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- CBS
- Oct 27, 2016
- CBS
- Oct 27, 2016
Summary The medical drama created by Jason Katims about a Silicon Valley tech genius James Bell (Augustus Prew) who recruits surgeon Walter Wallace (Mulroney) to start a new hospital which uses cutting-edge ideas.
Created By: Jason Katims, Sarah Watson
- CBS
- Oct 27, 2016
- CBS
- Oct 27, 2016
Summary The medical drama created by Jason Katims about a Silicon Valley tech genius James Bell (Augustus Prew) who recruits surgeon Walter Wallace (Mulroney) to start a new hospital which uses cutting-edge ideas.
Created By: Jason Katims, Sarah Watson
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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21% Positive
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42% Mixed
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37% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
43
21% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
42% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
37% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Marred by the usual hospital prime-time melodramatics, Pure Genius is still a compelling idea matched to a superior cast.
The medical deduction stuff is entertaining, just as it was on “House,” and here it’s done with more high-tech gadgetry in the room. But the regular characters aren’t particularly interesting.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 42 User Ratings
6.7
64% Positive
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
14% Mixed
6 Ratings
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21% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 42 User Ratings
6.7
64% Positive
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
14% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
21% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
Finally, a show without cops, lawyers, killing, swearing .... and what does CBS do - they cancel it! Unbelievable. Was my favorite show. Real heart even if some of the technology was a ways in the future. The stars made it believable. If you feel the need to cancel something, take a better look at some of the mind-numbing "comedies" you see fit to air for years on end. Thanks CBS.
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SEASON 1
This is a fantastic show. My whole family loves it and looks forward to Thursday when it is on. I am shocked that CBS is talking of cancelling it. It gives a person hope about the future and what doctors and technical people could accomplish. And to think that a billionaire could be such a good person who wants to only do good... Please do not take this off air....... You replace it with a show that is a remake of a movie that was stupid....... We need shows that leave you with a feeling of hope....
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SEASON 1
The show has potential, if only because with so many ideas floating around, something is bound to stick.
This is just a doctor drama with C.G.I. and without interesting character dynamics. Bell, at least, is a distinctive lead personality--he’s not at all likable, but that could be by design, and Mr. Prew commits to his precious smarminess.
A rare and probably untreatable case of a premise that comes off far more creepy than it intends.
A show so ludicrously risible, it could be mistaken for an extended Saturday Night Live sketch.
I have no idea what happened in the making of Pure Genius, but it is impossible to tell that Katims was involved, on the level of performance or intelligence.
We really like this show. Please reconsider cancelling it. It is a very interesting show. I get so tired of the killing shows, this is so refreshing to watch. Wish you would look at some of the comedies that should be cancelled, such as 2 Broke Girls, Outdoor, Odd Couple. 2 Broke Girls is so vulgar. I get tired of these shows and usually there is nothing else on at the same time that is worth watching.
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SEASON 1
Pure Genius is my favorite show. Smart dialogs, interesting characters. A show without vulgarity and brutality. Each episode present an intense psychological drama. I love the interactions of the brilliant minds when they finish each other sentences like weaving the ideas.
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SEASON 1
Considering a lot happens, this is a curiously uninvolving pilot episode.
Overly manipulative emotionally, there's no edge to it at all. If this is the best it can come up with to hook an audience into sticking with it for a few more episodes, I fear for what's to come.
3/10 and two of them are for the loveliness that is Odette Annable.
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SEASON 1
I generally enjoy hospital dramas and I love the high tech aspect of this. So we watched a number of episodes, really hoping it would work out.
It was awful.
The plots were cliche and the acting often wooden. Often it was about showing off their 3D printer without any actual thought involved. There were several times I was yelling at the screen because what they were doing made no sense at all.
But there was an episode where I finally swore I would never watch it again.
It involved a multi-person kidney donation swap. First, one of the staff members BADGERED AN ANONYMOUS PATIENT even though it would risk the entire groups of patients!! Why? Because she was nosy? That was just infuriating.
And then, to make it worse, another doctor PRESSURED AN ORGAN DONOR to donate an organ. This is just beyond unethical. And she was petulant and whiny when confronted. Her end result was "Oh well, I'm sorry I stepped on your toes" - showing zero remorse at all for her unethical behavior. And of course they made it the *female* doctor who shows this emotional lack of professionalism.
No no no. I will never watch this show again. It goes against everything I believe.
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SEASON 1
This is a show that you really want to root for. The cast is an interesting combination of actors who seem to have not quite meshed. I love the concept and science but i think that the show needed more time to develop. It reminds me of the CBS show Battle Creek. Loved the characters, but it the pie wasn't finished. Hope it gets another chance.
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