Karen Davis-related stories
Posted Oct 11th 2007 11:32AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Life
(S01E03) Reese: You got a pest problem?
Crews: He's not so bad. (Charlie talking about Ted)
I am starting to feel the groove of this show and it is beginning to grow on me. While it is a fairly quiet program, the pace of the story is fast enough not to leave me bored. And, while it is a criminal procedural, there are enough light moments, particularly involving Charlie or Charlie and Reese, to mute the darkness that sometimes permeates these types of shows.
Continue reading Life: Let Her Go
Posted Sep 26th 2007 11:05PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Life

(S01E01) After posting my early look at this new NBC procedural crime drama, reading your comments, and thinking about Charlie Crews in general, I have come to the belief that Life may actually have a chance this season. Not because of the crimes he and Detective Dani Reese solve -- hey, a murder is a murder is a murder. Not because of Charlie's mix of innocence and quirkiness. I think what is going to keep people tuning into the program is the whole sub-plot of the series: trying to find out who the heck framed Charlie for the murder of three people.
Continue reading Life: Pilot (series premiere)
Posted Sep 20th 2007 9:35AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Video, Early Looks, Episode Reviews, Life

In today's crowded world of television, procedural crime dramas are a dime a dozen. Actually, make that a nickel a dozen, since there are so many of them. Each one is slightly different than the other, but they all have pretty much the same formula: a crime is committed (on or off screen), the police go in to investigate, clues are discovered, crack forensic and computer scientists discover even more clues, the wrong person is brought in for questioning, and the real culprit is finally brought to justice two minutes before the credits roll.
Continue reading Life -- An early look - VIDEO