[Matt35]

Starts tonight at 9 on universal. Only watched first few EPS of the closer. I know you don't need to have watched the closer to watch this but wondering how good major crimes is and if its worth watching.

[zwixxx]

As with most shows it IS worth you giving it at least a single ep

I watched it US pace and if it does return I'll be watching that season to. But as to whether the series is one of those muilti-watchable ones, well, that's another question.

[alternate]

give it two eps. Lot of cast changes after the first one.

[Tourista]

Watched the first ep, and although its strange not seeing Kyra in the lead role, I think Mary McDonnell is a great replacement lead.

[bramley29]

Like "alternate", I'll give it a couple more episodes. The first one was all over the place, plot-wise, and the twists were pretty predictable. I liked "the Closer" because the stories were tightly written and the denouements strong. I watched every episode and I can only think a of a few which were not excellent. The attempts to make Raydar more human were clumsy and the boy was seriously annoying. By the end of the episode, I was wishing that the serial killer bloke from "the Closer" had managed to dispatch him and thereby done us all a favour. So far it looks like a weak spinoff - which would be such a shame.

[bramley29]

Episode two was stronger than the first but the boy is still very, very annoying and there's no way he would/could/should be allowed to listen into a crime investigation in progress. Styles is just as annoying as the boy. The glamorous, pouting, glossy-lipsticked look doesn't fit with the rest of the cast. One of the things I liked about the Closer was that the squad had a realistic rough, world-weary look about them.

[zwixxx]

Originally Posted by bramley29

Episode two was stronger than the first but the boy is still very, very, very, very fkn annoying.

I'm nodding vigorously here.

[Tourista]

Glad this has got another season in the US, and in general am happy with the cast. Only dislike is the already mentioned Styles.

[linc52]

i thoughtthe show was rather good

[Molly14]

I watched it US pace and it gets better and better as it goes on, Sykes and Rusty get less annoying as it goes on too!