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8/10 for the pilot episode.

Buddy cop bromance meets Blade Runner/Deus Ex. Very cool aesthetic...it seriously does channel Blade Runner, and obviously intentionally. Its not really gritty, but not really flashy either. Its believable middle 21st century fare, from a scifi flavor angle...and pulls off a decent interpretation of an overpopulated and backsliding civilization with way too much technological acceleration for its own good. Great sound production. The two leads were solid (Karl Urban ftw), as was Lili Taylor, whom I've always had a thing for but don't know why. Some of the supporting characters were cardboard cutouts though: One is there purely for eye candy/future love triangle far as I can tell...the other is sure to be the early hater but eventual grudging supporter. The plot moved along nicely, the writing was believable, nothing was over the top.

It did a good job doing all the things a pilot is supposed to do, and I'm cautiously optimistic. This has JJ Abrams' essence splattered all over it, so if that bothers you...

I wasn't a fan. They tried way too hard to make everything "hardcore": dubstep music, as many hot babes as they could fit on the screen, and an annoying Spock robot. The scene where they bust the skin growing operation and just shoot f**k everyone while they run full speed was stupid. The fact that they'd supposedly endanger real people instead of letting the robots do all the dangerous stuff was stupid. The fact that all the cars are from 2013, but it's supposed to take place in 2048 is stupid. Then they introduce two little boys to show that the main guy is a softy because women get wet over that shit. It seemed more like a boring 60 minute JJ Abrams movie than a television show.

4/10

It looks awful. Mixed reviews in this thread so far lead me to believe I'm not gonna like it but I guess I'll get around to giving it a chance if I run out of other things to watch and have some time to kill.

Got it recorded. Will watch, but got busy watching the Challenger movie on Discovery last night

why is it always cops?

Sounds like you're just upset with the manner in which defense attorneys are portrayed.