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| 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful  Underappreciated Gem of a Show, By This review is from: Raines Season 1 (Amazon Instant Video) A witty, intelligent portrayal of a man's mind disintegrating due to a traumatic experience. That the man in question was portrayed by Jeff Goldblum was a bonus, as Mr. Goldblum is one of the few actors who could take such a serious subject and make it humorous and...all right, I'll say it--quirky. He is a quirky actor, and not for everyone's taste, but if you do enjoy his style, you'll enjoy Raines, because it's Jeff Goldblum at about his quirky best.It's a shame the show had such a limited run, but it was (in my opinion) the victim of a disastrously inept advertising campaign that let people think it was just another show about a psychic detective who talks to ghosts. What people didn't understand was that the "ghosts" were only manifestations of Raines overstressed mind. The great joy of this show was watching the actors have fun weaving the imaginary characters in and out of the "real" action. My favorite episodes were "Reconstructing Alice", which pitted... Read more The Best of Jeff, This review is from: Raines Season 1 (Amazon Instant Video) Do you have to be a fan of Mr. Goldblum (and a woman) to enjoy this show? Don't know, as I am both, but I wouldn't think so. I don't generally like most crime shows - too much gore and twisted minds for my taste- but this one was so enjoyable and inventive. Very understated but excellent performances from an actor usually more overtly quirky. The dialogue is intelligent and stimulating, the scene photography interesting and the cast characters are also a notch above the usual fare.It is a shame that NBC exec's have such low opinions of audience intelligence and viewing taste. Maybe they just didn't have the balls to stick with excellence over predictable, formula shows and the outrageously stupid drivel TV viewers are insulted by and assaulted with every evening. Down with "staged" reality TV and up with Raines!! Simply Brilliant!!!! One of the best shows that ever aired!!!, This review is from: Raines Season 1 (Amazon Instant Video) A Big 5 Stars for this one!!!!Raines is a clever, intelligently written and unique twist on cop dramas with some great laughs thrown in for the bargin. As a lifelong Goldblum fan, I consider this is his very best work and his most intriquing character! Even the show's opening title credits sequence is inventive and well done. The opening shot in the pilot will have you hooked from the beginning- where during Jeff's narration explaining why he wanted to become a detective you watch the blending of a classic Hollywood movie image of a night time crime scene with a 1940's starlet lying next the swimming pool of a Hollywood mansion that slowly morphs into a daylight shot with a modern day male victim in her place. To his dismay, Raines sees and interacts with hallucinations of the dead victims which appear to him from the moment he first sees them at a crime scene. But unlike "Medium" and "The Ghost Whisperer" these are not ghosts, they are only... Read more |
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