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Scorpion  

For the past eight years CBS has given TV audiences a reason to love geniuses. The Big Bang Theory has shown that being a nerd/genius isn’t a bad thing. So the popular network has decided to expand on the amount of genius-type shows, but this time the geniuses are saving lives in the new show Scorpion.

In the pilot episode of Scorpion, Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) control tower is hacked which causes the airport to lose contact with 50+ planes still in the air circling the city. Out of options, Homeland Security hires a team of geniuses to figure out how to restore communications with the planes and potentially save hundreds of lives.

After watching the premiere, I wasn’t really sure how I felt about the show. During the episode the team was on a time crunch, so understandably the whole show was rushed. The downfall to this is that you really don’t get to know the characters. Of course little bits of each personality are given, but just enough to mesh with the story. I can say that the premise of a foursome of geniuses saving the world each week is quite intriguing and the episode was , in fact, exciting and because of this, I will keep watching…for now.

Scorpion centers around Walter O’Brian (Elyes Gabel Game of Thrones), a computer expert, and his team which consists of a human calculator ( Ari Stidham The Crazy Ones), an electrical engineer (Jadyn Wong Cosmopolis), and a psychologist (Eddie Kaye Thomas American Pie series).  Now as I said before the episode was rushed so I wasn’t given a good chance to really critique the acting of any of the supporting characters. Gabel, however, is the only one on screen long enough to get a read of his character. I can say that Gabel was decent and I hope the writers develop him better than the characters’ first impression.

I’m going to give the show at least 4 episodes to really hook me. However, if the show is going to be like the first episode, no amount of geniuses will be able to save it.

The Verdict: Give It 4 Episodes.