CBS' "Person Of Interest" Discussion (2011-2016) - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

Arvin Clone · 09-24-2011, 05:38 PM

I loved it! Great action and lots of mystery. This show has me hooked from the start.

menaceuk · 09-24-2011, 08:11 PM

I saw this today and to be honest I wasn't Impressed. Will give it a few more Episodes and hope it will draw me in.

X12Celtics3 · 09-25-2011, 12:51 PM

As a fanboy of pretty much everything that Abrams (except for Undercovers) and Christopher Nolan (whose movies were often written by Jonathan) have made, I did not like the pilot at all. The biggest issue was the god-awful pacing that did not allow the week's self-contained story to have any impact at all. There wasn't enough character development between the two main characters or enough substance the the episode's plot to keep me interested. I really don't like procedural in general, but considering the talent involved I'm expecting this to improve as it goes on. Ideally (for me) it would do what Fringe did and evolve from a case-of-the-week show to a serialized drama, but I'm not holding my breath for that.

Goldensuitcase · 09-25-2011, 03:12 PM

Thought it was a very boring premiere. I like the people involved, so I'll keep watching for a few more episodes, but if they are as dull as that opener, no way am I going to waste my time.

LucasEatWorld · 09-25-2011, 03:19 PM

I like how everyone on page 3 said they enjoyed it and the 4 responses on page 4 have all ben negative. Oh you Nancy's.

I thought it was very good. As others have said, even if it sucked, I probably still would have continued to watch it because I'm a fan of both Caviezel and Emerson. Really intrigued by the plot and how the 9/11 thing folds out as well as finding out why Finch walks with a limp and can't hardly turn his neck.

SideEffect34 · 09-25-2011, 07:08 PM

I enjoyed the pilot. It has potential to be a good show. Really like the casting of Caviezel and Emerson.

metsfan1545d · 09-25-2011, 09:42 PM

ill give it more time but the pilot was awful

radagast · 09-26-2011, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LucasEatWorld

I like how everyone on page 3 said they enjoyed it and the 4 responses on page 4 have all ben negative. Oh you Nancy's.

I thought it was very good. As others have said, even if it sucked, I probably still would have continued to watch it because I'm a fan of both Caviezel and Emerson. Really intrigued by the plot and how the 9/11 thing folds out as well as finding out why Finch walks with a limp and can't hardly turn his neck.

There are many time that a show needs time to get in to it's stride. I'm going to be patient with this show because I see a lot of potential.

JTStarkiller · 09-26-2011, 05:44 PM

I gave it about 15 minutes before turning it off. It was boring, cliched, stale. Nothing about it was drawing me in. I know I probably should've given it a full episode, or multiple episodes, but I could just sense that it wasn't going to interest me. Shame, because I really wanted to enjoy it because of Jonah.

master_8ball · 09-26-2011, 06:07 PM

Watched this off the PVR over the weekend, didn't find it very interesting. I had hoped that it would be a little more sci-fi and less CSI. I didn't find anything about the characters interesting. Will still give it another go this week and see how things shape up.

Donat96 · 09-26-2011, 09:45 PM

I just watched this off the DVR today. It was pretty good. I'm not exactly hooked yet, but I see a lot of promise. Can't wait until the next one.

Moviefan1203 · 09-27-2011, 01:19 AM

My wife and I just watched it tonight. We'll give it a few more episodes, but both of us were underwhelmed. The acting and directing were good, but I would have liked to see more character development. Overall, I thought the pilot was just decent.

Belloche · 09-28-2011, 05:53 PM

I thought the writing was sloppy and lazy. It was more concerned with looking slick than making any sense. There was a scene where the cop offers Jim Caviezel a drink. When she takes the cup back you realise she gave it to him to lift his fingerprints off the glass. He's in a police station being questioned about beating up a group of guys on the subway! You mean to tell me they wouldn't have taken his fingerprints the old fashioned way as soon as they got him in the door? Seriously, over the course of one episode there were 4 or 5 WTF moments like this.

