The tried-and-true network TV procedural is having a moment right now. Watson, who has recently recovered from a brain injury, goes to work at a clinic in Pittsburgh where he leads a team of doctors solving rare medical mysteries. That held my attention for the first portion of the pilot, but it was a struggle for me to hold on through the remaining episodes.
Totally agree, Njera. A lot of watching this show was trying to distinguish between whether I actually liked the show itself or whether it was that I just love watching him. His charisma is unquestionably such a driving force of this show, and watching him very decisively solve medical mysteries is great β but not enough to sustain my interest overall.
THAT said, I do wish network television was more risky in its choices for the kinds of shows it greenlights. Imagine the kind of audience it could draw in. I had the same thought, Erin! I immediately thought of how CBS now has all three of these procedurals. We all need a background show! I felt similarly about that show: great star power, but the appeal of the show itself petered out after a while.
I mean, Morris Chestnut works. Like you said, Marina, his charisma pretty much always works for me. I also just love that the medical cases he solves get resolved by the end of the episode. Rochelle Aytes also works well opposite him. But it was fun to see him pop up, so I hope he recurs often enough that we start to figure out who he is. Yeah, after a couple of episodes, I could see where it was going. This is a specific-to-me quibble, but I grew up in Pittsburgh, where this show is set, and a lot of the regional references felt very shoehorned in.
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