- Network: NBC
- Series Premiere Date: Mar 16, 2014
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Based on the first two episodes available for screening, Crisis is more promising than other recent network attempts to create a series that tells an ongoing story.
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Exciting and twisty, Crisis is the show that CBS thought it had at the start of the season with Hostages.
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Taylor and Gross balance just the right amount of competence and bewilderment, while Mulroney emotes the pain of a rejected father. The pilot is all but stolen by Joshua Erenberg, who plays the kid Finley rescues.
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The pilot offers a number of interesting swerves, and Anderson and Mulroney are always watchable, but Crisis shares sustainability issues with CBS' "Hostages."
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The pilot is terrific, and it was directed by Phillip Noyce, whose credits include the Harrison Ford movie “Clear and Present Danger” and the pilot of ABC’s “Revenge.”
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With its frantic pacing, vicious masterminds and valiant law enforcement agents, Crisis might remind you of Fox’s “24.” Not the best seasons of “24,” but still. There’s a lot to be said for a show that works up a sweat trying to surprise you.
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It's moving so fast that the missteps never turn into a full-fledged fall. More than compensating, Anderson and Mulroney deliver big time, while Gross and Erenberg make a surprisingly winning odd-couple team. If there is a weak link in this cast, it's probably Taylor, who has yet to convince us she's a savvy and experienced FBI agent.
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Crisis takes kids in jeopardy, class conflict and adolescent (and national) insecurity and stirs them into a surprisingly effective thriller.
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Crisis may not be great, but it works. [24 Mar 2014, p.35]
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Crisis ultimately gets its priorities straight by giving viewers a reason to care--about the characters, outcome and mystery.
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The main characters are well-drawn and well-played, particularly by Mulroney, Taylor, Gross and (as you'd expect) Anderson, and the structure already seems reliably sturdy.
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Based on Sunday's pilot episode, Crisis has the potential to be one of the spring season's most addictive network offerings. It's intense and suspenseful.
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The mood music in Crisis can be over-wrought at times--and downright over-bearing when a male vocalist breaks into “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child.” But the first two hours are nicely paced and eventful, with the ad hoc partnership between Marcus and an initially resistant Susie gaining traction as the stakes increase.
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For now, it’s an intriguing enough premise to warrant continued attention.
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The story itself relies on a series of coincidences that may be improbable, but the character responses feel authentic.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 39 out of 59
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Mixed: 10 out of 59
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Negative: 10 out of 59
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Mar 21, 2014
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Mar 17, 2014
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Jun 22, 2014