Scorpion

Evidently several reviewers who pan this show as "unrealistic" have never seen any of today's mega-hit action movies. They are all "unrealistic", "over the top", etc. They make no attempt to be realistic. They focus on being FUN.

An LA Times movie critic called this show "ridiculous, but fun". EXACTLY!!! If you want realism, watch a documentary. This show is intended to provide entertainment, pure and simple, and on that score I give it high marks. All of the actors are archetypes of the character types that they portray, and at that they seem to me to all excel. They are no different than the superhero genre of films that are raking in so many $$$ at the box office today.

The show is ridiculous with no understanding of human intelligence or autism. Somehow it's still entertaining, but in an almost insulting way.

To be fair, I've only watched 15 minutes of the first episode, but if I'm being honest, I'll probably watch another episode.

OK, it's full of "geniuses" (or is that genii?) and the leader has an IQ of 197 but please, its a TV show & is made for entertainment - and this it does. Had all these episodes been factually correct like most of the reviewers on here seem to want I guarantee you would have switched off after 10 minutes cos it would be so damned boring. Personally ( and not having an IQ in genius levels) I found this entertaining, funny in places and certainly not boring, the characters were quite likeable, the idea was sound - and based (loosely) on a real life company and ok, the plots were a little ott but that's television for you. I look forward to more outings with team Scorpion

I made the mistake of reading the bad reviews that almost made me skip over this show. I'm lucky there were a few who seen it for what it is and convinced me to give it a go.

Firstly we'll address what every other review has. Realism. The scenario is not realistic and full of holes, but lets be honest, what TV show/movie isn't? I'll first say I'm a computer programmer. So I can see all the technical downfalls this show has. Being in my position I also see it in every other show or blockbuster movie. They don't make anything to be 100% believable. They make it to be fun and entertaining. I would like to see them get a technical consultant to help with this problem, but I don't feel it takes away from the shows entertainment value.

With the obvious aside lets talk about the show itself. Four socially awkward genius's. Yes it does follow the role that smart people cant be socially engaging, but it does add the to entertainment value.

The first episode drops our main characters into a very stressful situation. This lead to great character development that most shows take half a season to reach. After one episode I felt I knew and could relate to each character personally. It also had its fill of ups and downs with a quickly developing story line. Over all a great introductory episode and I cant wait to see more.

Yes, 99% of people that watch this show know that it's over the top and beyond silly. BUT, who cares, not every show has to be based in reality. Plenty of people watch GOT and Star Wars and other fictional shows and don't complain how unrealistic they are. This show is fiction, it's fantasy, crazy, over the top and good for a odd laugh. Don't take it seriously and you might just enjoy it. The characters are likeable and the stories are passable.

I gave it 7 because it's just fun entertainment and that enough for me.