Member-152329 · 10-01-2011, 02:36 AM

i loved it! and i loved the second episode, too, perhaps even more. kind of an easy show to watch, not too much anxiety (as with Fringe or Lost), hahaha. although i DO get nervous sometimes, even though i know the good guy will win, yaddah yaddah.

cool stuff!

Arvin Clone · 10-01-2011, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mookoo

i loved it! and i loved the second episode, too, perhaps even more. kind of an easy show to watch, not too much anxiety (as with Fringe or Lost), hahaha. although i DO get nervous sometimes, even though i know the good guy will win, yaddah yaddah.

cool stuff!

I know what you mean. Is there anyone that didn't think

[Show spoiler]

I'm glad we got a little into the past of Mr. Finch. I really like the show so far.

Diesel · 10-01-2011, 04:16 PM

Up until they went to the part with the

[Show spoiler]

I hope they don't reveal too much too soon about their pasts.

Diesel · 10-01-2011, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Gentleman dragged down Person Of Interest (2.7/7, 12.4 million), which slid a modest 13% from its premiere last week directly behind The Big Bang Theory.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/rati...-suspect-drop/

metsfan1545d · 10-01-2011, 09:14 PM

boring and pointless

X12Celtics3 · 10-02-2011, 03:31 AM

The second episode was much, much better than the awful pilot, but still wasn't all that impressive. The standalone story for this week was much more interesting (although still not great), but there is something incredibly wrong with the action sequences and there are a lot of awkward-looking transitions between camera changes. I really know nothing about filming and editing techniques, so I'm not sure what exactly it is, but there is something that really bothers me about it.

I hope that they do something to make me care about the main characters more, especially Caviezel. Emerson at least has the mysteriousness factor and is starting to get a little bit of backstory, but it seems like Caviezel is on screen solely for poorly executed action scenes and soft-spoken one-liners.

I think that the show needs a bit of time to kind of settle into what its going to be before I can really judge it, but I hope that it continues to get better and get closer to living up to my expectations for a show created by Abrams and Jonathan Nolan.

Elandyll · 10-02-2011, 04:50 AM

Wife and I finally got around to watch both episodes, loved em.

Looks like the DVR is going to be busy this season

(still have to check Once Upon a Time and Grimm at the end of October too).

09-24-2011, 05:38 PM	#61
Arvin Clone Power Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Missouri 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:198 DVD collection:452 Digital collection:5 Prime collection:3	I loved it! Great action and lots of mystery. This show has me hooked from the start.

09-24-2011, 08:11 PM	#62
menaceuk Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2010 Blu-ray collection:191	I saw this today and to be honest I wasn't Impressed. Will give it a few more Episodes and hope it will draw me in.

09-25-2011, 12:51 PM	#63
X12Celtics3 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2010 Blu-ray collection:427	As a fanboy of pretty much everything that Abrams (except for Undercovers) and Christopher Nolan (whose movies were often written by Jonathan) have made, I did not like the pilot at all. The biggest issue was the god-awful pacing that did not allow the week's self-contained story to have any impact at all. There wasn't enough character development between the two main characters or enough substance the the episode's plot to keep me interested. I really don't like procedural in general, but considering the talent involved I'm expecting this to improve as it goes on. Ideally (for me) it would do what Fringe did and evolve from a case-of-the-week show to a serialized drama, but I'm not holding my breath for that.

09-25-2011, 03:12 PM	#64
Goldensuitcase Power Member Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:511 Blu-ray collection:1250 DVD collection:4 Digital collection:1 Trading Score:25	Thought it was a very boring premiere. I like the people involved, so I'll keep watching for a few more episodes, but if they are as dull as that opener, no way am I going to waste my time.

09-25-2011, 03:19 PM	#65
LucasEatWorld Special Member Member since:Jun 2011 Location:U.S. Blu-ray collection:427 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:109	I like how everyone on page 3 said they enjoyed it and the 4 responses on page 4 have all ben negative. Oh you Nancy's. I thought it was very good. As others have said, even if it sucked, I probably still would have continued to watch it because I'm a fan of both Caviezel and Emerson. Really intrigued by the plot and how the 9/11 thing folds out as well as finding out why Finch walks with a limp and can't hardly turn his neck.

