GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Majorthebys Charming and brutal

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

heathercassidy23 As I began watching the first episode all I kept saying was wow this is slow but I stuck with it. I've watched it week after week and I'm beginning to really like the show. I read most of the reviews and the reviews giving a low rating all seem to surround 2 main characters the brilliant surgeon Dr. Tyler (Beals) a skeptic, a bitch & she's rude to the people around her & then the millionaire Ivan who is dying & is willing to give a certain amount of money to the hospital (NOT to Dr. Tyler) but he will only make this donation if Dr. Tyler is willing to do a little side project which is finding PROOF if there is life after death.. of course Dr. Tyler says no, her being very skeptical even though she has had her own experience (which she hasn't told anyone) & the fact that her son died in a car crash, her marriage has failed & she has a 15yr old daughter who acts like a typical 15yr old girl (any women & young women know exactly what I mean) but something happens in the 1st episode that changes her mind, she asks her intern from Africa Dr. Zed to assist her on this project as well as Janel who is some kind of asst. to Ivan (I think). All of them having there own opinion on if there is life after death, thankfully she has these 2 beside her since she is VERY SKEPTICAL and the 2 of them give her a open mind. She won't admit it but I believe that Zed, Janel & these people's stories are opening her eye's & she is beginning to not be so skeptical but won't show it so she keeps up the bitchy bossy skeptical self for appearance. I am hoping that this series gets picked up for a 2nd season. This series has a lot of people questioning will they find any type of proof that there is life after death?? I'm not sure if I like it & watch it every week because I believe that there is some type of life after death. I've never had an experience I'm just open minded to the fact that there could be some type of after life.

daniel-schlachta A filthy rich entrepreneur who is used to getting what he wants by waving his checkbook discovers that he has cancer and does not have much longer to live. So he wants to know what happens when he dies, whether there is a life after death. Being the visionary that he is he decides that the answer is somewhere and just hasn't been found yet. So he enlists, or rather coerces, the help of a brilliant female surgeon who is struggling with a near death experience and has recently suffered the loss of a child - but no clue about social interactions or philosophy or science in general - as his researcher in the capacity of voice of reason. Add to the mix a Senegalese intern who is wise and servile, a cliché teenage daughter and an estranged husband who, apart from one extramarital night out, seems to be incapable of doing anything wrong. Oh, and a best-selling author who might or might not be a huckster.Sounds absurd yet? I haven't even started. The only reason I didn't switch this one off is because for some time I couldn't figure out who the intended audience is. I also wondered what they would throw in to make the details more interesting (answer: nothing).To leave on a positive note: perfect for a nerdy drinking game.EDIT: Episode 3-5Basically everything I criticized in my - admittedly very scathing - review has gone. They must have fired the screenwriter and hired a decent one. People are suddenly people and behave like that. The dialogue has improved immensely. No more pseudo-philosophical claptrap, even Matthew Modine's character has something to say (albeit copied from Marvin Minsky but what the heck.) All in all I've never seen such a piece of trash turned into a quite watchable show.

Northernpeninsula I was looking forward to this show, where the basic unknowable answer concerning our existence would be questioned in an entertaining yet intelligent way. It can be done. It has been done. I believe, nay, require character development and back-story. Most persons experience loss and the sadness - even emotional devastation - it can bring. However, after a mourning period, especially when returning to work, a certain civility is expected from the mourner. We have been given enough information to have, at least, sympathy / empathy for the Beals character. But who wants to watch the primary be unabashedly rude every time she opens her mouth. Women can be bosses without such dismissive condescending harshness. It certainly promotes the negative stereotype of a surgeon, though!!

Kareneo I read through a couple of the prior reviews and a couple stood out for me: "Where is this going?" and "Another angry female in charge." I can't help but feel like this is a one-trick-pony, but I really hope it gets it's shizz together to improve. Why? Because I applaud anyone who tries to look deep into the meaning of life, and what is consciousness and what happens when we die, I think there is a place in this world now for TV that goes above and beyond the usual formula, but it seems that so far in the first 2 episodes, the writers are floundering. I heartily agree with the comment 'another angry female in charge', it is funny how writers think that to portray a 'Strong Female Character' that they have to make her all yelly and dour, why not have a poised, easy-going woman in charge? Why not have a funny woman in charge? What is it about writing for TV these days that everything has to adhere to the usual US0fA TV stereotypes? I have known women in authority who are playful and kind, so it is a thing! Anywho, the opening scene of the second episode was a good idea but so badly and sickly-sweetly written it had me gagging and wishing they would all hurry up and make their transition to the other side! (Sorry Jennifer!) Having said all of that, I love Jennifer Beals, I love Matthew Modine, and I am keen on them making something of the subject material, so here's hoping I can one day change my star rating...