gcfromTheCity

Previous seasons of this show in many instances were fascinating. But whoever is scripting this season's episodes is really letting us down. Perhaps my high anticipation is coloring my perception, but what I have seen so far is terribly disappointing. For one thing, the dialogue seems stilted and often does not sound like actual conversations of real people. Colleagues who know each other well don't talk to each other in complete sentences to explain things that each of them already knows. So odd. Worse, though, in episode three of this season the scripting of the police action is completely implausible. Without giving everything away, the actions of the lead investigator are amateurish and dangerous, to herself and to others. Would a London chief detective really be so foolish as to act individually in dangerous situations rather than immediately requesting backup? I don't think so. On the other hand, the plot idea is excellent and could be quite fascinating. And of course the stars of the show continue to do well in spite of being hobbled by whoever wrote their dialogue. In past seasons this show has been in most cases quite realistic. Not this time. Sadly.

First two episodes are quite good! Third episode...intriguing plot; but a sadly silly, contrived ending. I do wish they had made more episodes...especially if up to the level of the first one.

He's got some good lines, and the humor is timely. Clean, too. But: TERRIBLY ANNOYING ersatz laughter from the time he walks on stage. Such obvious, repetitive phony laughs. Didn't finish; too hard to endure the "laughter".

The story foundation is creative and unusual and fun to follow, but some of the scripting-and timing-is awfully unrealistic. Also: The OBX area _has_ cell phone service (I checked)...yet no one in this show has one? In this era? Yeah...sure... Also, the actors do not look AT ALL like high school kids-especially not 16. College maybe...

Only through four episodes of season one, but have to say: Script writers have produced some of the most natural and authentic dialogue I've seen in dramas. And at times the background music lyrics are so well woven into the storyline. Quite impressive. Looking forward to completing the series...

Watching the re-broadcast on the Disney Channel, it is clear that "The Lullaby of Birdland" performance was cut out! The episode is less than 21 minutes long instead of the original 25. Not sure why that is, but it does explain why Don Knotts has less exposure than other guests in other episodes. Rather sad. In the "Goofs" section of this episode's reviews, that music number is mentioned.

Having grown up on 1950s and 1960s sitcoms, I find this quite the humorous throwback. It is fun to see and hear the truly obvious cliches...but my enjoyment is reduced considerably by the horrendously fake laughter and other machine-generated audience reactions. Sickly. I wish they would remove the laugh track entirely, but maybe it's supposed to be part of the vibe. Bleh.

Fascinating and suspenseful plot-but what brain-glitch caused the script-writers to include an utterly absurd kissing scene between Barry and Iris while her dad's life is on the line? That has to be one of the dumbest out-of-place actions of all time. The rest of the episode is compelling. But that romantic moment is laughable, not moving.

I do like these episodes but it's utterly impossible that the little hood would disguise him enough to fool those closest to him. The absurdity of that diminishes the enjoyment a great deal. Too much of his face shows for any realistic subterfuge. Ridiculous. And yet I still watch...

This one is multi-themed but mostly centered on the mall sabotage. Quite the display of a variety of rescue tools...which I enjoy since I'm not familiar with some. Informative. Events are a bit too coincidental, though. Glaring goof: The little kid's perch would have been impossible for him to climb to...way too high for his size.

The acting is fine..,and the idea has merit. But people simply would not react or respond the way these actors are forced to do by the writers. I watched the whole series, so I know the plot...good premise! But WOW the script is bad. However, keep going and ignore the illogical dialogue (at times) and you can enjoy the overall story as the episodes unfold.