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- 2020
- TV-14
- NBC
- 2020
- TV-14
- NBC
Summary Former NYPD forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme (Russell Hornsby) was forced to retire when a serial killer left him paralyzed. He is drawn back and paired with detective Amelia Sachs (Arielle Kebbel) when it appears the killer has begun killing again in this series based on Jeffery Deaver's novel The Bone Collector.
- 2020
- TV-14
- NBC
- 2020
- TV-14
- NBC
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 1, 2020
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5.2
Summary Former NYPD forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme (Russell Hornsby) was forced to retire when a serial killer left him paralyzed. He is drawn back and paired with detective Amelia Sachs (Arielle Kebbel) when it appears the killer has begun killing again in this series based on Jeffery Deaver's novel The Bone Collector.
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The pilot for Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector moves fast and efficiently sets up a workable series that could blend weekly procedural elements with an ongoing — and very familiar — serial killer mystery. It's not instantly gripping. But it's definitely better than its title.
In a world of gritty streaming series that cater to crime aficionados, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector is simply too tame. You either need to shock people these days, or create three-dimensional characters that actors can really sink their teeth into, and unfortunately, this NBC series doesn't do either. It feels so generic and safe.
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5.2
36% Positive
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 22 User Ratings
5.2
36% Positive
8 Ratings
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32% Mixed
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32% Negative
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I find this show, based on the Lincoln Rhyme books by Jeffrey Deaver about the titular paraplegic forensics expert, to be just okay.
This show is frequently textbook television crime procedural to the point where it almost feels like parody. The characters and their predicaments feel like imitations of a dozen other shows. Some of the dialogue is downright bad.
Network television may not've been the best choice for the Lincoln Rhyme books. Rhyme feels he would've fit better on streaming. The characters are shifted or watered down to fit the network environment. Just like in the movie, they cut out Rhyme's caretaker Thom and replace him with a different person for some reason. The show also leaves out one of the biggest reasons the books are popular: the twists.
Pretty much all the actors can't make the dialogue work. I'll give a little more credit to The Sopranos' Michael Imperioli as Detective Sellitto though that may just be bias on my part because he feels like he was created in a lab to play a TV cop. A major issue is Grimm's Russell Hornsby as the lead. He's a charming actor and that's the problem. He just can't pull off Rhymes when he's supposed to be misanthropic or coldly analytical.
So, after all those complaints, why didn't I rate this lower? Well, I legitimately liked the mysteries in this. They had variation and felt distinct. The show did manage to keep intact two major element of the books: the use of forensics and the history of New York City. This part of the show is quite interesting.
This is an imperfect but still decent time waster. There is always room for improvement and I'll keep watching if this gets renewed. This definitely isn't a great show but this might be for you if you're just a fan of network police procedurals. If you're a hardcore LR fan, be forewarned.
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While way too much of "Lincoln Rhyme" is leaden and flat, there's still something there in Hornsby's performance that reminds you how good he can be with the right material.
“Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector” makes a big show of shaking up the usual procedural formula (different timelines! elaborate fakeouts! explosives!), but nonetheless follows the lead of umpteen serial killer stories so closely that it ends up a paint-by-numbers collision of predictable tropes. Rhyme speaks exclusively in clichés or outright word salad nonsense.
Series has an interesting storyline, lead actors are well cast and keep viewers engaged. Fast moving and intriguing.
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The acting and writing are so ungodly hamfisted that by halfway through the second episode, I honestly had lost some respect for myself for hanging with it that long. If you make it through the pilot and conclude that you have nothing better to do with your time than to watch more, find something. Collect stamps. Take up an instrument. Become a census taker. Just don't waste as much of your life on this abortion as I did. I'll never get it back.
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Production Company:
- Signal Hill Productions
- Keshet Studios
- Pernomium Pictures
- Sony Pictures Television Studios
- Universal Television
Initial Release Date: Jan 1, 2020
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
