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The problem with this show...

posted 11 years ago by mizzougrad
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I watched the 2 episodes and had it set to record the whole season, so I wasn't completely turned off. But the problems this show has is probably why it's not so popular among audiences.
1. The first episode alone had a lot of things happening that would never happen in real life - like the main character and professor going to a location where they believe the killer is, finding him, not calling for backup, no one knows they're there at first, and then trying to play superheroes but instead are so dumb that they fall into the killer's hands.
2. The main character had too much of her personality thrown at us all at once. It was only the 2nd episode and we learned she cuts herself, has random stranger sex, very involved in her job, and has some vendetta against her dad. It was just all too much at once that it made it feel too scripted and highly unbelievable. Nothing really combined together to make sense. It was too random.
3. The professor character is also ridiculous. He listens to two seconds of a song on an iPod and learns the victim was trying to "cleanse" her life? No. I feel like he's thrown in the mess to be the one to move the story along, but again it's unbelievable.

[–] evey005 11 years ago

Check your guide. The show was switched to lifetime and starts airing 3-24-2014 and the pilot will replay.

[–] Yinky 11 years ago

It's like the sharks are jumping through hoops, init.

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[–] mizzougrad 11 years ago

You just said you disagree with one of my points (so it's an opinion), so how is re-watching episodes going to change my opinion?

Your #2 point doesn't do anything to disprove my point. Even my boyfriend watched the first episode and decided he hated the show after the factory scene because of how unrealistic it is.

#3, people don't walk into a room for two seconds, listen to an iPod song and determine the entire course of a person's identity. If that happened in real life, I'd be terrified what people assumed of me from walking in my house.

[–] ToHelenBackAgain 11 years ago

Wow, you didn't read anything the other poster said. No wonder you missed half the show, too.

Nobody exists on purpose; nobody belongs anywhere; everybody's gonna die. Come watch TV?

[–] Cheesehoneyhead 11 years ago

ffs....it's a tv fictional drama. If you want reality watch honey boo boo or the bachelor.

"Long days and pleasant nights"
King

[–] waspfan33 11 years ago

IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT YOU THINK...

or out the front door where reality actually is.

spectre can

suck it.

[–] Edohiguma 11 years ago

That's not what the prof did. He looked around a lot. He's just quick at noticing things (see episode 1 when he saw that the hiding place of the other bodies was lacking a lot of bolts.)

You'd be surprised how much a good observer can tell by just watching you. So yeah, that happens in real life. Heck, a lot of police work centers around this. A good cop with a lot of experience, for example, can tell when you're lying right away. And funnily enough, a lot, if not most, assumptions based on observation are usually spot on.

Also, your boyfriend doesn't add anything to your argument.

Your opinion is your opinion. Not sure why you're so adamant at trying to sell it as fact.

[–] Lolly_Pops 11 years ago

I just realized with all that you typed out that people are making you think you don't like your own parents and that that's all you should talk to-

Anyway, there was a boy who wanted to have babies with me, but I thought so did someone else. We sorta fought and now he won't even talk to me.

People only think I'm something cuza who likes me. Those attractive people like Chloe. They don't have dirt with me, and people are jealous of that fact. I am a good person.

As for her with a boy, I mean, she has to decide if she wants to remain in the world. If she wants a quiet life, don't come back to us begging for crumbs. I'm not thinking meanly, just saying what the nature of this is.

Like, with my parents, I am not trying to get closer and closer. I am trying to get close to people in the world--younger or older.

You can learn a lot of things from the flowers

[–] Ithilfaen 11 years ago

The problem with this show is that it's trying so very hard, it's painful to watch, really.

For every lie I unlearn I learn something new - Ani Difranco

[–] Lolly_Pops 11 years ago

She should be on Blogger and own a Twitter.

You can learn a lot of things from the flowers

[–] bear022013-909-645034 11 years ago

The problem was filming in Pittsburgh.

[–] fury889 11 years ago

In the second episode alone, I counted at least four flashbacks to the pilot.
I was really hoping for more character development and less crap that we had already seen the week before.
The writing is all over the place, like someone tipped over a dumpster fire. I've seen both lead actors in other roles, so I know it's not them.
All in all, just painful to watch (as someone else already mentioned).

[–] Ltrazordaddio 11 years ago

The problem was filming in Pittsburgh.

..... that, and it also was originally on A&E taking up a one hour time slot that could have been filled with the 163rd rerun of a Dork Dynasty Episode...

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[–] miraenda 11 years ago

I haven't seen the show yet. I try to do research to see if a show is worth watching beforehand, since it's a time investment (more than spending 15-30 minutes reading some posts on IMDb with people discussing the show first would be). I'm a bit surprised so many people seem to dislike the show and it's rating so high (7.2) on here. Do t.v. shows just plain receive far higher ratings than most movies nowadays? How can 50% or more of the people posting appear to dislike a show and yet the show has a 7.2. Heck, the show was even moved to Lemon (LMN) from A&E, which is possibly some indicator that it isn't doing so well.

I do sometimes enjoy being a masochist (painful to watch shows as an example), but I'll probably pass on this one. Thanks for the discussion in this thread so far to help me make that decision.

[–] peterlc-2 11 years ago

Did you consider that the majority of people who post here are simply ones who dislike the show rather than most people who watch it dislike it? Maybe the ones who like it or are indifferent just don't post but did rate it.

I watch a show to see if I like it rather than reading some random criticisms. I seldom agree with what critics think of movies and TV shows.

[–] rainysng99-835-328606 11 years ago

The problem with this show, is that it is an American-made cheap rip-off copy (or "remake") of an original Danish TV show (Those Who Kill (2011)), which was so much better. In the process, it was dumbed-down, cut to ribbons and ultimately didn't work for most audiences.

[–] pinoko 11 years ago

Sorry but I can not agree. I found the original show flawed too and if there was a big problem with this remake it was that they failed to improve the material. There was plenty of room to make this better than the danish show but they were not going to the right direction.

[–] scaryoutcome1 11 years ago

I wouldn't do your research on here. Most people get to excited about plot holes etc and facts from fiction blabla. Like anyone really cares.

Personally I Thought this show was pretty good along the lines of The Killing, The bridge etc
Yes, Their are problems, however with most Tv shows out at the moment It's not bad.

My only issue is I tend to hate Shows with 0 Suspense, Where you see who the killer is, Know who the killer is etc.
However the Main Story-line between Chloe and her father i found more entertaining the rest.

[–] dinerfood-901-211557 10 years ago

A show for women, only a problem if you don't have emotional drama for them. It's like crack.

[–] dinerfood-901-211557 10 years ago

A show for women, only a problem if you don't have emotional drama for them. It's like crack.