The script, locations, story, and timeliness (New York City is now yet again on high alert from terrorist threats) are perfect. The cast is competent as well. There are even certain subplots that are great (the sister of the ex-Mujahadeen doctor exhorting her brother AGAINST the taking of a life).
Yet when all the elements are placed together, the series falls flat. The execution is horrible. Timing and editing is choppy but the worst is the uninspired musical score.
The Grid is worth watching because the plot is so intelligently complex, but be mindful of the glaring flaws. Where Threat Matrix succeeded, the Grid fails. The former was able to take complex stories and condense them into 1 hour vignettes. The latter has a great story, but it just drags.
Yet when all the elements are placed together, the series falls flat. The execution is horrible. Timing and editing is choppy but the worst is the uninspired musical score.
The Grid is worth watching because the plot is so intelligently complex, but be mindful of the glaring flaws. Where Threat Matrix succeeded, the Grid fails. The former was able to take complex stories and condense them into 1 hour vignettes. The latter has a great story, but it just drags.