Liked the first few episodes but it started to lose me when the plot turned (don't want to spoil). Also the main actor is not that great IMO.
This season 3 of "PokerFace" (Paramount?) was about to lose me at about the same point then it got real good.
"Smoke".. I came in with baggage re: Jurnee Smollet.. hated the last thing I saw her in, some blackification of HP Lovecraft (though given Lovecraft's blatant racism perhaps it was fitting for his material. But I stuck with "Smoke" anyway and I think it did good.
Someone mentioned "Ballard" above.. a spinoff of "Bosch Legacy" and I suppose "Bosch" as well. The "Bosch" series were great. I have to say Ballard is losing me fast. It seems to be more about "feelings" rather than facts and crime. Given that the source material is by the same author, I have to wonder who is calling the shots on this series. Why does it have to be so different just because the lead character is female? She is still a cop and detective. They cast her basement cold case team for diversity. It is as if this show is serving THAT diversity story rather than interesting criminal investigations.
I compare "Ballard" to "Bosch" above.. but maybe mentioning "The Residence" would be good as well. It is like an Agatha Christie of Miss marple kind of mystery based around an investigation at the White House. The main character is that actress who played "Krazy Eyes" in "Orange is the New Black". The fact that she and other characters were black or gay or diverse in any way had nothing to do with the story. The story was well served. For what the type of show it was it came off very well.
But perhaps, like "Pokerface", "Ballard" may become better. I'll give it a little more time.
