myria-4
This was a 10+ show. The network "powers that be" are a bunch of blithering idiots. Has anyone taken note of the fact that 90% of TV programming is now "realty TV." I don't need to watch "realty" on TV. I live it every single day!!! When I watch TV I want to be transported out of my every day "realty." Head Cases, starring Chris O'Donnell and Adam Goldberg, yet another 10+ show, was canceled after 5 episodes. Does anyone remember the show Vengeance Unlimited (1998-1999) starring Michael Madsen as Mr. Chapel? The 10+ shows that have been canceled by the network idiots are too numerous to name, but I'm sure there are thousands out there that remember them just as I do.
vtiaka
0/4 A lot of people compare the show to The Shield. It's not. Really, it's only similarity is that both are about law enforcement. It stops there. Law and Order has just as much in common with this as The Shield.Cliché plots riddled with ridiculous devices. Most of these involve monumental incompetency--things that you'd PERHAPS excuse meter enforcement officers, but not a supposedly elite task force. The conflicts they face aren't challenging, or at all unique. Basic shake down stuff. And still they struggle. It comes down to the fact that these guys just don't think--at all.Characters--there's a fat computer geek, a hard ass, a fair and hard captain, a hot Latin guy, a hot girl. Don't need to say anymore.Everything else--is just as mediocre, from cinematography (lots of time lapse shots), to dialogue. Avoid.
pappadojohn
This is an altogether unimpressive show. The main premise is thin and old, and the whole thing smacks of a desperate knock-off of "The Shield." A task force composed of such "unbelievable" choices as ATF, FBI, DEA, and the LAPD is charged with bringing to justice the top 100 L.A.'s most wanted criminals. Oooooh. The "superhero team" approach to story building is tiring and tired.No matter how much they try, the producers are still padding the characters with the plot, instead of making them secondary to it.In that regard, there is a reason that Law and Order stayed on the air for 15 seasons--it was the first, it was the best, and it stays that way. Everybody else needs to just stop trying to copy.
yossarian100
Another knock off produces yet another excellent cop show. I don't mind and you shouldn't either. As long as the shows are this good, they can fill the dials with cop shows for all I care. I'll worry about variety later. With "Wanted" we get Gary Cole, who did an excellent job on West Wing, to anchor yet another interesting group of crime fighters joined at the last minute by yet another strong female character. No complaints from me. The pilot reminded me of "The Shield," especially some of the photography and somewhat gritty nature of the story. If you like "The Shield, The Closer, Cold Case, Without a Trace," and "The Inside," you'll enjoy "Wanted." I give it 8 stars for getting the job done. Hey, it's all about entertainment, drama, and it's not another reality TV show. I'm in.