In this updated version of Magnum P.I. Thomas Magnum (played by Jay Hernandez), a decorated former Navy Seal who is trying to get his P.I. business off the ground in the tropical surroundings of Oahu, Hawaii.
American TV has been lacking a bit the last season or so in the mystery genre, but this season's mid season release of the show Instinct has finally given mystery fans something to cheer about again.
On September 20, 2016, CBS TV introduced us to the world of jury trial selection as seen thru the eyes and work of Dr. Jason Bull (Michael Weatherly) and his support staff. Five episodes into the season we have seen a wide ranging variety of clients and trial situations.
Take one part Bourne Identity (sans the amnesia), add one part Chuck, and throw in a dash of 24, and you’ve got Michael Seitzman and CBS’ latest venture: Intelligence. Entertaining the idea of government agents fusing with computers to create almost Captain America-like super soldiers has been going on for years, but in an age of a global information network and brand new ways to wage war on each other, Intelligence takes a different look at the secret agent genre.
I am not the biggest fan of CBS shows for a variety of reasons: they often follow a strict formula that gets tiring really fast. Then they got a hold of Person of Interest, an amazing Sci-fi procedural that is incredibly good, so I had to give them some credit. That is the real reason I was even remotely interested in the Sherlock Holmes project when I first heard about it.
