Personally, I find the show quite good. I do have a few issues, however. Forest Whitaker is a wonderful actor, but not as a lead role in a television series. He's extremely distracting - and it's not because of the eye. It's his voice. He constantly sounds like he's out of breath...ran a marathon to get to the scene. His sentence structure is also annoying. He pauses in odd places and the whole dialog sounds forced. I was excited when I heard he was going to be on the show, but now...he's just annoying! There's too much time spent on him and not the rest of the team, which doesn't make a balanced show. I realize it's early though, so hopefully, the characters will flesh out more as we go along.
Secondly, Janeane Garofalo - I don't understand the hatred of the woman and the character. I personally love her. I think she's still trying to find her feet with the character, but she's got the potential of being quite amusing...of being the one person on the team who will just say exactly what she thinks when she thinks it. I really like her and I'm willing to give her a chance to settle in the role.
As for the rest of the team, I like all of them. I'd like to see more about Prophet's past - Michael Kelly makes Prophet such a quiet, interesting character. Beau Garret is perfect for the role of Gina - she's got that no nonsense look about her - hair stuffed in a ponytail, little makeup. She really sells Gina as the real deal.
And lastly, Matt Ryan as Mick Rawson. At first, I was put off because a Brit joining the FBI seemed like something created just for the show. I admit my ignorance in this matter - I didn't even know British citizens could join the FBI...although maybe he's a naturalized citizen. I don't know, but I have to say I really, really, really like the character. He's cocky, cheeky and interesting. He's also gorgeous, which doesn't hurt. His accent isn't hard for me to understand, but I've heard lots of Irish, Scottish and British. So, Mick is a nice all around package for me.
Poor Garcia...she just seems like a fill in...she's there so the viewers have someone they know and love and the producers knew that those fans will follow her to a new show. I'd like to see her actually interact with the team, not just via communication equipment.
So, I give the show an 7 out of 10 and hope that it just keeps getting better and better. Thanks for listening!!
Frost
Secondly, Janeane Garofalo - I don't understand the hatred of the woman and the character. I personally love her. I think she's still trying to find her feet with the character, but she's got the potential of being quite amusing...of being the one person on the team who will just say exactly what she thinks when she thinks it. I really like her and I'm willing to give her a chance to settle in the role.
As for the rest of the team, I like all of them. I'd like to see more about Prophet's past - Michael Kelly makes Prophet such a quiet, interesting character. Beau Garret is perfect for the role of Gina - she's got that no nonsense look about her - hair stuffed in a ponytail, little makeup. She really sells Gina as the real deal.
And lastly, Matt Ryan as Mick Rawson. At first, I was put off because a Brit joining the FBI seemed like something created just for the show. I admit my ignorance in this matter - I didn't even know British citizens could join the FBI...although maybe he's a naturalized citizen. I don't know, but I have to say I really, really, really like the character. He's cocky, cheeky and interesting. He's also gorgeous, which doesn't hurt. His accent isn't hard for me to understand, but I've heard lots of Irish, Scottish and British. So, Mick is a nice all around package for me.
Poor Garcia...she just seems like a fill in...she's there so the viewers have someone they know and love and the producers knew that those fans will follow her to a new show. I'd like to see her actually interact with the team, not just via communication equipment.
So, I give the show an 7 out of 10 and hope that it just keeps getting better and better. Thanks for listening!!
Frost