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Dull dull dull dull dull dull dull!!!


And yet again DULL! If this is an example of your average American cop show, I'm glad I have avoided them. In fact the only reason I started watching was I thought Damien Lewis was excellent in The Forsyte Saga (nasty but adorable). Won't make that mistake again. The shows are badly written and the acting generally awful, even Lewis. Won't be watching another one of these soon. Anyway, I try to avoid American network TV, now I remember why. Glad to see Lewis went back to England, though he probably made a lot more money working here.

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Amen! OMG I tortured myself over three nights to finish the first episode. It was AWFUL! I was lead here by someone on the Bloodline board who suggested this as a great follow up to Bloodline. Wrong! I do really like Damian Lewis but dear God, this was BAD! Needless to say my "binge" ended after episode 1!

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Why? It is easy to come on a board and repeat the word dull. You made a general comment about American shows being badly written and acted.

For me, this show was a nice change from the usual police procedural format. A police officer found guilty of murdering his best friend and wife is sent to prison and spends 12 years getting beat up until new evidence proves his innocence. The state give him a boatload of money, but as part of the reparation, they must allow him to work as a policeman again. They bump him to detective and put him in homicide and give him a troubled partner who is trying to get into the boss's good graces by "spying" on the guy. He is NOT supposed to try to work on "his" case and try to find the real murderer. Oh, and he's found zen and is obsessed with fresh fruit since he never got any in prison.

He finds that he was railroaded into prison by his brothers in blue who are dirty.

Now: you have Damien Lewis who is perfectly crazy/sane in the role. Sarah Sashi breathes life into Danni Reese. The captain seems shady then not shady and then shady again.

So, what exactly did you not like?? The humor? The violence in prison? The flashbacks as a way to tell the story? The fact that the viewer had to really pay attention??

What part was dull?

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This was one of more unique american cop shows lol, if it's not your cup of tea go and enjoy your uk/ca 6 ep series.

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Admittedly, when I tried watching Life 2-3 years ago, I also found it dull and unengaging in large parts. I decided to try it again a few weeks ago and Life seemed like an almost different show--with humor, interesting plotlines, nuance and great characters. For those that prefer a lot of action, chases, and gunfights in their crime shows, Life certainly will seem dull. For those interested in plots and subplots, and memorable characters, Life may well be an interesting viewing experience.

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Adding the new captain in season 2 was a real treat for me, man that character was funny.

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