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Fire Country has more story and stronger characters at the outset than a CBS procedural like this usually has, and that’ll carry the show when the fires start looking all the same as each other.
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Added relationship drama helps this series rise slightly above the middle of the pack among CBS procedurals.
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Efficiently introduces a substantial cast. ... As their characters’ lives overlap and make room for each other to the tune of twanging country guitars, some decent pairs of chemistry emerge. But make no mistake: from its conception to its premise to all its most standout scenes, this show is Thieriot’s. ... It might’ve been harder — or at least more complicated — to dive deeper into the stories of the men who left prison alongside Bode, but if “Fire Country” could make even that slight gesture toward honoring the experiences fueling this show, it would be far better for it.
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So overwhelming is the Bode-ness of it all that Fire Country leaves little oxygen for anything or anyone else, flattening what could have been a smarter, more interesting procedural.
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“Fire Country” is too much of a piece with other shows of its ilk to feel new and exciting, but that ilk — the prime-time, location-based action-soap — has made hay for decades.
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Despite the sizable scale of its emergencies, which is a commendable achievement in visual effects, the show’s first two episodes feel bound to the conventions of its overcrowded genre and hardly break any new ground in terms of characterization, introducing a painfully thin set of characters who lack the chemistry necessary for weekly appointment television.
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It's easy enough to see where things are going, though the interrelationships of the characters come as some surprise, even in a show so otherwise predictably plotted and paced. The actors, strait-jacketed by the format, don't really have much of a chance to shine, though Billy Burke as Edgewater battalion chief Vince Leone makes a solid impression as does Kevin Alejandro as Manny Perez. ... Mr. Thieriot, of "SEAL Team" and "Bates Motel," has a lot to do.