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Sorry but it wasn't bad at all


I almost erased this a couple of times from my DVR due to the bad reviews but I'm glad I didn't. Fairly entertaining with plenty of action, witty dialogue and likable characters. Really can't understand the disdain for this show when there are so many other overated, mediocre shows getting undeserved praise. Surprisingly entertaining.

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It was a pretty generic pilot, but I see possibilities.

Fighting a religious war is like fighting over whose imaginary friend is better.

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It's a cop show and nothing spectacular but undeserving of the criticism thrown its way.

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It is derived from a great movie and a lot of people are pissed, like with Lethal weapon. And, true, they really could have done the movie justice and be less generic. They were rushing things and tried to set the stage and story early on. A 2 episode pilot would have been better, help set a more natural pace.

Fighting a religious war is like fighting over whose imaginary friend is better.

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Don't you dare try to compare this to lethal weapon... That show is actually very suprisingly good. This show sucks

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I love LW, but its pilot was also very by the book.

Fighting a religious war is like fighting over whose imaginary friend is better.

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It's a terrible adaption... everything about it is cheesey asf! I was surprised about the seasoned cast I recognized quite a few faces but just the overall budget and the network is on is totally wrong this needed to be on TNT possibly FX if they had the cojones to take the chance on it.. I wanted it to be good but it failed and I already know it's cancelled lol but I am looking forward to the Taken premiere on NBC I have higher hopes in that one

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Taken will be alingbtve same lines. Should be on a cable network but anyway I thought that that would be the reason why this wouldn't be good but it
surprisingly was a good pilot. And I never liked the movie.

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Taken will be cheesier than LW.

Fighting a religious war is like fighting over whose imaginary friend is better.

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No it won't. At least it taking a serious vein. While LW is fun the action scenes are sometimes Road Runner cartoonish!

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