Person of Interest is not the best nor the worst show ever. I don't believe that it is up for en Emmy but i don't believe that it deserves this much bad comment either. I think what we have here is an inaccurate placement of expectations.
People see the name Abrams somewhere in a show (like Fringe, Flash Forward, Revolution...) and they directly expect a better version but nonetheless a version of Lost. When they don't get it, they start whining.
There are a lot of shows out there where some funny-genius guy/girl looking for bad guys after a murder. This is a show where two serious guys looking for bad guys -before- a murder with a little bit of mystery behind. I guess this "machine" is just an excuse for an explanation of "how do they know".(I am guessing it was either this or one of them should have had the spider senses.) As an explanation, "the machine" is quite good i might say, it gives the show the spooky aspect. It also gives the show a bottom-line story.(Like Red John in The Mentalist or the story of the mother in Castle etc..)Is it believable? If you want believable you watch the news not TV shows...
This show is handling itself with three angles. One: going deep into characters. Which is looking good because the acting is good. Two: solving cases. It gives different stories so it attracts people like me who likes case-based shows. Three: "The machine" angle. This is what gives the show depth. This is what makes the show different than the others. So, what's not to watch here? Yes, writing is bad every once in a while but i think the show is good enough to endure some bad writing in the end.
People see the name Abrams somewhere in a show (like Fringe, Flash Forward, Revolution...) and they directly expect a better version but nonetheless a version of Lost. When they don't get it, they start whining.
There are a lot of shows out there where some funny-genius guy/girl looking for bad guys after a murder. This is a show where two serious guys looking for bad guys -before- a murder with a little bit of mystery behind. I guess this "machine" is just an excuse for an explanation of "how do they know".(I am guessing it was either this or one of them should have had the spider senses.) As an explanation, "the machine" is quite good i might say, it gives the show the spooky aspect. It also gives the show a bottom-line story.(Like Red John in The Mentalist or the story of the mother in Castle etc..)Is it believable? If you want believable you watch the news not TV shows...
This show is handling itself with three angles. One: going deep into characters. Which is looking good because the acting is good. Two: solving cases. It gives different stories so it attracts people like me who likes case-based shows. Three: "The machine" angle. This is what gives the show depth. This is what makes the show different than the others. So, what's not to watch here? Yes, writing is bad every once in a while but i think the show is good enough to endure some bad writing in the end.