Intelligence (2013): Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: January 7, 2014

Starring: Marg Helgenberger, John Billingsley, Josh Holloway

Summary: Gabriel Black (Josh Holloway), an agent with US Cyber Command, has a microchip implanted in his brain that allows him to see the full electromagnetic spectrum.

Creator: Michael Seitzman

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. Being Human
Air Date: March 31, 2014
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S1:E12. The Event Horizon
Air Date: March 24, 2014
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S1:E11. The Grey Hat
Air Date: March 17, 2014

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Jeff Korbelik

Mar 27, 2014

The good thing about procedurals is you can come and go and not miss much. The bad thing about procedurals is you can come and go and not miss much. Holloway, though, should be enough to keep you coming back. Read full review

Mary McNamara

Jan 7, 2014

Breathlessly paced and festooned with some pretty groovy computer graphics--the chip allows Holloway to walk through scenes of past destruction in his mind--Intelligence isn't trying to be anything more than what it obviously is. The show is a panoply of familiar elements anchored by a new and attractive leading man. Read full review

Jeff Jensen

Jan 2, 2014

The pilot sets up some promising intrigue but plays like the lowest-common-denominator version of itself: muscular action, a cutout Chinese villain, a rote twist, lots of Josh. Get smarter, please. [10 Jan 2013, p.66] Read full review

Joanne Ostrow

Jan 6, 2014

Both ["Killer Women" on ABC, Intelligence on CBS] feel like paint-by-numbers hours, unsatisfying offerings that are difficult to recall an hour after you've watched them. Read full review

Margaret Lyons

Jan 7, 2014

Let's just call Intelligence competently made.... It's just fundamentally impossible to care about. Read full review

Mike Hale

Jan 6, 2014

It feels cobbled together, from the premise of “Chuck,” “Jake 2.0” and other shows to scenes and situations that recall better productions like “Person of Interest,” “Homeland” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Read full review

Rob Owen

Jan 6, 2014

Networks want their shows to look like movies these days, but the Intelligence pilot makes the border of Pakistan and Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., both look like Vancouver, where the pilot was filmed. It's a minor but telling detail in this unimaginative rehash. Read full review

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little03

Jan 20, 2014

Love it, I just love it. I have waited all week for tonight. I will be watching this show and hope they make it into a long success. Josh Holloway's good guy, bad guy attitude is perfect for this show, he is a wonderful actor....

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bencabana

Feb 11, 2014

this is a great tv show ..great characters and also the story behind is good..hope it will be one of the greatest show of all time. the pilot was awesome.

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reddog99

Apr 2, 2014

the show needs time to show what it can offer and dose who don't like it don't like it, don't witch . INTELLIGENCE is a all some show. the show get you thinking a lot. what happen in the show could be happen right now. so you have a right not to like the show. just don't in salt thethe show needs time to show what it can offer and dose who don't like it don't like it, don't witch . INTELLIGENCE is a all some show. the show get you thinking a lot. what happen in the show could be happen right now. so you have a right not to like the show. just don't in salt the creator intelligence, that how I feel right now. BUT it's up to CBS and some one said when I GET in to this show like INTELLIGENCE.. IT not on the tv. I AM THAT WAY...… Expand

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cumovies

Jul 26, 2014

didn't watch all the episodes after first three i realized this was going to be a very bad show and i haven't watched it since not recommended by me. @@

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Ittiaces

Jan 12, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The premise for this show isn't bad but it's presented to the viewer in a way that is so far fetched it lacks any plausibility so as to allow the audience, even for a moment, to suspend their disbelief. In other words, I just didn't buy it.

Josh Holloway's character, in my opinion, wasn't likeable which is a shame because he's a decent actor. The female lead lacked any charisma, and there is zero chemistry between them even though she's obviously intended as a love interest. A love triangle between her, Josh and his missing wife is clearly on the cards at some stage. I also noticed a great similarity between the female lead's character bio and that of Kate in Lost. She also bears more than a passing resemblance to her. Could the creators be attempting to recreate the Sawyer-Kate relationship as a means to spark some interested in the show? Me thinks yes. Shame. The actress cast as his wife also appeared in Lost. The apparent need to piggyback on the success of that show is honestly disappointing.

The FX are great, slick and add polish to what is otherwise an underwhelming introduction to the show's storyline. I don't want to be too harsh, it was only the first episode after all and perhaps the upcoming instalments will provide some redemption. I'm sure Holloway's fans will give a decent showing of support for the season regardless, he is as they say, 'hot'.… Expand

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SpeedMarque

Jan 21, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I find the premise of this show quite appealing but unfortunately the execution very poor. The whole show just comes off as very low budget, especially the surrounding cast.
The story about the right to Gabriel's life, his or the government is slightly touched upon but is never explored in debt.
The story of the show started off quite interesting but has already veered off course into a unbelievable mess to set up a main villain who also has superpowers. Unfortunately no one deemed it necessary to try and find her or tell the government that they inserted another chip into a different person until it's too late.
Also the whole premise with his super computers ability is hardly used by him except to find video footage of things that already has happened. Hardly something you need one human being for.… Expand

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livigy

Jan 8, 2014

Iv'e only watched the pilot and my views only reflect that limited exposure. I wont be continuing with this series and I wouldn't recommend to anyone.

The portrayal of hacking in TV and movies was already absurd. Not all information is collated and instantly accessible even if you wereIv'e only watched the pilot and my views only reflect that limited exposure. I wont be continuing with this series and I wouldn't recommend to anyone.

The portrayal of hacking in TV and movies was already absurd. Not all information is collated and instantly accessible even if you were given access to databases. Intelligence builds upon this absurdity making "sci-fi" into "fantasy". Techno-mancy at its finest and completely unbelievable; Gabriel might as well be a clairvoyant.

Aside from the technomancy, the cast are banal stock characters with illogical villains who forget they already have leverage, indicating poor writing as the hero relies on their mercy and stupidity. Computerised scopes with wifi for some bizarre reason are probably best avoided when dealing with a technomancer and further indicates poor writing with dependence upon unreasonable happy coincidences. Intelligence feels like it will be like the typical cop investigation show, with a clairvoyant who will undoubtedly be irredeemably arrogant and snarky.

The mystery of Gabriel's wife will at least spare the typical sexual tension between the leads confining their relationship to a platonic level. If I am to be compelled to feel compassion for the missing wife I need more then Gabriel's angst to justify an investment into the overarching plot.

Naming the lead Gabriel feels like a desperate ploy to help make the character more endearing. Unless Gabriel develops some humility or at least a passable sense of humour, I can only hope the chip that miraculously doesn't require a cooling system overheats and boils his blood.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 7, 2014
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  S1:E13. Being Human
  Air Date: March 31, 2014
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  S1:E12. The Event Horizon
  Air Date: March 24, 2014
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  S1:E11. The Grey Hat
  Air Date: March 17, 2014
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  S1:E10. Cain and Gabriel
  Air Date: March 10, 2014
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  S1:E9. Athens
  Air Date: March 3, 2014
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  S1:E8. Delta Force
  Air Date: February 24, 2014
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  S1:E7. Size Matters
  Air Date: February 17, 2014
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  S1:E6. Patient Zero
  Air Date: February 10, 2014
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  S1:E5. The Rescue
  Air Date: February 3, 2014
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  S1:E4. Secrets of the Secret Service
  Air Date: January 27, 2014
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  S1:E3. Mei Chen Returns
  Air Date: January 20, 2014
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  S1:E2. Red X
  Air Date: January 13, 2014
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: January 7, 2014