Irish Blood

This is one for hard-core TV mystery fans only - by which I mean those who will watch just about anything, even clerical detectives. The star of Iris Blood is Alicia Silverstone - who now looks a bit like Kathleen Turner in middle-age - but the plot is more Cluedo than Clueless. It's a color-by-numbers mystery, with underwritten characters and an uninspired plot. And it's only partially redeemed by the Irish setting, which is under-utilised and undermined by every Oirish cliche you can imagine. It also has to be said that Silverstone, who gave one of the greatest comic turns ever captured on film in Clueless, is a clumsy presence here, most particularly in the would-be comic moments. But there the script bears at least 50% of the blame. I persevered for the first two episodes, but no more.

Not sure why people are dissing on Alycia Silverstone other than they expect her to be the cute clueless girl. Guess what people, we age. Her acting style is exactly like Clueless other than the acting personality isn't (drama vs comedy). Watch Clueless again and I think you'll agree.

As for the plot, I have yet to watch a show in the last 10 years that was absolutely original whether it be comedy or SciFi.

Acting is great, writing is ok (I agree that the main character is meant to be smart but puts herself in dumb situations), scenery is beautiful though would love to see more. I always give a show the first three episodes before making a definite decision as the first two most often tend to be slow as to build the characters, but I am giving it a rating now because I'm shocked at people's reviews after just two episodes. I think Alycia Silverstone deserves a chance and I believe (or I hope rather) that we do see more of the characters of her late father and her mother.

Alicia Silverstone confidently steps into this layered interesting relatable character. Her talent brings an element of humor and intrigue. An added bonus to see beautiful picturesque Ireland. Great acting by all the actors. I love this new show and am looking forward to watching the rest of the season.

Why on earth they cast the girl from clueless, I have no idea but what could've been a decent show with a pretty decent cast is overwhelmed by the poor choice for the main character. She's hard to watch and if I wanted to watch an American in a lead role, I'd watch American tv. The scenery is beautiful, the story is OK(a little far fetched & silly) but it isn't a good mystery for me. I wish Acorn TV had better mysteries.

Ireland is now a wealthy European country that's making more and more TV shows. So far the shows I've seen aren't up to par with British crime dramas, they aren't a "Grace", a "Vera" or a "Shetland" in terms of scripts or acting. The plot of "Irish Blood" is cliched, it's been done before. I have no problem with the cast, Irish actors are right up there with British actors in terms of skills.

The show has gotten a lot of hype in the media, but it's just hype there is no substance. Ireland as always is beautiful as the location for any film or TV show. I made it through episode 1 and called it quits, enough for me.