but for me it's pure trash.

jay_bird_1 There is something wrong when they film a series in Canada and then pretend it's California. All the actors "pretend" to be American but they are Brits, Kiwis, Canadians. They don't do a bad job but somehow there is this "phonyness" about it. The dialogue and the way it's filmed just seem to be too contrived. I was expecting a good HBO type series but there is something missing here. The story line is a little boring and it does lack excitement. Why do they film series and movies in Canada and then try to pass it off as the USA? I don't think I have ever seen a good series or movie that is filmed in Canada that pretends to be the USA - They tried with this one but failed.

Die Cycle Rogue is a cop drama with a female lead that would have been an acceptable low budget foreign film. The stilted dialogue and overplayed stereotypes would be understandable, if English was a second language and knowledge of United States culture was learned second hand. Sadly, Rogue was produced in the United States and the cost of shooting in L.A, combined with the cinematography, suggest large amounts of money abundantly misspent.The acting is stiff, at times, most noticeably from the lead (Jackie/Grace) but, offenders are plenty. The story has one or two compelling threads but, is rife with cliché and poorly crafted nonsense. Some examples: All male police officers are lazy, stupid and/or corrupt; all "passionate" sex scenes are rough, quick and angry; the "house husband" is without spine; for the first two episodes, the emotions of Jackie/Grace are irritation and contempt---for everyone.Jackie/Grace lacks a likable, humanizing, redeeming quality. She places her wants and needs before everything and everyone. She lies to manipulate those she is trying to arrest; she breaks and manipulates the laws she swore to uphold and protect; she lies to manipulate her fellow officers; she lies to manipulate her family.Rogue is the story of Jackie/Grace, a selfish criminal, a liar and a bitch. Don't waste your time with her.