Common Law follows Travis Marks and Wes Mitchell, two detectives who have a major problem...each other. Because they constantly butt heads, they have been sent to couples therapy. While the premise itself sounds both funny and intriguing, the premiere episode of the new series ends up falling into the department of a generic crime-solving procedural. There is no denying that Ealy and Kole have amazing chemistry with each other, and their onscreen characters also compliment each other very well with their different personalities. However, their bickering and disagreements ends up merely being filler dialogue to drag out the 90-minute episode's case which involves a murder victim.
While the show itself has a promising premise, the time the two main characters actually spend in couples therapy is minimal. In fact, the episode opens and closes with them in a session, but the rest of it is spent on solving the crime.
Common Law has the potential to be yet another runaway USA Network hit, but without the witty storytelling of last summer's hit Suits, and the impeccable mix of bantering and case solving of White Collar, the show could end up just being 'another new cop show on TV.'
I have high hopes that this will not end up as another cop show. (Ed)
Common Law premieres Friday May 11 @ 10/9c on USA Network.
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I'm excited for this show!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'll be checking this one out. I watch too many shows on USA already:)
ReplyDeleteReally looking forward to this one also and I don't think a series should be judged on a pilot alone. So many TV series have started on shaky footing only to find their feet and turn into solid shows. Stars have chemistry -- BIG plus in their favor. Casting of late has been most new series achilles' heel.
ReplyDeleteI'll check it out and see..
ReplyDeleteI have good hopes for this one...
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised to hear the pilot wasn't groundbreaking. I wasn't expecting it to be anyway. It's clearly one of those shows that will base itself on the chemistry of the leads (and I do love my bromantic relationships).
And from what I've seen so far the chemistry seems to be there (and even the underwhelming review backs that up) so I can see myself sticking it out until it finds it's pace and balance.
Can't wait for this show.
ReplyDeleteFor me, it's all about chemistry, so I'm really looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteNothing has ever been groundbreaking from USA.
ReplyDeleteThink I will pass on this. I have too many shows I am watching already.
ReplyDeletewow
ReplyDeleteTrue but, more often than not, they are fun....
ReplyDeleteYes, i agree on that Folie. I like Burn Notice and Suits a lot form USA, and i think they are shows with some great actors that shine sometimes, even tough the series are both quite light if i may say so.
ReplyDeleteBut everything else got boring quite fast. I was fan of both White Collar, Covert Affairs, Nesseary Roughness, Psych and Royal Pains from the start. But they went bad or boring fast for me.
Looking forward to Common Law. It looks like a typical buddy-cop show with more in the spirit of Lethal Weapon-movies. I like the main cast also a whole lot from before.
Sure, the formula has been done before, but I thought that the pilot was good and I hope they let the show develop because both of the lead characters have more depth than the average character in a law show. I thought the tension between the two was great and also adds a lot of potential for future exploration.
ReplyDeleteOh and one more thing, I thought it was awesome that they used that song "Blanco" by Pitbull and Pharrell when Wes and Travis were chasing Ramon through the streets of downtown, that song is so intense it really added the icing on the cake to a great action scene - plus, I love a great foot chase.