First of all, almost nobody on this show is anywhere near as attractive as the people on Numb3rs (who were admittedly as a group absurdly attractive) with the exception of the marginal character here who was actually also on Numb3rs.
Second, while I don't know much about puters, I know enough about psychology to know that the computer hack is not the only thing ridiculously simplistic and inaccurate in this pilot. Third, whoever is creatively behind this show is not very good at writing dialogue or plotting narrative, but has a knack for basic story. At several points when I was about ready to give up on this, I was hooked back in by just a few nice touches. The story is not really about geniuses using their big brains to stop bad things and people, but the thing at the end of the pilot, where they make the deal that they will translate the kid to the mom, and she will translate the world to them. That's pretty good - if only the person who came up with that could hire someone who knows how to write dialogue and shape plot development. But then, I guess if they had that complete package this show would be on AMC or FXX. Instead it is on CBS, and I saw enough to get me to give it a few more episodes and see if they can do better when they don't have to carry the burden of explaining the show. On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > The problem with a show like this is that either it has no authentic > technical advisors, or it desperately needs to fire the ones it has. In the > '80s you could have a show like "Whiz Kids" where a teenager sits in his > bedroom and rat-a-tats on a keyboard and stops a missile from launching. In > those days nobody questioned it. But if a series in 2014 is going to open > an episode with a title card indicating it is based on true events, then it > needs to have a solid footing in reality. > > I didn't dislike the series, but the stereotypes need to become > full-fledged characters quickly or I'll lose interest. > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 9:06 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> FWIW, the reviewer at io9.com claimed a hacker scene in the pilot was >> the worst ever. >> >> >> http://io9.com/scorpion-brings-the-stupidest-most-batshit-insane-hack-1638333877 >> >> David >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Kevin M. <[email protected]> >> *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 23, 2014 9:21 PM >> *Subject:* [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Scorpion >> >> It wants to be "Numb3rs." It isn't "Numb3rs." But Paige the waitress is >> cute. >> >> https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/pilot/id909052078?i=919843107 >> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> -- >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
