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the leading man is my tpye
Incannerax
What a waste of my time!!!
Mjeteconer
Just perfect...
jsrtheta
If you have trouble hanging with a show, if you start to fade around Episode 3, if your mind easily wanders, this show is the cure.This show has run two seasons, and I have no idea if there will be a third. We can only hope. But this story (two stories, really) of two brothers, one a reporter, one an autistic computer genius (and no, that's not horrible, it works) grabs you by the collar and does with you what it will.Dan Spielman and Ashley Zukerman are stunning as brothers Ned and Jesse. Their sibling relationship arrives fully fleshed out, complicated and nuanced, one we accept immediately. Not that we have the time to examine it at our leisure, because the plot arrives like a freight train, and we are have to hang on, waving in the slipstream as it tears down the track. This is true for each season, by the way, though the stories are mostly self-contained. There is government corruption, business corruption, nasty heavies as well as the morally conflicted and the less brave. You can watch both seasons over two nights, and you very well might. And, boy, will you be glad you did. Unmissable.
vpassenheim-425-965723
I'm a big fan of this show. It's too bad it only lasted 2 short seasons. The writing & story lines are captivating. I can't even begin to understand the negative reviews on this one. Is everything totally believable that's depicted in the show? Of course not! Such a show doesn't exist and never has. However, it's got a lot of believable scenarios and the dynamic between the main protagonist brothers is quite compelling. The older brother, Ned, is practically an angel, which might strain credulity for some, but the backstory of a brother who has to take on extra burdens and responsibilities for a special- needs brother whom he cares for & on account of the parents being out of the picture, also gives the show a noble, compassionate & human touch often missing from the majority of crass TV shows today. The show typically tackles the conflict between the governmental bureaucratic machine that inadvertently tramples on the civil/human rights of individuals in its pursuit of profit and the inevitable corruption that ensues on the part of its most ardent zealots.Anyway, it's a smart and thoughtful show and without question one of the best ones out there. Watch the first 2 episodes and I guarantee you'll be hooked ;)
Michael Denham
A very poor attempt at copying the recent excellent Scandinavian series such as The Killing and Borgen, even down to using the same type of music, a rapid recap at the start of each episode, and fast forward at the end. Made an initially good start but soon lost any credulity, with a bunch of cardboard cutout characters, especially the criminally inclined cops and politicians, and an unbelievable plot. The computer hacking abilities were totally beyond belief, actions were inexplicable and unexplained and the plot seemed to be being made up as it went along. Unable to watch beyond the fourth episode as it became more and more unbelievable.
paul2001sw-1
Australian thriller 'The Code' brings to mind the classic BBC thriller 'Edge of Darkness', with its story of nuclear secrets, dodgy corporations and untrustworthy government. But we make dramas differently now, and the pace is much faster - which is not altogether a bad thing, although the slick graphics and camera-work are sometimes distracting. There are also some disappointing clichés: the genius hackers who can do just about everything, and the expository graphics that the computers conveniently display for the sole purpose of telling us that they're currently being hacked. Another point of critique is that, apart from the good guys, just about everyone else seems utterly ruthless and violent, in a way that slightly beggars belief: our heroes are asked to make constrained choices, but the motivations of the villains are seemingly explained by villainy alone. That said, the plot is both superficially clever and substantially intelligent, and there's some genuine emotion in the relationship of the central protagonist and his socially limited brother. And for Europeans like me, a chance to get a glimpse of the bleak beauty of the Australia itself.
