I started this show for the ratings, at first I thought it's good, but I failed to see what the fuss is all about but what kept me going to be honest - yes, I know it sounds very juvenile - is Anna Torv's face, there I said it! I mean you have to keep watching if the show has what must be the most beautiful woman on earth, right? Not only that but for reasons you'll understand along the road sometimes you get 2 Anna Torvs, and in some rare cases - I kid you not - you get 3 and your TV screen couldn't be prettier :)
Anyway by the end of season 1 things started to change, the plot starts to thicken - a whole lot - and ladies & gentlemen, John Noble (Walter Bishop) started to shine. He must have played one of the best father/mad-scientist roles I saw. His emotions were elegant but pure, quirky but deeply human, he literally stole the camera at every shot he's in. I loved him. And then you stay for the story you're now invested in and the complications and creativity it achieves nearly at every episode. And of course there's still Anna Torv, OMG!!
I'm glad I bumped into this old gem. Thankfully, IMDB ratings still can be indicative.
