New York is noted for a number of things. There are programs related to fashion. We have a whole lot of shows where dating and looking for love is part of the story. And then there are the shows dealing with law enforcement. In a way, this show touches on all three.
"Eye Candy" is (very loosely) based on the novel of the same name by R. L. Stine.
Lindy (Justice) sees her kid sis acting out and hooking up with a guy in the wake of the death of their mother. When they stop for a burger at a drive thru, where Lindy hopes to have a heart-to-heart talk about it, Lindy helplessly watched the sis get tossed into a van and was driven away before she could stop it.
Years later, Lindy, who since dropped out of MIT, worked for a computer firm in New York, and started her own cybersearch cottage industry by helping others find their loved ones, using the tech at her job to aid the search.
Meanwhile her roommate encouraged her to start dating through a popular app. The name of the series is the handle Lindy used on the dating site. But when a serial killer appears to be targeting women through that app. Lindy seeks the stalker while she was still looking for clues about her missing sister.
Helping Lindy are Tommy (Casey Deidrick) an NYPD detective, George (Harvey Guillén), Lindy's coworker at her computer job, her roommate and best friend Sophia (Kiersey Clemons) and Sophia's friend Connor (John Garet Stoker).
The hook to this series is the style, as it was on MTV, so the look of the series does reflect a music video sensibility, the focus on computers, women, the tech and the elements of danger posed in the cyber world pushed this forward. Let's also note this show was made in 2015, so maybe it was slightly ahead of its time... or maybe it was right on time?
The weaving of the stories, from the search for the missing girl, to the examination of the dating app killer, to the help Lindy provides to those that come to her for aid in finding their missing is combined with video style cinematography, effects and quick cuts, fast and slow motion, designed to give viewers that feel of intensity.
New York plays a part because the city is both a hiding place and a meeting place for people and with the geography and the sheer numbers, there's a lot of ground for Lindy to cover, with many people also looking for those they have lost.
The problem, according to some critics at the time, suggested the program placed style over substance when it came to the story. The visual impact of the series was seen as far more important than the plot making sense. Still others say this show took the original Stine novel and expanded it in a much more successful way.
No matter what, having a woman computer expert at the center of a crime drama was a big step in representation and may have helped inspire more women to at least consider a career in programming and/or investigation. For that, "Eye Candy" has earned its place on the list.
"Eye Candy" is (very loosely) based on the novel of the same name by R. L. Stine.
Lindy (Justice) sees her kid sis acting out and hooking up with a guy in the wake of the death of their mother. When they stop for a burger at a drive thru, where Lindy hopes to have a heart-to-heart talk about it, Lindy helplessly watched the sis get tossed into a van and was driven away before she could stop it.
Years later, Lindy, who since dropped out of MIT, worked for a computer firm in New York, and started her own cybersearch cottage industry by helping others find their loved ones, using the tech at her job to aid the search.
Meanwhile her roommate encouraged her to start dating through a popular app. The name of the series is the handle Lindy used on the dating site. But when a serial killer appears to be targeting women through that app. Lindy seeks the stalker while she was still looking for clues about her missing sister.
Helping Lindy are Tommy (Casey Deidrick) an NYPD detective, George (Harvey Guillén), Lindy's coworker at her computer job, her roommate and best friend Sophia (Kiersey Clemons) and Sophia's friend Connor (John Garet Stoker).
The hook to this series is the style, as it was on MTV, so the look of the series does reflect a music video sensibility, the focus on computers, women, the tech and the elements of danger posed in the cyber world pushed this forward. Let's also note this show was made in 2015, so maybe it was slightly ahead of its time... or maybe it was right on time?
The weaving of the stories, from the search for the missing girl, to the examination of the dating app killer, to the help Lindy provides to those that come to her for aid in finding their missing is combined with video style cinematography, effects and quick cuts, fast and slow motion, designed to give viewers that feel of intensity.
New York plays a part because the city is both a hiding place and a meeting place for people and with the geography and the sheer numbers, there's a lot of ground for Lindy to cover, with many people also looking for those they have lost.
The problem, according to some critics at the time, suggested the program placed style over substance when it came to the story. The visual impact of the series was seen as far more important than the plot making sense. Still others say this show took the original Stine novel and expanded it in a much more successful way.
No matter what, having a woman computer expert at the center of a crime drama was a big step in representation and may have helped inspire more women to at least consider a career in programming and/or investigation. For that, "Eye Candy" has earned its place on the list.