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- ABC
- Jun 21, 2018
- ABC
- Jun 21, 2018
Summary Former TV cop Sam Swift (Rachel Bilson) seeks a comeback after her televised breakdown by shadowing private investigator Eddie Valetik (Eddie Cibrian) to help with a potential comeback role in this crime drama from Terri Edda Miller and Andrew W. Marlowe.
Created By: Andrew W. Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller
- ABC
- Jun 21, 2018
- ABC
- Jun 21, 2018
Summary Former TV cop Sam Swift (Rachel Bilson) seeks a comeback after her televised breakdown by shadowing private investigator Eddie Valetik (Eddie Cibrian) to help with a potential comeback role in this crime drama from Terri Edda Miller and Andrew W. Marlowe.
Created By: Andrew W. Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller
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Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Take Two is a lighter proposition than "Castle" eventually became--but Bilson and Cibrian are airier presences than their predecessors, and a lack of gravitas suits them. ... Take Two promises to be just that sort of enjoyable show, and if it brings nothing new to the table, that is the meal we have come for. To make too great claims for it would be in a way to insult its not-untasty flavor.
For fans of darker, soapier TV fare, the light-as-a-feather “Take Two” will be a hard pass, but for a light drama it’s entertaining enough, thanks to producers poking fun at TV procedural cliches (while also embracing them) and Ms. Bilson’s likable performance.
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Based on 34 User Ratings
7.1
68% Positive
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18% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 User Ratings
7.1
68% Positive
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
18% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
15% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
Take Two is honest advertising. It’s the second grab at a winning premise, for the same network, no less. You deserve more.
As with Castle, this one will sink or swim on the banter and appeal of the two leads. Bllson grades a bit higher on these curves while Cibrian sucks it up and regularly swallows hard. ... Take Two comes nowhere close to matching the glories of ABC’s Moonlighting or NBC’s Remington Steele, both of whose odd couple crime solvers really rocked. Castle also fell well short of those two, but did pass ABC’s endurance test.
Light as air, not much more substance, "Take Two" is a genial "Castle" redo.
[Take Two] goes beyond light mystery to the realm of weightlessness. [25 Jun - 8 Jul 2018, p.11]
Take Two is Castle in a blender, but not a very efficient blender, so it's just big, gloppy, easily recognizable chunks of Castle, genders reversed.
Nothing surprising here, but also nothing great or offensive here. Did not originally know this was from the same team that brought us Castle, but recognized the similarities right away. Rachel Bilson gets by on her looks and Eddie Cibrian is just a bit past his prime (spent as a supporting actor in a lot of whodunnits) so falls into the “grizzled veteran PI” mode. Since this is a basically a Castle reboot, expect to see these characters deny and attempt to ignore the obvious sexual tension built into the premise, then succumb to it if the series lasts long enough.
Not the worst thing on summer TV, but far from the best.
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Cute, entertaining show but I don't think it has enough grit or originality to carry it. I don't feel Cibrian and Bilson can pull off a convincing romance either. IMHO, it's the type of show for young teens to gush over.
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