This show is great! It is mostly for young teens and tweens, due to some of the violence. It isn't nearly as graphic as CSI, and doesn't contain very much language, either. Each character has some talent that they use for the good, as they learn to leave behind their criminal pasts. The main character, Nate, is an alchoholic, so he is shown frequently drinking in the first season, but is revealed to be sober in the second. Overall, this is a great show!

This is a phenomenal series. I think the messages are overall very positive. And vigilante justice? Give me a break! Do we also need to discuss with kids how Batman and Superman are wrong for breaking the law? I think so long as you instill a healthy sense of awareness between fact and fiction into your children, this should not be any more of a problem than your average superhero television show. There is some punching and kicking, but I don't think it's worse than Walker: Texas Ranger. It's considerably less gorey than a lot of the prime time shows teens and tweens might want to watch! The heists are usually ingenious, and it makes you feel warm and happy on the inside to watch it. Sometimes things will come up that more sheltered children may not be familiar with or ready to handle. In one episode, we hear a couple having a very noisy love-making session, and Sophie has to explain that to Parker that they were having sex. Additionally, Nate Ford is an alcoholic. He tries to recover in season two, but lapses again in season three. Most of these "tough issues" are handled tactfully, however, and I don't think even young children would be upset or overwhelmed by them. The humour on the show is fantastic; I would say it rivals Firefly at times. Speaking of which, fans of Firefly/Serenity will appreciate the team's interactions and personalities, as well as their heists! Overall, give it a watch for yourself and decide if it's appropriate for the younger members of your family. Even if you think they need to wait a few years, chances are you'll really enjoy the show yourself!

Well, I would say the biggest issue is the swearing. They say "bi***". This is as heavy as they get in the swearing department. I really love this show. Nat is a recovering alcoholic so there is drinking, and in season 2 or towards the end of season 1, Nat starts to live above a bar.

My family enjoys this action show. Here's a break down of it as based on last year's episodes & this year's opener. This show is a bit reminiscent of the A-Team without the gunfights and explosions. In fact, most times that I remember explosions or gun fire, the "bad" guys were doing it. Even the Leverage team's muscle guy stated in an early episode that he doesn't like guns; he does, however, engage in hand to hand fighting. The show has a quick, light humor and crazy plans which the team pulls off. Not all the plans turn out as expected. About half of the team are wanted by the police; Nate, their leader, & Sophie, a con artist turned actress, are not. Nate, in the early episodes, turns the group onto using their skills to help people who can't be helped by the police or FBI. As they admit in this season's opener, they have all gotten hooked on being "good guys" and they don't want to go back to their previous lives of crime. Now their skills do involve computer hacking, breaking and entering, conning people, etc. and they do point out that if they got caught, they'd get arrested. But they also make a big point wanting to help people in trouble. They also care about each other as their relationships grow. Nate is battling alcoholism (triggered by his son's death) and 2 characters flirt some. Nate & Sophie also had a past romantic connection, but it's relayed through conservations & looks. Leverage is really not much more violent than some of the Saturday morning cartoons, so I think some 10 year olds could handle it. However, since it isn't animated and some situations step away from reality, my husband & I do watch and talk about it with our kids. It's also the kind of show that could lend itself to an "edgier" content, so you need to keep an eye out for that.

I really enjoy this show - I find it well-paced, humorous, and charming. There is some violence and other inappropriate behavior, but that comes with the territory of modern crime shows, and it is much less violent than many.