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Message: [QUOTE="storrsroars, post: 5182824, member: 2500"] I hardly ever watch network TV other than Jeopardy and maybe 60 minutes. The last network show I recall watching was "The Good Place". So I surprised myself by deciding to binge "[B]Person of Interest"[/B], which ran back in 2011-16. The overall premise is interesting, regarding how government use of AI can be abused and yet accepted via legislation like the Patriot Act. There's also a nod to "pre-crime" a la "Minority Report". It grew on me. I originally found the leads stiff, humorless, and not particularly good actors, and the storylines often reminding me of something like "Touched By An Angel" where each episode is discrete. But as the series moved on and new characters and national/international threats were introduced, it got significantly better. I really enjoyed the contributions of Fusco and Shaw. By the final season (5), the philosophical arguments for an against AI as a benefit to society were into the metaphysical realm, and while the acting of the leads was still wanting (somewhere along the line Jim Caviezel became older Clint Eastwood), and the shootouts were ridiculous (bad guys with worse aim than Storm Troopers), the stories were substantial and interesting. Glad I took the time to get through it all. [/QUOTE]