Eleventh Hour - TV-14
Quirky detective solves implausible mysteries.
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- TV Rating: TV-14
- Network: CBS
- Cast: Rufus Sewell, Marley Shelton
- Genre: Drama
Parents need to know
Families can talk about oddball detectives. The "quirky genius" detective character -- someone who can easily decipher human behavior but struggles with basic personal interactions -- is very common on television. Why do you think so many fictional investigators are portrayed like this? Do you think this stereotype is realistic? Do true geniuses really have problems talking to people? Families can also discuss who they think this show is aimed at. Does being relatively "clean" in terms of sex/language/drinking make something automatically appropriate for kids? Why or why not?
Message
Social Behavior:
Though he's part of the FBI, Dr. Hood often seems to be working outside standard law enforcement channels; some officers are happy to cooperate, but he sometimes has a testy relationship with others. Tempers often run high in these high-stakes investigations.
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Violence
Dr. Hood frequently investigates strange illnesses and other medical conditions, which often are fatal. Sometimes these are accidents, and sometimes they're murder -- though there's little violence or gore. Frequent tension and creepiness.
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Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Will Wade
Is it any good?
Hood and Young are only called in to work on the toughest cases, which means that each episode has them traveling to a new location and meeting a new set of guest stars. The format means that this show is all about the mystery, and little is done to develop the characters beyond the obvious pairing of an odd duck and his caretaker. And that's the show's main weakness, because the plots on Eleventh Hour have elements that are both predictable and implausible. And, in the end, that makes the show both formulaic and uninteresting.
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