Sexual politics aside, the show is badly written and preposterous, and I gave up on it ten minutes into the third episode, in spite of my bias towards watching shows filmed here in NYC and my fondness for Alan Cumming..
On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 9:53 AM, Doug Fields <d...@flids.net> wrote: > Following up on this, it appears "instinct" has run out of original ideas, > just three episodes into their run. There's a very credible accusation of > plagiarism, involving the show's episode last week, and a (much too) > similar storyline from the fifth season of "Bones". Basic plot is the > same, and several instances of word-for-word duplicate scenes. > > > The story: https://quartzy.qz.com/1245791/an-episode-of-the-cbs- > show-instinct-appears-to-have-copied-an-episode-of-foxs- > bones/?ex_cid=SigDig > > > ...and the evidence: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uF0_KtPs1J- > 5VMd09BrhbGD00iXuPnZB/view > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uF0_KtPs1J-5VMd09BrhbGD00iXuPnZB/view> > bones instinct -.mp4 > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uF0_KtPs1J-5VMd09BrhbGD00iXuPnZB/view> > drive.google.com > > Doug Fields > > Tampa, FL > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com <tvornottv@googlegroups.com> on behalf > of Doug Fields <d...@flids.net> > *Sent:* Saturday, March 24, 2018 3:14 PM > *To:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* RE: [TV orNotTV] Why CBS' "Instinct" matters, by its showrunner > > This sender failed our fraud detection checks and may not > be who they appear to be. Learn about spoofing > <http://aka.ms/LearnAboutSpoofing> > Feedback <http://aka.ms/SafetyTipsFeedback> > > I watched the pilot live, and I agree. Nothing special about the show. > It’s absolutely boilerplate cop/non-cop buddy show. Completely derivative > of every one that’s come before it…and, oh, look at that! He kissed that > guy on the lips! **shrug** Big deal. > > > > It’s got a certain charm that might give it a chance for a renewal or > two. But really, nothing to see here. > > > > Doug Fields > > > > *From:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Kevin M. > *Sent:* Saturday, March 24, 2018 1:23 PM > *To:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] Why CBS' "Instinct" matters, by its showrunner > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 10:53 AM Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 12:13 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > Michael Rauch writes for THR > <https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/why-cbs-instinct-history-making-gay-lead-matters-guest-column-1091642> > (link) about how his Alan Cumming series — the first American primetime > broadcast drama with an openly gay leading character — helps change the > landscape. > > > > Not to be cynical but if the show gets cancelled after two episodes, how > much does it matter or change the landscape? It's a mid-season replacement > show and that shows the faith the network has in it. > > > > I caught the pilot free on iTunes... it is a quirky, upbeat, joke-filled > show about catching a serial killer (traditionally a topics for guaranteed > laughs?). The lead's homosexuality neither helps nor hinders the show. I'm > not wild about the whole "cop with a non-cop partner" concept in general, > so this one was going to be a hard sell for me. I wasn't sold. > > -- > 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
