brilliant and creepy at the very same time -- Laurie shines
Perhaps the highest compliment I can pay to the production team behind CHANCE is that this would have been an interesting show on its own, even before the casting of Laurie.
But there's the rub. They did cast Laurie and thereby elevated this to brilliant.
It is about a "consulting neuro-psychiatrist" which is a fancy way of saying a doctor that takes one creepy case after another.
Add in music that would not be out of place in a horror film and you have all the fixings for good entertainment.
And then there is Laurie himself. What a pro! You would guess he would want to reprise House, one of the most memorable roles in the history of TV. And you would be wrong.
Laurie has crafted his character to be almost the "anti-House." Tentative, awkward, uncertain, shy and fearful. The kind of shrink that could himself use a shrink.
Great show. Recommended.
((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))
But there's the rub. They did cast Laurie and thereby elevated this to brilliant.
It is about a "consulting neuro-psychiatrist" which is a fancy way of saying a doctor that takes one creepy case after another.
Add in music that would not be out of place in a horror film and you have all the fixings for good entertainment.
And then there is Laurie himself. What a pro! You would guess he would want to reprise House, one of the most memorable roles in the history of TV. And you would be wrong.
Laurie has crafted his character to be almost the "anti-House." Tentative, awkward, uncertain, shy and fearful. The kind of shrink that could himself use a shrink.
Great show. Recommended.
((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))
- A_Different_Drummer
- Oct 30, 2016