In 2007 NBC brought us one of the best TV series for many many years - and took it away again. That's the story of "Raines".
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Jeff Goldblum as a cop? Well now that's surprising.
Spit out your sarcasm, in "Raines" he wasn't just a cop, more the ultimate mad cop with a bunch of intelligent halluscinations. And as the title told us from the beginning "there's a method to his madness".
The LAPD detective Michael Raines (Jeff Goldblum) has always been a great cop, solving every possible case - till his partner died in one special case he can't get from his mind. Since then he's started to "see things". They are not really ghosts, more like the picture his imagination draws him of the murdered victim who's case he has to solve. And what he doesn't know, he doesn't see, it's simple as that. But the more he sees the more he also cares.
"Raines" was set up as a great idea with great cast and a certain touching story. Matt Craven as the captain, Malik Yoba starring as Raines' dead buddy Charlie, a bunch of good actors, mostly topped by Jeff Goldblum, of course.
And then after just 8 episodes NBC said bye bye Raines, hello again to boring, common crime series that just don't surprise you anymore.
Now let us recover. A fresh idea, great and well known actors, (according to the board of imdb.com) everybody loved it.
There comes a question crawling to my mind - why did they take it off the screen? Some say it was too much like "Monk", I personally don't think that, maybe that should have chosen other costumes, okay that's probably a point. Some say they claim most of the people didn't understand the fact that Raines didn't see ghosts.
However, we miss the series and we also still miss the DVD because no company did bother yet to release one - is there still hope for a new season? Who knows ...
Jeff Goldblum as a cop? Well now that's surprising.Spit out your sarcasm, in "Raines" he wasn't just a cop, more the ultimate mad cop with a bunch of intelligent halluscinations. And as the title told us from the beginning "there's a method to his madness".
The LAPD detective Michael Raines (Jeff Goldblum) has always been a great cop, solving every possible case - till his partner died in one special case he can't get from his mind. Since then he's started to "see things". They are not really ghosts, more like the picture his imagination draws him of the murdered victim who's case he has to solve. And what he doesn't know, he doesn't see, it's simple as that. But the more he sees the more he also cares.
"Raines" was set up as a great idea with great cast and a certain touching story. Matt Craven as the captain, Malik Yoba starring as Raines' dead buddy Charlie, a bunch of good actors, mostly topped by Jeff Goldblum, of course.
And then after just 8 episodes NBC said bye bye Raines, hello again to boring, common crime series that just don't surprise you anymore.
Now let us recover. A fresh idea, great and well known actors, (according to the board of imdb.com) everybody loved it.
There comes a question crawling to my mind - why did they take it off the screen? Some say it was too much like "Monk", I personally don't think that, maybe that should have chosen other costumes, okay that's probably a point. Some say they claim most of the people didn't understand the fact that Raines didn't see ghosts.
However, we miss the series and we also still miss the DVD because no company did bother yet to release one - is there still hope for a new season? Who knows ...
1 comment:
Wish it would come back.. I haven't had the chance to see Raines :(
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