Intelligence (UK Pace)

Verence · 02/04/14 - 15:29

Sky 1 have picked the rights and will premiere in on April 17th at 9pm

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2014/04/sky1-picks-uk-rights-cbs-intelligence-sets-premiere-april-17th/

platelet · 02/04/14 - 16:42

Just in time for the CBS cancellation notice :-)

Mairi_Cameron · 02/04/14 - 17:08

I've been watching this at US pace, dropped a few other new shows but kept with this one as I actually thought it was ok, not mind blowingly brilliant but very watchable! Mixed feelings that it's not (I assume) getting renewed, if they give it a proper ending I wouldn't mind so much but I would definitely have carried on watching if it got a second season.

platelet · 02/04/14 - 18:06

Mairi_Cameron wrote: »

I've been watching this at US pace, dropped a few other new shows but kept with this one as I actually thought it was ok, not mind blowingly brilliant but very watchable! Mixed feelings that it's not (I assume) getting renewed, if they give it a proper ending I wouldn't mind so much but I would definitely have carried on watching if it got a second season.

I watched the first episode, liked it but it screamed cancellation so the rest are on my "If it survives" pile. I'd like to see that happen, and would happily use it for filling the summer drought. Unfortunately the bubblewatch has been predicting it's cancellation for a while, and the cancellation bear has it as "certain to be cancelled by May, 2014"

petely · 02/04/14 - 21:07

To take some things from the announcement:

Verence wrote: »

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2014/04/sky1-picks-uk-rights-cbs-intelligence-sets-premiere-april-17th/

Disney - never a good way to start
one agent with a very special gift - you can hear the warning bells
a microchip - hello? This is 1980 calling: can we have our concept back please?
Director of ... said: high-tech, breathlessly paced, exciting - so we can assume in reality it is none of those
[a suit, who's possibly never seen a single episode] for The Walt Disney Company, added: intrigue, drama, and a strong cast - or those?
irresistible storytelling - now you're just takin' the mick!

In all, the summary has the sound of desperation in it. The plot doesn't sound great and really doesn't sound at all original. The cast has no-one I've ever heard of (though, TBF I never pay much attention to the names of people in shows) and I can't think of any shows from Disney that I've considered worthy of the time taken to watch them.

In summary: one to avoid. Maybe I'll come back later and see what the forum makes of it.

carl.waring · 02/04/14 - 22:32

petely wrote: »

In summary: one to avoid. Maybe I'll come back later and see what the forum makes of it.

Well I'll be watching it and making my own mind up.

Deccomajor · 02/04/14 - 22:42

carl.waring wrote: »

Well I'll be watching it and making my own mind up.

I've just watched it via U.S pace and thought it was ok, bit cheesy in parts, it's a bit of a cross between Jason Bourne and Chuck (without the humour).

As I said it was ok and kept me tuning in each week but it's only 13 episodes and I doubt it will be renewed for a second season.

Anyway watch it if you like and make your own mind up.

Cg_Evans · 18/04/14 - 20:13

Nice concept, potential for a great series, but totally disappointed with the ham acting and silly story lines

one NOT to watch again! Thumbs down!

[Deleted User] · 18/04/14 - 20:35

As they say in Team America, BAD INTELLIGENCE. BAD.

flyingv · 19/04/14 - 14:05

I really wanted to like this because I loved Josh Holloway in LOST, but it was so cheesy. The woman in charge (Lilia?) was particularly bad I thought. A shame, because I think with the right script this could have been pretty good.

Matt D · 19/04/14 - 14:21

Given the bad reviews after it was shown in the US, and given that the US ratings were *awful* and it's likely to be cancelled, I didn't even bother watching this...

koantemplation · 19/04/14 - 14:24

flyingv wrote: »

I really wanted to like this because I loved Josh Holloway in LOST, but it was so cheesy. The woman in charge (Lilia?) was particularly bad I thought. A shame, because I think with the right script this could have been pretty good.

Yes I think you mean Marg Helgenberger 'Lillian'.

She was a bit miscast IMO. Had very little personality.

The show wasn't bad but it just felt 'soulless'.

dearmrman · 19/04/14 - 15:21

It was okay, watchable at least, but nothing out the ordinary.

The problem for me was that it implied from the trailers it was going to be something so much more, gritty something to keep you going back, perhaps in the vain of shows like 24.

00tommo · 19/04/14 - 15:53

I watched the first one and thought it was pretty poor but the second one was an improvement so I'll stick with it for the time being.

flyingv · 19/04/14 - 16:31

koantemplation wrote: »

Yes I think you mean Marg Helgenberger 'Lillian'.

She was a bit miscast IMO. Had very little personality.

The show wasn't bad but it just felt 'soulless'.

Thanks for that, I thought she was very wooden.

I was amazed though that it took until ep 2 for Josh to get his top off...

I'll probably continue to watch if I'm home and there's nothing better on.

G926 · 19/04/14 - 16:51

Oh Look, they remade Chuck but without the jokes.

carl.waring · 19/04/14 - 23:16

Deccomajor wrote: »

Anyway watch it if you like and make your own mind up.

I have; and it was okay. Not a "must watch, would miss if it it were to be cancelled", but okay.

Dansky+HD · 20/04/14 - 11:39

I hate how generic the whole show is and nothing stands out as original.

They had a tick box of stuff to do and cancellation will be fully deserved.

You took away hrs of my life "intelligence"......

jenzie · 20/04/14 - 21:18

G926 wrote: »

Oh Look, they remade Chuck but without the jokes.

exactly, but actually not being a humourous diversion ..... they might be phoning in their performances, but the visualisations are the stuff driving this!

and it's actually LIKABLE in it;s own way, i like it slightly more the XIII

Joystick · 20/04/14 - 22:37

Watched the first 2 episodes on sky one and I liked it, does remind me a bit of Chuck and Jake 2.0 without the humour.

Woodentop · 21/04/14 - 14:44

Dansky+HD wrote: »

I hate how generic the whole show is and nothing stands out as original.

They had a tick box of stuff to do and cancellation will be fully deserved.

You took away hrs of my life "intelligence"......

The obsession with including improbable advanced technology is too much the driving force and often at the expense of the story or characters.

TheGrouch · 21/04/14 - 14:48

Woodbine wrote: »

Watched the first 2 episodes on sky one and I liked it, does remind me a bit of Chuck and Jake 2.0 without the humour.

That was a fun show before the wheels came off!

This show is like a charmless/poor man's 'Person of Interest'. Can't warm to the lead actor in this at all. I'm out.

Regards
TG

Stansfield · 21/04/14 - 20:00

00tommo wrote: »

I watched the first one and thought it was pretty poor but the second one was an improvement so I'll stick with it for the time being.

I was the opposite - liked the first episode, nonsense yes, but fun - gave up on the second, after about 20 minutes....plain stupid!

lealeeds · 29/04/14 - 19:44

flyingv wrote: »

Thanks for that, I thought she was very wooden.

I was amazed though that it took until ep 2 for Josh to get his top off...

I'll probably continue to watch if I'm home and there's nothing better on.

Josh getting his top off is the only reason to watch it

flyingv · 29/04/14 - 21:21

lealeeds wrote: »

Josh getting his top off is the only reason to watch it

Even the threat of that wasn't enough to hold my interest in ep3

:(

carl.waring · 29/04/14 - 22:26

flyingv wrote: »

Thanks for that, I thought she was very wooden.

Well I think you're quite possibly wrong about that; given the fact that she spent 10+ years in the US top-rated show CSI

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