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Old 10-20-11, 06:38 PM
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Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

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When the Machine produces the social security number of a judge renowned for his tough sentencing, Reese and Finch have the added challenge of investigating a POI who wants nothing to do with their brand of vigilante justice, on PERSON OF INTEREST, Thursday, Oct. 20 (9:00 / 10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

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Just got caught up with the last 2 episodes last night. I dig the show and I think it's a fun action procedural. Taraji P. Henson's character is definitely the weakest link. I don't think a show like this needs to have some really deep thought provoking mythology to be entertaining each week.

I thought it was interesting that the last 2 episodes never really got any clear resolution.
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

I'm enjoying the show.

It was weird to see The Observer (From Fringe) with eyebrows and facial hair and talking "normal."
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

I really enjoyed this episode. The music that played during the park and diner scenes were great.
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

I like this show.

Cool to see that Gale from 'Breaking Bad' might be joining the cast.
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

Great episode, however I didn't get this vibe from the synopsis at all.

a POI who wants nothing to do with their brand of vigilante justice
Maybe in a vague sense the judge didn't want anything to do with them, but it wasn't much of a point of contention worth noting in a synopsis.

I can't decide if this is my new favorite show or Prime Suspect.
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/cbs-...unforgettable/

Close to getting a full season order along with Unforgettable. These 2 shows are taking longer to get the back 9 because they are produced by different studios.
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

That damn Observer. You can never trust that guy.
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

Still really liking this. Hope it gets a full season.
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

Here's my nitpick this week - So the Russian gangsters kill the nanny, they plan on killing the judge and his son, but the guy who tries to stop them and kicks their ass for a while (Reese) just gets shot in the shoulder and left alive?
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

Reese (with his bad shoulder) taking out all the gangsters at the end while they in return didn't hit anybody (wide out in the open) was my nitipick this week.
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

The obvious hole in the plot was how easily the judge was willing to go along and trust Reese without even thinking of contacting the police or real authorities at any point.
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

My point of contention, aside from the end shoot-out, was the long-haired guy who came walking into the money house behind Reese, nonchalantly, apparently not noticing the 2(!) gates that Reese had broken into, and then misses Reese with his gun from point-blank range, firing just once, instead of 3-4 times in quick succession.

Nitpicks aside, I still enjoy the show.
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

Originally Posted by DJariya
http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/cbs-...unforgettable/

Close to getting a full season order along with Unforgettable. These 2 shows are taking longer to get the back 9 because they are produced by different studios.
FYI, renewed, which is GREAT news to me:

CBS renews Unforgettable, Person of Interest
by: Tom Jicha October 25th, 2011 | 3:36 PM CBS has formalized what has been widely anticipated.
“Unforgettable” and “Person of Interest” have each been renewed for full 22-episode rookie seasons.
They rank as the No. 1 and No. 2 new dramas in number of viewers, drawing an average of about 14 million apiece, with “Unforgettable” marginally ahead.
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

I've never heard of a full season 1 pick-up referred to as "renewed", sounds odd.
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

Originally Posted by RichC2
I've never heard of a full season 1 pick-up referred to as "renewed", sounds odd.
Agreed. At first I was thinking, "Boy, CBS doesn't play when it comes to announcing renewals. In October? That's HBO-like." But as I read on, I thought, "Oh, this is a full-season pick-up."

I'm still watching both shows, though I don't consider either appointment TV.
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Re: Person of Interest -- "Judgment" -- 10/20/11

Finally caught up with all of these episodes and I'm enjoying it. It's not brilliant storytelling and there are sizeable plotholes, but a surprising amount of ass gets kicked for network television. I also like that the show takes itself seriously. I'll keep tuning in until the formula gets old.

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