Cracked

I don't need to be Miami Viced with flashy cars and stubbly studs, nor do I need to be blown away with mind boggling scientific 3D visualizations, nor do I need to be cajoled into mirth by quirky hipster references. And this show is none of that.

Appreciating acting is subjective for the most part, although 'bad acting' is obvious and painful to watch. I've seen complaints that the acting is bad, but I personally found myself rapt and engaged by these people, who I might add, I haven't been overexposed to and so I'm not distracted by previous characters they've played. This helps I suppose.

It doesn't even feel particularly Canadian to me, which is a testament since I can usually spot it instantly. Looks like they are finally braving some new attitudes in camera/lighting techniques up here.

Overall, I am looking forward to some more thorough fleshing of the main characters (and I don't mean gratuitous sex, save that for season two)

Perhaps they will dare to broach the mental health issues rampant in the Business/Corporate world (ie: sociopaths et al). I'd like to see that.

To be honest, I didn't think much of the pilot, but I wanted to give it a chance because of the topic matter. With there still being such a negative stigma attached to mental illness sufferers, it's good to see relatable, realistic characters that are either displaying signs of a mental illness or be seen to be compassionate and understanding towards those going through the symptoms.

If I were to nitpick at it, I guess some of the writing seemed a bit lazy in parts, but I find the characters likable despite (or maybe because of?) their flaws. I find myself being easily drawn into the plot and I guess this helps me overlook what I see as failures in the story line where luck seems to have them in the right place at the right time saying just the right things... not as realistic as I'd like, but I guess I'm watching this more for the entertainment factor.

It also helps having actors who double as eye candy ;)

Cracked is awesome!!

I love the crime show genre, and this one is different enough to stand out from the crowd and entice me to watch every episode. Too many crime shows are built from the same mold. This show contains plenty of storyline and plot development, but still has a certain amount of thrill to it...so its not just mindless guts and gore, its not just another Drama, not just another who-dun-it show. I think it dips its toes just enough into each.

Cracked is a well written, nicely developed crime show. I love the character development over time, the subtlety between characters one can pick up on if you watch every episode...

If you are looking for a more compassionate crime show, Cracked is for you. It focuses on Crimes involving the mentally ill in a manner in which I think we all wish real life police officers would.

All In all I give Cracked a full rating, because it gave me everything I look for in a new crime show.

I'll be short, Well structured fantasy play on what rescources cops have in real life! Although not a serious drama and escapist by design it has some messages worth viewing! I enjoyed this given it reflects what I'd like to be able to do in my RL job! The tension of Law enforcement vs Community problems ie. Mental health issues. (the lack of rescources for Mental Health Treatement Worldwide)

Rights for the Mentally Ill!

Although not strictly realistic this show reflects a common experience by both caring and law enforcement agencies. For many years there has been a ping pong of this responsibility and this is the first time I've seen this translated into a real working model although fictitious .

I'd recommend a viewing, even to support expanded utilization of mental health professionals within forensic deployments (my forensic byas)

This episode was enjoyable and intriguing because it dealt both with a bizarre mental illness (prosopagnosia or the inability to identify or recognize faces, hence the title) and background world events (children soldiers in former Zaire). I was shocked, however, to learn that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has switched official languages from French to English, and nobody warned me! It must have happened when Zaire became DRC, I'm sure. Why else would two DRC immigrants speak with a blatant African accent from English-speaking Africa? More seriously, I find it hard to believe that the series' production team was unable to find actors who would be originally from French-speaking Africa especially in a country like Canada that prides itself on its bilingualism.