Wonderful character development!

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Well it's called "Reality TV" for a reason--mostly because it scripted garbage. Disgusting that Dick Wolf has allowed this series to proceed on the false assumption that indicted = tried and found guilty. Even more disgusting that desperate family members are presented with indictments as if "case closed"--but those family members are likely actors in many cases so maybe not so serious after all. This is legal fantasy but it doesn't rist to the top of the shoe soul of Law and Order

+ Kelly Siegler & Yolanda McClary are exemplary women without any pretentious over dramatization as they take on their roles as hosts and investigators. They work well as hosts compared to many other crime programs. The fact that they are not always able to catch the perpetrator and being honest about it, plus showing the impact on the families, is a refreshingly real take on American crime shows. The systematic take on how evidence is gathered and reviewed, interviews are taken and suspects eliminated is very interesting for anyone that loves these types of crime series. Everything is very methodical and clearly put into view. - When handling real cases, showing real victims and suspects we as an audience will never know what is steered by editing and if that is morally acceptable to put on as a show which is in itself firstly for entertainment value.

The CSI person is an excellent idea, but a prosecutor - without a defense perspective - well - something kind of stinks. Talk about being lopsided - I can see where this show could easily spiral into nothing more than a weekly witch-hunt. I may be wrong, but I have a problem with a prosecutor who has a perfect conviction record. That - in itself - should raise some viewer questions at least. Now I do have my doubts, but at the same time, I may change my spots...it usually does. I may be completely wrong and this show may turn out to be a real keeper. Both characters seem to be intelligent, interesting and competent. I do like the pace of the show. The tempo is typical of any reality-TV, which is fine. There is one thing that really will turn me off though. Will this show result in a weekly conviction? I will walk away. Come on, there are plenty of innocent people in prison who were victims of perfect prosecutor records. I am skeptical of the existence of ghosts and perfect records.

It is different in that you see the process of how they go about trying to solve cold cases. Most of the evidence is already known at the beginning of the show...because it is a cold case. I like when they go out to the crime scene and do their recreations. I guess I am intrigued by their thought processes. Of course, being from Harris County, where Kelly was a prosecutor, I know about her and Johnny Bonds. Kelly was a quick fire prosecutor and quite successful, so I like watching her in action. I do also like that they will at the beginning give an update on previous cases covered. If you're tired of the usual crime show, I think you will like this one. I hope TNT keeps the show.