From Deseret News archives:
'E-Ring,' 'Minds,' 'Instinct' all stink
It's shocking that producer Jerry Bruckheimer, whose TV shows include "CSI," "Without a Trace" and "Amazing Race," could put out something this bad. That actors like Benjamin Bratt ("Law & Order") and Dennis Hopper could look this foolish.
But they do.
But he runs up against the bureaucracy, and his boss, tough guy Col. Bob McNulty (Dennis Hopper), who's little more than a cartoon.
It's not that the plot of "E-Ring" is so awful. The spy stuff has the making of a good story.
But not one character rings true. And those characters are forced to speak hackneyed, unbelievable dialogue.
In one scene, Tinewski delivers a heartfelt speech that turns the American government around. Really. In another, McNulty hugs a subordinate in a scene that's laugh-aloud ludicrous.
NBC moved "West Wing" to Sundays to make room for this piece of junk?
It's about a group of FBI "mind hunters," who piece together portraits of horrific killers. (The cast includes Mandy Patinkin of "Chicago Hope," Thomas Gibson of "Dharma & Greg" and Shemar Moore of "The Young & the Restless.")
Thursday's premiere is excessive in its portrayal of a woman who's been kidnapped and held in a cage. But that's nothing compared to the second episode (which airs in "Mind's" regular time slot on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 8 p.m.) that's nothing short of horrific in its repeated footage of people being burned to death.
Again, the most applicable word here is reprehensible.
KILLER INSTINCT (Friday, 8 p.m., Ch. 13) is somewhat less disgusting than "Criminal Minds" but no more entertaining.
Hey, this is a show on Fox set inside the San Francisco Police Department's deviant-crime unit. See you pretty much know what to expect.
Johnny Messner stars as detective Jack Hale, who (cliche warning!) is back on the job after his partner died in the line of duty. He's got a boss (Chi McBride) he fights with and a new partner (Kristin Lehman) who doesn't trust him. And in the premiere, they deal with a guy who's using spiders to immobilize and rape women before they die.
Yes, still more women in jeopardy. And this is still more bad TV.
E-mail: pierce@desnews.com
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