Intelligence (2006)

Pretty Darn Good

All I can say is, when does season II get released on DVD. I'm so looking forward to season two. Somebody please tell me something.

Shad in DC October 17, 2008

A Gem

These are real people involved in the real world of governments, security, spying, underword characters etc.
Don't expect a glossy US series. This is more European/British in tone.
Sure kept my interest.
I'm waiting for the second series.
C/P
End of Intelligence?
I've previously blogged about my fondness for the TV show Intelligence and after the great season finale in December, I now have a free block of time on Monday nights.

Apparently I was not the only one complaining about CBC's lack of advertising and promotion of the show on its network especially prior to the season premiere. The creator of Intelligence, Chris Haddock also points to the lack of promotion as a part of the reason for relatively poor ratings for Intelligence and goes on to accuse CBC of trying to bury the show.

Indeed, it appears that the CBC is unwilling to commit to renewing the series for another season. Judging from message boards and posts, viewers of the show REALLY like it and are passionate about it but I guess if the ratings aren't high enough, the CBC doesn't care.

Is there any hope that the CBC will come to its senses and bring back Intelligence for a third season???

October 8, 2008

Agree re closed captions

I love DaVinci's Inquest and City Hall, so was happy to check out another Haddock production. A Canadian friend sent me the pilot copied off TV, and there were captions, which I sorely needed (am slightly hard of hearing, but always use captions for fast-paced series with lots of dialogue).

I got Season 1 from Blockbuster.com and after watching about 12 hours, I'd say I heard only about a third of the dialogue. I was forced to look up episode guides online and read them before watching each episode, to try to figure out what was happening. Please, Acorn, caption Season 2 when you put it out! August 11, 2008

Don't try to compare

"Intelligence" is an absolut brillant show dealing with the topic of organized crime and cops on the edge. It can't be compared with any other show I've ever seen on TV. Not with the "Sopranos", not with "The Shield", not (sorry...) with "CSI", of course. It's intense, it has as many as excellent characters driven by fabulous actors. The scripts are - oh yes - intelligent. And the thrill of this series goes deep under the skin. If you have any chance to watch it, do so.
The following might be interesting for customers outside the USA and Canada. Although amazon.com marks this DVD-box as restricted code 1 item, it is code free (RC 0). I got it from amazon in Canada, but I don't think there will be any difference. Hope so, Acorn will publish season 2 as soon as possible. Very sorry reading there will be no season 3... July 1, 2008

Refreshing

I really enjoyed this show. Refreshingly different from US fare, although its production values are a little below US/Brit standards, the storyline and characterization are excellent. It's not The Wire, but then nothing is. June 9, 2008

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