BoardChiri
Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay
SeeQuant
Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction
Fulke
Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
sapphox2
bad? why? no wonder why America has so many inmates. no one cares if someone guilty or not. i am really angry. but i am from "a us tr i a". we have other rules here. sorry, but this is not just a TV show. it shows the reality. bad? why? no wonder why America has so many inmates. no one cares if someone guilty or not. i am really angry. but i am from "a us tr i a". we have other rules here. sorry, but this is not just a TV show. it shows the reality. bad? why? no wonder why America has so many inmates. no one cares if someone guilty or not. i am really angry. but i am from "a us tr i a". we have other rules here. sorry, but this is not just a TV show. it shows the reality.
Cameron Allen
I was finally able to catch a few reruns of Conviction, and I can see why it didn't last. I wasn't expecting it to be exactly like Law & Order, but I did kinda expect it to at least try to be realistic. I never had a problem with Alex Cabot on SVU but for some reason, I absolutely hated her in this. Her character seemed incredibly arrogant and egotistical, and many of the other characters were exactly the same way. Just see Eric Balfour's character threatening a guy with his prosecutorial powers in a men's room. "You see this badge?! It says D.A.!" I was rolling on the floor from that one. This show could not have had less to do with the criminal justice system. The breakdown goes sort of like this: 20% crimes, 70% their personal lives, 10% that hot brunette (who ended up playing a detective on the original L&O for a few episodes) banging her boss. If I wanted to see crap like this, I'd watch bad daytime soaps. Dick Wolf should be ashamed to have his name attached to this.
tinkerbellekat
This is an excellent addition to the Law and Order Family! And it truly is a family with the return of Alex Cabot from SVU. It would be a shame for this show to get cancelled as it is on the fence, it could go either way according to nbc sites.I am sure you'll fall in love with the characters and you'll look forward to each episode. The show is aired on Friday nights, I think that has a lot to do with possible low ratings.....if you don't have dvr or tivo, stick a tape in the vcr. You can still go out and enjoy your Friday night, and have an amazing hour of entertainment awaiting your return.Watch it, there's a good looking guy/girl for every viewer to drool over! And the best thing is, you get that, plus great plot lines and character story lines!
lucasmom2007
Conviction has it's flaws and does fall back on the same old clichés. One cast member in particular stands out, however, and I am positive not even the producer who gave him the job recognizes the amazing strengths the actor and his character adds to the story line. I am sure "Billy Desmond" (aka J. August Richards) was written in with the intent of bringing the now much sought after (and definitely much needed) "Grey's Anatomy" diversity to the forefront of American television, especially by giving him some of the same cutting edge workaholic, misogynistic characteristics usually reserved for white characters. This kid has serious skill that should not be overlooked just because the show gets a little hacky. Young Mr. Richards has had the outrageous good fortune to have scenes written for him on this show that could have been written for any actor, not just "the" African-American, or in his case, the Panamanian-American, on the show. I have noticed that the latest two episodes will downplay his role to an almost nonexistent degree as opposed to the three episodes prior. Hopefully this will not be an ongoing trend. At any rate, I would suggest to anyone who hasn't seen the show to give it a try. Don't make the mistake of making comparisons; It's not as good as Law and Order- I'm a huge fan.The key to L&A's success is they never delve too far into the personal lives of the characters. It's about the cases. That's why it's been on so long, and yet we still love Elliot and Olivia, Gore and Aames. It's just the opposite with Conviction. Lotsa story line on the personal lives ... still, check it out and watch from the beginning if it doesn't get filled in with a summer replacement. Jaime August Richards is going to be a star.