09-25-2011, 07:08 PM	#66
SideEffect34 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Illinois 4K collection:112 Blu-ray collection:695 Trading Score:57	I enjoyed the pilot. It has potential to be a good show. Really like the casting of Caviezel and Emerson.

09-25-2011, 09:42 PM	#67
metsfan1545d Special Member Member since:Sep 2008 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:134 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:14	ill give it more time but the pilot was awful

09-26-2011, 05:44 PM	#69
JTStarkiller Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Austin, TX DVD collection:69 Trading Score:17	I gave it about 15 minutes before turning it off. It was boring, cliched, stale. Nothing about it was drawing me in. I know I probably should've given it a full episode, or multiple episodes, but I could just sense that it wasn't going to interest me. Shame, because I really wanted to enjoy it because of Jonah.

09-26-2011, 06:07 PM	#70
master_8ball Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:675 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:2	Watched this off the PVR over the weekend, didn't find it very interesting. I had hoped that it would be a little more sci-fi and less CSI. I didn't find anything about the characters interesting. Will still give it another go this week and see how things shape up.

09-26-2011, 09:45 PM	#71
Donat96 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:The Aphelion Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:83	I just watched this off the DVR today. It was pretty good. I'm not exactly hooked yet, but I see a lot of promise. Can't wait until the next one.

09-27-2011, 01:19 AM	#72
Moviefan1203 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Pennsylvania, USA Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:45	My wife and I just watched it tonight. We'll give it a few more episodes, but both of us were underwhelmed. The acting and directing were good, but I would have liked to see more character development. Overall, I thought the pilot was just decent.

09-28-2011, 05:53 PM	#73
Belloche Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Nova Scotia, Canada Blu-ray collection:403 DVD collection:11 Trading Score:3	I thought the writing was sloppy and lazy. It was more concerned with looking slick than making any sense. There was a scene where the cop offers Jim Caviezel a drink. When she takes the cup back you realise she gave it to him to lift his fingerprints off the glass. He's in a police station being questioned about beating up a group of guys on the subway! You mean to tell me they wouldn't have taken his fingerprints the old fashioned way as soon as they got him in the door? Seriously, over the course of one episode there were 4 or 5 WTF moments like this.

10-01-2011, 02:36 AM	#74
Member-152329 Expert Member Member since:Jan 2011 4K collection:82 Blu-ray collection:531 DVD collection:150 Trading Score:97	i loved it! and i loved the second episode, too, perhaps even more. kind of an easy show to watch, not too much anxiety (as with Fringe or Lost), hahaha. although i DO get nervous sometimes, even though i know the good guy will win, yaddah yaddah. cool stuff!

10-01-2011, 04:16 PM	#76
Diesel Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:10	Up until they went to the part with the [Show spoiler] I hope they don't reveal too much too soon about their pasts.

10-01-2011, 09:14 PM	#78
metsfan1545d Special Member Member since:Sep 2008 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:134 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:14	boring and pointless

10-02-2011, 03:31 AM	#79
X12Celtics3 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2010 Blu-ray collection:427	The second episode was much, much better than the awful pilot, but still wasn't all that impressive. The standalone story for this week was much more interesting (although still not great), but there is something incredibly wrong with the action sequences and there are a lot of awkward-looking transitions between camera changes. I really know nothing about filming and editing techniques, so I'm not sure what exactly it is, but there is something that really bothers me about it. I hope that they do something to make me care about the main characters more, especially Caviezel. Emerson at least has the mysteriousness factor and is starting to get a little bit of backstory, but it seems like Caviezel is on screen solely for poorly executed action scenes and soft-spoken one-liners. I think that the show needs a bit of time to kind of settle into what its going to be before I can really judge it, but I hope that it continues to get better and get closer to living up to my expectations for a show created by Abrams and Jonathan Nolan.

10-02-2011, 04:50 AM	#80
Elandyll Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2007 Location:MD Blu-ray collection:188 Trading Score:1	Wife and I finally got around to watch both episodes, loved em. Looks like the DVR is going to be busy this season (still have to check Once Upon a Time and Grimm at the end of October too).

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