Lie To Me

Last night was the premiere of a show I had been anticipating for quite some time, Lie To Me. It's pretty common knowledge in my social circle that I'm a geek for crime shows, with bias towards CSI (Las Vegas) and Dexter. I feel I can relate to the "lonely geniuses" of the world (please, do not take that as I'm calling myself a genius. I write about bacon, for goodness sake.) I love the Gil Grissoms and Dexter Morgans of the world, those who throw themselves into their work and often sacrifice personal joys for the common good. (I suppose you could loosely debate this with Dexter, but that's the general idea, so just go with the flow, okay?)

Tim Roth plays Cal Lightman, a similar lonely genius of the world. With a keen eye, incredibly impressive observation skills, and expert analysis of the human body language as a whole, he makes for a very interesting television character. While some might view him with awe, or prehaps jealousy, I almost felt bad for him. To quote the movie Spiderman, "With great power comes great responsibilty." It could be viewed as a curse to constantly know when people were being honest of dishonest. I am interested to see where they take that concept.


The entire cinematography of the show is fantastic. I love the close-ups and slow motion replays that help you "get inside" Lightman's head a little easier, to see the world how he sees it. The soundtrack fits quite well, which is quite a bit deal for me to say, actually. I also like the dialogue, I think the entie script flows well. It's humorous when it needs to be, but is able to be serious when the situation calls for it. Overall, I enjoyed the pilot very much, and it makes me excited for the future of this television show, as well as hope that it continues to raise the bar each week, and avoids cancellation. However, I feel that after the original "Whoa, that's so cool!" effect of this show wears off, it should have some serious character development, lest it becomes just another observant detective show that takes itself a little too seriously.

All in all, I'm looking forward to this show very much, and am excited about the future direction of Lie To Me. Here's hoping Fox won't play their "cancel an amazing show because we can" card. Assuming, of course, that it can live up to its pilot.