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'Unforgettable' - 'Pilot': Peripheral-Vision Woman?

What did everybody think of the new CBS drama?

By Alan Sepinwall Tuesday, Sep 20, 2011 11:00 PM

<p>Poppy Montgomery in "Unforgettable."</p>

Poppy Montgomery in "Unforgettable."

Credit: CBS

I posted my review of CBS' "Unforgettable" this morning. Now it's your turn. For those of you who watched the pilot, what did you think of Poppy's accent, how the show displayed her memory, etc., etc.? Where would you rank this on the scale of the current field of CBS crime procedurals? And would you rather have Poppy playing Marilu Henner herself, or else have Henner playing the title role?

Have at it.

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Alan Sepinwall has been reviewing television since the mid-'90s, first for Tony Soprano's hometown paper, The Star-Ledger, and now for HitFix. His new book, "The Revolution Was Televised," about the last 15 years of TV drama, is for sale at Amazon. He can be reached at sepinwall@hitfix.com
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    Jerron

    I liked it...it wan'ts mind blowingly awesome but I can see the potential. It'a only the pilot so I kinda exzpect them to wasate time on the establishing the characters rather than telling the story. Hopefully they will use her "gift" more in the future.

    Please tell me they are in process of making an crossover episode with the Mentalist. (this is part joke and part serious) Maybe I need to start a twitter campaign.

    September 20, 2011 at 11:33PM EST Reply to Comment
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    Jerron

    Write a comment...I liked it...it wan'ts mind blowingly awesome but I can see the potential. It'a only the pilot so I kinda exzpect them to wasate time on the establishing the characters rather than telling the story. Hopefully they will use her "gift" more in the future.

    Please tell me they are in process of making an crossover episode with the Mentalist. (this is part joke and part serious) Maybe I need to start a twitter campaign.

    September 20, 2011 at 11:34PM EST Reply to Comment
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    Eldritch

    As a Buffy fan, I'm really, really sad for Sarah.

    September 20, 2011 at 11:39PM EST Reply to Comment
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    BigTed

    This was definitely dull. Apart from the by-the-numbers crime plot, I thought the weakest part was Poppy Montgomery herself. In "Without a Trace" she did a lousy American accent, but in this show it seems as if she can't act at all.

    The episode of "House" that dealt with this rare memory condition did a far better job of showing how difficult it must be (even though that patient's perfect recall turned out, implausibly, to be caused by OCD). And "Suits" has fun with the guy who can remember anything he reads (yet has little common sense).

    I might give this show one more episode, but I doubt I'll be watching it in the future.

    September 21, 2011 at 2:19AM EST Reply to Comment
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    W

    I think you and Feinberg are making too much of the peripheral vision thing. If she remembers everything she has ever seen it's pretty easy to go back and examine what's going on in the background at the edges of her vision. Like rewinding and pausing a movie so you can study what was going on in the background of the scene.

    September 21, 2011 at 7:55AM EST Reply to Comment
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      W That said, I have no explanation for how she knows what her backside looks like.

      September 21, 2011 at 7:56AM EST
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    JOEL

    on a differant note Alan have you got a chance to see Ringer ep 2 yet??

    September 21, 2011 at 8:35AM EST Reply to Comment
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    Bob

    I'll stick with the comedy version of this show over on USA Network. Its a police procedural about a guy who has a great memory. Unless, of course Alan punches the lead actor in the face and ends the series...

    September 21, 2011 at 9:17AM EST Reply to Comment
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    maven666

    A pefectly serviceable drama. Poppy is 10 PM opium.

    September 21, 2011 at 8:39PM EST Reply to Comment
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    maven666

    Perfectly servieable procedural . Poppy is 10 PM opium. But what to do when Piper comes back?

    September 21, 2011 at 8:40PM EST Reply to Comment
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    AM7

    Cou

    September 27, 2011 at 11:25PM EST Reply to Comment
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    AM7

    Turned it off 4/5th's through - didn't care for it and it was extremely slow. Just brutal to sit through.

    September 27, 2011 at 11:26PM EST Reply to Comment

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