I just saw it for the first time last night. However unoriginal the premise, it is still intriguing. As I understand it, the central character has witnessed the entire history of New York City. That is at least as interesting as the immortality bit.
So immortality has been done. No problem. Now why is he a cop? That has been done and done and done. This review is based on a single episode, but I saw so many elements that are hallmarks of prime-time mediocrity. They have a police department that is staffed by former underwear models. Not a single cop in the city wears a uniform. A conflict is introduced and resolved in one episode, and the solution is embarrassingly simplistic (talking to people with street cred until someone gives them a tape recording of the murder).
I see that it was canceled last year in the US. Honestly, it had potential. Someone took a good idea and played to the middle. If the formula worked for twenty other cop shows, why should it not work one more time?
So immortality has been done. No problem. Now why is he a cop? That has been done and done and done. This review is based on a single episode, but I saw so many elements that are hallmarks of prime-time mediocrity. They have a police department that is staffed by former underwear models. Not a single cop in the city wears a uniform. A conflict is introduced and resolved in one episode, and the solution is embarrassingly simplistic (talking to people with street cred until someone gives them a tape recording of the murder).
I see that it was canceled last year in the US. Honestly, it had potential. Someone took a good idea and played to the middle. If the formula worked for twenty other cop shows, why should it not work one more time?