Flashpoint - anyone else watch it?

[RagingBITCH]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com...ertainment/Television/

Apparently pretty highly watched. (Least for the timeslot)

I had one on my DVR from when I was out of town. Watched it last night - the pilot was a little slow, guess it's focusing more on the characters than the action, but all in all really enjoyed it.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

I saw it on Friday, enjoyed it and will probably watch again.

 

[George P Burdell]

I saw it a few days ago. Even though the "crisis" in the pilot episode was kinda lame, I think the show was well made and has potential. Also, I think the show is Canada's attempt to show the world they have more than 1 sniper.

 

[QED]

This show is perfect. It's got it all, including:

1) A token black guy.
2) A token female (because we all now hot women who probably weight 100 lbs soaking wet make outstanding SWAT officers!)
3) A token "old" codger ("old" in this case means over 40, which is old for TV show standards)
4) A cliche "new guy" with a mysterious background (it's the pilot and they are already introducing a "new guy"? wtf? Have the writers no patience?)
5) A cliched main character who is ultimately talented, appears noble because he is conflicted about shooting a guy who has just murdered his wife/ex-wife and is holding an innocent bystander hostage, and (so as not to appear too perfect) has exactly one character flaw.
6) A police building that looks like it could be the headquarters for Google or some other billion-dollar company, but instead is used as a meeting place for a bunch of 25-year old's wearing hybrid police/military uniforms to discuss stun grenades, laser-sighted semi-automatic machine guns, and rapelling techniques.

 

[MisterJackson]

Originally posted by: QED
This show is perfect. It's got it all, including:

1) A token black guy.
2) A token female (because we all now hot women who probably weight 100 lbs soaking wet make outstanding SWAT officers!)

Well, she's not S.W.A.T., but I met a 23 year old helicopter flight instructor over the weekend who can make men drop to their knees. She's got the attention of every guy in the watch tower. Especially when she wears her mini skirt and does her pre flight checks. She even got Kevin Costner bitched at by his new wife last time he was in town and he requested she fly him to his event here. Off topic, sure....but hot women can have brains and braun like the rest of em.

3) A token "old" codger ("old" in this case means over 40, which is old for TV show standards)
4) A cliche "new guy" with a mysterious background (it's the pilot and they are already introducing a "new guy"? wtf? Have the writers no patience?)
5) A cliched main character who is ultimately talented, appears noble because he is conflicted about shooting a guy who has just murdered his wife/ex-wife and is holding an innocent bystander hostage, and (so as not to appear too perfect) has exactly one character flaw.
6) A police building that looks like it could be the headquarters for Google or some other billion-dollar company, but instead is used as a meeting place for a bunch of 25-year old's wearing hybrid police/military uniforms to discuss stun grenades, laser-sighted semi-automatic machine guns, and rapelling techniques.

 

[MisterJackson]

dp

 

[BassBomb]

So whats the verdict of the show (on CBS too)?

I love The Unit and this would be a nice show to watch also I think... how is the action?

 

[imported_Imp]

Originally posted by: BassBomb
So whats the verdict of the show (on CBS too)?

I love The Unit and this would be a nice show to watch also I think... how is the action?

Officially, it's more about the characters. Overall, the characters are all good except for the psychologist.

I think it's an ok show. Could be better, it definately feels like the Unit. I'd have preferred that it felt like CSI with more 'heart' and "wow, what a f**ked up world".

I cringe at some of the settings though. The building that they used as a hospital in one of the first episodes is actually Metro Hall: a government office building. I 'lived' in there for half a year.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: QED
This show is perfect. It's got it all, including:

1) A token black guy.
2) A token female (because we all now hot women who probably weight 100 lbs soaking wet make outstanding SWAT officers!)
3) A token "old" codger ("old" in this case means over 40, which is old for TV show standards)
4) A cliche "new guy" with a mysterious background (it's the pilot and they are already introducing a "new guy"? wtf? Have the writers no patience?)
5) A cliched main character who is ultimately talented, appears noble because he is conflicted about shooting a guy who has just murdered his wife/ex-wife and is holding an innocent bystander hostage, and (so as not to appear too perfect) has exactly one character flaw.
6) A police building that looks like it could be the headquarters for Google or some other billion-dollar company, but instead is used as a meeting place for a bunch of 25-year old's wearing hybrid police/military uniforms to discuss stun grenades, laser-sighted semi-automatic machine guns, and rapelling techniques.

sounds like you just watched the pilot which is what I watched. But look at the alternative.. they can't have 2 of the same characters or that would just be dull. There's a reason cookie-cutter formulas are cookie-cutter.

 

[Psynaut]

I caught this show by accident on Friday, and was surprised at how good it was. I went back and watched all the previous episodes (13 of them) and I thought all but one of them was very good. The show and the characters grow on you pretty fast. I gotta say, I will be watching this show regularly from now on. I love the hostage negotiation stuff, and they present it in an intelligent way that allows the viewer to learn the psychology behind it.