The Fix

Had high hopes for it, but minus a few moments here and there, it continuously feels over-scripted and over-acted - which is somewhat forgivable... especially if a show isn't meant to be taken too seriously, but it feels like they want to be serious drama and keep falling short. Sometimes it takes me a few episodes for me to connect with characters, but every time I watch this, I want to like it more than I actually do.

Can't get past the bad acting, horrible writing, and especially the lead actresse's constant fishlip pose with her mouth!

I'm a fan of Robin Tunney from The Mentalist days, and glad to see her back.

Directing was spot on for the pilot, and the writing so far has some nice twists building up. The pacing and editing flow nicely. Casting was also spot on, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje's acting is very convincing.

So far this looks promising, only time will tell. It's an 8/10 from me.

EDIT May/20/19: Well, just finished the season (and series) finale, and although not as bad as the G.O.T. finale, it was still underwhelming. A lot of melodrama leading to an unsatisfying end. Nevertheless, great directing and acting, just lazy writing towards the end. Had to drop my rating score from an 8/10, to a generous 7/10 - mostly going to the cast and directing.

In 2010, LA prosecutor Maya Travis (Robin Tunney) loses a big celebrity case against movie star Sevvy Johnson (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) for the murder of his wife. She retires in the aftermath and eventually settles down with a new life. Eight years later, Sevvy is again the prime suspect in the murder of his girlfriend Jessica Meyer. Maya's old colleague Matthew Collier calls her back to assist in the new investigation. Investigator CJ was her best friend during the original trial. Sevvy rehires his old lawyer Ezra Wolf (Scott Cohen) who is heavily in gambling debt. Collier pushes aside lead prosecutor Loni Kampoor in favor of Travis.

Marcia Clark is one of the creators of the show and it has many parallels to the infamous OJ case. It's a great soapy legal drama but it gets way too overly dramatic at times and pushes beyond believability. Nevertheless, the turns are fun. The show's three leads, Tunney, AAA, and Cohen, provide plenty of juice. Each one create great drama despite going overboard a few times. Its main drawback is its limited run potential. The show would run out of plot once the crime is solved. It's fine for a limited run mini-series. For an ongoing show, it's questionable how long the plot can be dragged out. It got canceled after a ten episode run. I just saw the final episode. The resolution makes no sense. The killer wouldn't act that way and do what happens earlier in the show. The twist is simply bad writing.

Marsha Clark and her writing partners Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain really took a spin on a story we know so well. They are keeping us guessing. Fantastic cast, great writing, surprising payoffs! Can't watch to see if Savy is guilty as he looks or if he's telling the truth. Will have to keep watching to find out!