I’ve been watching this show since it came out and have been watching Star Trek since I could remember. This show is the most adult version of this brand ever: they even swear! A space ship has new technology to jump from place to place as opposed to traveling there. They are just there and this is before the time of Kirk but it does have Spock at least the first season. Some of the episodes are full of too much dialogue and not enough action. Not action like fighting and explosions, but they talk about doing as opposed to doing. I like this show, but it is not the best Star Trek show.
Grade: B-Category Archives: CBS
All Rise
All Rise it what is said when a judge enters the courtroom. This is also said when a bride enters the church and walks down the aisle to start her new life. This show is about a judge who is starting a new life. She is newly appointed to the bench after years of being a prosecutor and she is also a maverick trying to widdle away at the inconstancies in the law. The show is acted well and tackles some tough subjects.
Grade: B
The Neighborhood
I wonder how the pitch meeting went for this show? White guy moves in to a black neighborhood. In this time of racial awareness how could this even be considered? The stars of the show have clout so perhaps they were able to get the show past the initial pitch. Actually it is a good show. It is a sappy sitcom and not really trying to say anything racially or if it is it is very little. I think though it could if they wanted to but I am sure they would lose a major portion of their audience. I like the show and it has a few good laughs. But because of its potential and what it actually pulls off I give it a lower score.
Grade: C-
Scorpion
I am new to programming code, but I am pretty sure </ goes at the end of a line of code and not the beginning as the title of </Scorpion> suggests. That set aside this show was surprisingly good. It starts with lead character Walter O’Brien (Elyes Gabel) hacking NASA as a kid and getting escorted away by homeland security. It is now present day and he a herd of genius’ have started a company with good intentions just not with the business acumen needed.
The government heeds their help in stopping a terrorist attempt in bringing down 52 planes heading for LAX. They end up at a diner with Paige Dineen (Katherine McPhee) who has a young son that appears to be on the autism spectrum and is clearly a genius. The team and McPhee save the day and are hired by the government to continue to save the day.
I enjoy nerdy humor and nerds in action and this show has a lot of that. Putting characters in harms way that you expect not to succeed is always fun to watch.
Grade: B+
Madam Secretary
Tea Leoni stars as the new Secretary of State for the USA after the old Secretary was killed in a plane crash. She comes from a life as a history professor and before that a CIA agent where she was trained by the now president. She is married and has 3 kids. Can she balance her new life and family?
This episode deals with her first few months in office and the capture of two American students in Syria and how she plans on getting them back. Will the President see it her way? Will she be able to get passed the Chief of Staff?
I think Leoni can do well in this role especially with a strong supporting cast with actors such as Tim Daly and Bebe Neuwirth. The first episode was reminiscent of The West Wing which is among my all time favorites. I look foward to seeing where this government drama goes.
Grade: A-