B.A.

"Whereabouts"



Cast: Timothy Daly, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, A.J. Langer, Laura Leighton, Eric Mabius, Rick Worthy, Natalie Zea, Mark Famiglietti, Wayne Pere, Brian McNamara, Susan Diol, Melissa Yvonne Lewis, Mitch Pileggi, Vince Grant, Richard Fancy, Alexis Cruz, Nancy Linari, Tom Jourden, Ronald Hunter, Brian Casey .
Director(s): Peter Ellis.
Producer(s): John McNamara.
Writer(s): John Belluso.

Original Airdate: April 6, 2005.

Eyes

Chew

Hmmm, I wonder if Mabius is actually dead?

Charlie Goose

You scared me with that subject date, I thought I missed the show! It was great last week, I can't wait to see the new episode.

Red Dog

I really hope the ratings pick up. L&O and CSI:NY are repeats (don't know why ABC didn't promote that fact in their promos for Eyes) so the door is open.

Third Baseman

Just finished watching the first episode. Holy shit. Really great, IMO. Really interesting and I'll surely be watching more.

I doubt Mabius is dead. He's listed as a regular cast member.

Patman

Haha, I knew it as well. Mabius skated by, but got the message loud and clear (plus, his death would have opened up more questions).

Also, it looks like they gave A.J. Langer a makeover from the pilot, so she's actually appealing in this episode.

B.A.

Is everyone else loving this show as much as I am?

Patman

There's a good snap/vibe to this show. Daley owns the show rather easily.

Laura Leighton still looks pretty good these days.

B.A.

There is a great feel to the thing - it's dark and funny, yet smooth.

Yes, she looks almost better than ever.

MrX

I wasn't a big fan of last weeks but I really enjoyed this episode.

I was also glad they gave A.J. Langer a makeover.

B.A.

I've been watching HD @ home for a month now and I must say that ABC's shows regularly look much better than any other network.

Chew

I'm guessing you don't watch Alias? It's far too fuzzy to be "good HD".

cdoug57

Really found this episode to be pretty good.

Not really suprised that the guy is not dead.

Wonder when we will see the husband again. I really enjoyed his performance in the pilot.

So glad there is an alternative to L&O/CSI. This is a very entertaining show.

B.A.

That's the one show I wouldn't give as an example if I was bragging about ABC's HD to a noob. The lighting and situations on that show don't necessarily make for a good viewing experience in HD. But everything else I watch on ABC looks freakin' great, imo.

Charlie Goose

Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon looked smoking hot on the plane, even though she is working for the enemy.

Tim Daly is really good in this. I liked the fact that he made sure the kidnapper got flagged at the airport AND the doctor got busted for selling drugs. He was so light & breezy about it too.

Red Dog

Yep on both counts. She looks great - better than ever did on Melrose. I think it is darker hair color.

I loved GBN dropping the French talk in the corporate executive's office. She looked great; she was so underused on Blue.

The only problem I had with the episode was that the kidnapper was dumb enough to rely on a passport that they gave him.

Red Dog

Uh oh.

The only bright spot is that there was almost no fall-off in viewership for Eyes from last week to this week. However to do that poorly against 2 reruns isn't good.

Damn you, ABC. Why couldn't you have given Eyes, the far superior show to Grey's Anatomy, the plum spot behind Desperate Housewives. It would seem to be a better fit there.

B.A.

Damn, those ratings aren't any better than Blind Justice, iirc.

beavismom

I caught the last 2/3 of this show last night and I really enjoyed it. I love the whole "we don't always play fair" kind of vibe. I don't catch a lot of TV usually, but I will try to catch this one in the future (hopefully it has one).

Red Dog

True, although BJ is plummeting and BJ doesn't face as strong competition. Have to hope that ABC is listening to the critics.

Chew

I'm thinking that's one show we want to stay away from using it's initials. Sorta takes on a different meaning.

Red Dog

Well I could have said the competition for BJ isn't as stiff. I like using the initials.

LorenzoL

Interesting show. I will stick with it for a while.

Legolas

Eyes is a fun show, but ANY show they put at that time slot is going to finish third, unless they try to franchise one of their long-running juggernaut hits (which they have none) like what happened to L&O and CSI. ABC should just accept finishing third at that time slot. If they're worried about ratings, they should just put a show there that doesn't cost so much.

Unfortunately, Eyes' comparisons to Karen Sisco (also an ABC show) won't just be about show content.

synergy

I was thinking exactly the same thing last night. It's a shame that an ordinary show like "Grey's Anatomy', especially compared to "House, M.D." got great ratings behind "Desperate Housewives", while a true breakout show like "Eyes" couldn't even beat reruns of "CSI:NY".

I am afraid that this show will get the same fate as "Karen Sisco" did. The gradual decline of "Lost"' and "Alias" ratings also suggest that ABC's dominance on Wednesday is slipping away.