Lie to Me (Lie To Me)

Member Name: Wils0408n

Product:	Lie To Me
Date:	11/10/09 (72 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Excellent Storylines, Great Acting

Disadvantages: Lie to Me doesn't do these

When I originally saw the advert for Lie to Me, I thought it was some kind of reality show with an expert trying to work out whether someone was lying or not. Once I found out this was a drama series I wasn't as keen to watch it, but watched anyway. Not being a fan of the usual detective series such as CSI and the likes, I was pleasnatly surprised that I really enjoyed this programme.

~~~Cast~~~

Tim Roth ... Dr. Cal Lightman
Kelli Williams ... Dr. Gillian Foster
Brendan Hines ... Eli Loker
Monica Raymund ... Ria Torres

~~~What's it About~~~

The show follows an organisation of facial expression experts as the try to help the FBI with their investigations. The organisation is called the Lightman Group, with Dr. Cal Lightman being the leading expert not only within the organisation but also in the entire world.

Each episode generally consists of a main storyline and a secondary story. The 4 characters named above split in to two groups of two.

~~~Opinion on Show~~~

For me this is easily the best detective related show on the tv. As I said above, I'm not usually a fan of these shows, so for me to like it shows how good the show actually is.

The storylines in the show are always excellent and you never quite know what is going to happen next. There's only been one or two episodes of the show when I knew pretty much what was going to happen. For me this is like a breath of fresh air from otehr shows and movies which you can basically tell what's going to happen from the beginning.

Even though the second series has just begun on Sky One, I find it very impressive that the writers continue to produce such excellent stories which aren't in anyway repetitive. Adding to that, some stories also continue onto other episodes, integrating themselves in without taking anything away from that episodes main story.

All of the leading characters in the show are excellent, but Tim Roth is definetely the stand-out. Being the leading expert his character (Cal) shows the widest range of emotions, and Tim Roth manages every one exceptionally. The cases which he is involved in are generally the ones with the most twists and turns, therefore being the hardest to predict.

~~~Conclusion~~~

I would recommend this show to anyone, fans of this type of thing or not. For anyone who does usually like shows like CSI then this has to be a must watch. 10/10

~~~Other~~~

Channel : Sky 1
When : Thursdays (Usually at 10pm)
Runtime : 60 min (including ads)
Series so Far : 2

Summary: Long may it continue