Just have to say there are a few fans of HUSTLE (or perhaps they're just ex-writers of the show trying to up their residuals...you think???) that are trying to say if you like one you'll like the other. Not true. I sampled HUSTLE when it first came out and hated it. Though its a show about cons and grifters playing robin hood its like comparing two westerns just because they're westerns or comparing two mysteries just because they're mysteries. LEVERAGE advertised themselves as a cross between MISSION IMPOSSIBLE and THE A-TEAM and that description is right no the mark. LEVERAGE is fast-paced action and action-comedy fluff with a bit of high- gadgetry. HUSTLE had a snobbish air to it, sort of like BOSTON LEGAL, strong language and sexual situations that seem to permeate British dramas today (though not as bad as HBO or SHOWTIME). LEVERAGE harks back to family programming before it was hi-jacked by reality television. HUSTLE is just another attempt at trying to compete with R-rated cable shows. There are quite a few great British shows, HUSTLE if not great isn't bad either, and its okay to prefer one over the other, but its nothing like LEVERAGE so don't make that mistake.
