With the final season starting tonight, we talk to the show creators and look back on a great scifi series.
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Person of Interest remains one of the smartest shows about AI on television
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I've been pleasantly surprised by this show at pretty much every turn, and this is pretty much what I wanted to see for a big conclusion. I'm glad they're not going to drag it out for another couple of seasons too, this is the right way to go.
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I was seriously disappointed in the way that the last season ended, but only because it didn't end the way I was hoping. I thoroughly enjoyed it, nonetheless.
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Another vote for the series (but start from the beginning, if you're new).
Good stories, good acting, increasing thought provocation.
Good stories, good acting, increasing thought provocation.
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"you can think of the Machine as the X-Men's Dr. X"
While I am prepared to accept I don't know everything about Marvel and X-Men, I am pretty sure I can safely say you know nothing about X-Men as you should have said "Professor X".
While I am prepared to accept I don't know everything about Marvel and X-Men, I am pretty sure I can safely say you know nothing about X-Men as you should have said "Professor X".
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I stumbled upon this show when it started, and I have been hooked ever since. I thought given the long hiatus after season 4, that CBS had cancelled it and left us hanging! Super excited to see the final season! 
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Murdered by the network because it's too much good sci-fi and not enough fill in the blanks cop show. Though even when it was masquerading as a cop show (or a spy show) it was better than most on television.
And yes if you're going to watch it, take the time to watch from the beginning. You miss a lot if you try to shortcut and watch 'relevant' episodes. And even their filler is good TV.
And yes if you're going to watch it, take the time to watch from the beginning. You miss a lot if you try to shortcut and watch 'relevant' episodes. And even their filler is good TV.
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I was hooked from the first episode. Love this show and sad to see it go but CBS is doing the right thing by not dragging it out. Looking forward to this final season!
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One of the best shows on TV at the moment. Really disappointed that CBS is killing it. From what I hear it's due to network politics between CBS and Warner Bros (who make the show).
Also, minor nit-pick - Carter dies in the middle of Season 3 (episode 9).
Also, minor nit-pick - Carter dies in the middle of Season 3 (episode 9).
Yeah up to season 4 on Netflix US I believe.[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31119953#p31119953:21yeh3zg said:
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Come on Netflix... You have the rights to the previous seasons...how about adding a season 6 to your original programming library?
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[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31120045#p31120045:3j5gkyls said:
#sixseasonsandamovie ?
had to be said
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A real science fiction show, without the pseudo SF fantasy angle. I am going to miss it.
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The Machine is not going to like that post...[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31120049#p31120049:21tow8ax said:
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[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31119953#p31119953:2nreewf8 said:
If you're the marathoning type, you might want to wait until the end of this current, and last season before you get started. If not, then yeah dive right in on Netflix.
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[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31119823#p31119823:39zk7zja said:
Indeed.
Love that Root is Fred from Angel...Amy Acker rocks that role. Hell, they all do.
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[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31120045#p31120045:1dv12pfz said:
I don't know... I would have liked to see it go on--it's the only show I've ever purchased all the seasons of--but I'd rather it end cleanly. Also, I'm not really sure where they can go after concluding this story arc that wouldn't just seem anti-climatic.
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The thing I've loved about this show is that the tech references have, for the most part, made sense. (I'm a computer programmer.) I've never seen a mainstream show actually try before. I work in the financial sector, and their financial lingo has been spot-on too. It's been a great change from the writing of most shows.
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I liked the first couple of seasons before it went full-on Deus Ex, then it got too confusing for my tastes. Certainly better than most of what's out there though, especially for avoiding the computers-are-magic junk that shows and movies usually go for.
edit: Also, totally agreed that ending the series before it jumps the shark is good and something that far more shows should do.
edit: Also, totally agreed that ending the series before it jumps the shark is good and something that far more shows should do.
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Don't know why I thought season 4 was the last one, thanks for the article. Now I need to wait til it's released on DVD / Blu-ray to watch it with my wife. She was kinda impressed, I think, I'm not too much but still enjoyed it enough.
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[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31119953#p31119953:1qpd5o7g said:
Yeah I've said it for years, the best Sci-Fi show on TV started off as a rather bland police procedural and turned into something incredibly fun and thoughtful. I can't wait to see how season 5 goes! Such a pity it is ending.
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[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31120235#p31120235:22tktxky said:
I really enjoyed the character development. Harold has a pretty awesome backstory, which the series takes its time fleshing out. I really enjoyed how the creators of the show tied John and Harold's lives together using the AI as a central figure. It's hard to really express without spoiling anything, but if nothing else, the creators of the show do an excellent job of demonstrating the butterfly effect.
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[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31119919#p31119919:243e79jo said:
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I used to love it, but the show just got too dark for my tastes as Season 3 wound down and Season 4 started. No pun intended, but i just lost interest. Maybe I'll pick up halfway thru this season to see how ends.
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[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31119953#p31119953:3u1qp4g0 said:
Yep, all of them are.
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Watched the first two seasons then off cable for a while, just started re-watching from the beginning of the series. Incredible amount of subtle (and not so subtle) foreshadowing, great writing and production. Definitely worth the time.
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Great stories and mixed acting. Fusco is good, Carter is great, Shaw is great, Root is great...Finch and John get better...but they don't offer up very good performances.[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31119881#p31119881:3dnnraoj said:
That hasn't stopped this show from from being one of my very favourites. I *love* this show.
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[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31120071#p31120071:1v5yzo4g said:
Of course it won't, but Samaritan will do something about the "undesirable" that posted it.
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This is a show that you really have to binge watch. The plotting is intricate and very long-term; the way subtle details suddenly have new significance shows (or sometimes seasons) down the road is amazing. This has been - easily - the best show on television during its run. And you won't get it all if you watch a show or two a week, unless you have a far better memory than I do. (Well, that's not impossible....)
This is the kind of show that makes buying discs worthwhile. As someone above mentioned, even the worst episodes are better than almost anything else. And every time you re-watch a season, you will pick up new things.
IMHO, of course. 8>)
edit: Of course I can spel.
This is the kind of show that makes buying discs worthwhile. As someone above mentioned, even the worst episodes are better than almost anything else. And every time you re-watch a season, you will pick up new things.
IMHO, of course. 8>)
edit: Of course I can spel.
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I love this show almost as much as Better Call Saul... But if it weren't for Michael Emerson and the cool take on warring AIs, it would be pretty forgettable. Each character has great moments, don't get me wrong, but there are also more than a few filler episodes, and some are *stupid* filler at that.
Anyhow, been looking forward to the show coming back, hoping the shortened season means less crap.
Anyhow, been looking forward to the show coming back, hoping the shortened season means less crap.
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[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31120149#p31120149:3gqackca said:
You would also like Mr. Robot. It's perhaps even more complex and nuanced than POI, and is very realistic when it comes to technology and social engineering. They are by far my two favorite shows of the current decade.
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[url=http://meincmagazine.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31119953#p31119953:suikw64s said:
Yes.
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Good article, and I love the show, but those are some pretty big spoilers to not have a warning IMO
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"When Carter died tragically at the end of season 2..."
Correction: Carter dies in the middle of Season 3.
(Yes, I am That Guy.)
"...but at least we'll get to see the greatest love story ever told about a hacker and a ninja."
From your mouth to The Machine's ear.
Correction: Carter dies in the middle of Season 3.
(Yes, I am That Guy.)
"...but at least we'll get to see the greatest love story ever told about a hacker and a ninja."
From your mouth to The Machine's ear.
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