Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

drakejones The concept had potential, but the story lines were typically so absurdly over the top and implausible that the only real demographic possible was teenage girls. "Teenage girl" also describes Eric McCormack – a teenage girl's mind in a man's body. McCormack's shamelessly self-indulgent method acting and tortured narratives were dreadful. To add insult to injury, McCormack sings and plays piano – and neither well at all – much like the deluded Mandy Patinkin when he played God in Chicago Hope. And, speaking of playing God: McCormack literally treats his loyal caretaker "Max Lewicki", like a black house boy in the Old South, expecting his sidekick to leap at a moment's notice. McCormack barks "Lewicki!" and Max appears in a shirt and tie ready fulfill to McCormack's every whim. McCormack may play himself off as a liberal, but he clearly has a serious Bwana complex. If "super agent" Mark Ovitz hadn't shoved this high-budget community college theater production down the network's throat, Perception would have died a quiet and merciful death after the pilot episode. Ovitz should have quit the biz after he was fired from Disney.

SnoopyStyle Dr. Daniel Pierce (Eric McCormack) is a neuroscientist professor who suffers from hallucinations including an old passing acquaintance Natalie Vincent (Kelly Rowan). His loyal assistant Max Lewicki (Arjay Smith) helps him in teaching as well as his life. Paul Haley (LeVar Burton) is the college dean and long time friend. FBI agent Kate Moretti (Rachael Leigh Cook) recruits him for his special knowledge and then Assistant U.S. Attorney Donnie Ryan (Scott Wolf) who also happens to be her ex-husband takes over her cases.I really like McCormack in this role and RLC is surprisingly good as a cop. It's getting a little bit of a trope to have a tiny woman as a tough cop but she's pretty good at it. The addition of Wolf didn't hurt but wasn't that big of a help either. It definitely threw cold water on any budding romantic chemistry between Pierce and Moretti. That's perfectly fine but the show never truly gave another viable romantic partner for Pierce. Also Pierce keeps going off leaving people behind which gets a little old. The show works a bit better as a cop procedural. The personal stuff is a little clunky but I did like the section with the real Natalie Vincent. The show ends with a cliffhanger of the Moretti Ryan wedding.

Shopaholic35 I must confess, before I even watched the show I wanted to like it. I was rooting for Eric McCormack to succeed in this role as his successes have been few and far between since Will & Grace ended. You also have Rachael Leigh Cook who has been plummeting since she first starred in the teen hit She's All That. Then finally you have Kelly Rowan who played Kirsten Cohen on The O.C. and hasn't been in much since. All three have been in generational hits and watching Perception leaves you with a feeling of nostalgia. You want them to succeed so you can get a second round of weekly viewing from them.Well good news. The show is actually very good and definitely worth watching. It will never be loved by the masses but they have created an interesting crime drama that will keep you intrigued. It seems to be based on scientific theory instead of criminal investigation but with a weird twist. You never really know what's real and what's not. It really is all about perception.

PartialMovieViewer This is an OK show. I might watch it or maybe not - eh - probably not. There really is nothing new here - really there isn't. The uniqueness of having the 'smartest savant' in the whole-wide-world is very old. I guess every new show pumped out now-a-days believes it needs some kind of 'special' talented person for it to survive. The stories seem OK and the directing is alright. Sadly, I am not familiar with Eric McCormack, although he seems to be a very competent actor, maybe not lead material, but he could make a good sidekick. Of course, that may be the reason rest of the cast seem so flat and lackluster, it might be the only way he can shine. Anyhow, the concept is good – but somewhere along the way there needs to be a boost - maybe humor? OH forget it. Who am I trying to kid? This show is a dreadful fingernail scratch across the chalkboard of my consciousness. I don't know if there has to be a tweaking to the cast or an adjustment to script - or a complete flush of the show. Whatever is needed - I doubt I will take another look.