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Crime Drama Reaches the Halfway Mark
Life fans, take note. Tonight is the freshman crime procedural’s first midseason finale, also known as the last episode that will air this year.
Although the series (finally) got some respect and significant promotion when NBC scheduled it after Monday night’s Heroes midseason finale, the ratings weren’t all that spectacular. Yes, they were a bit better than those earned by the time slot’s previous inhabitant, fellow rookie Journeyman, another show that is much better than the ratings and lack of buzz indicate. Still, the numbers were nowhere near as improved as ardent fans like me had hoped they would be.
I have to admit, though, that the episode “Fill It Up, Part 1,” the first portion of the two-parter that concludes tonight, was not as appealing as the last several installments. The central crime—a Zen master’s murder—was a little too pedestrian and the usually spot-on comedic timing among the main characters was noticeably off. Or maybe that was just an aftereffect of the plot’s slightly subpar execution.
Still, the episode was enjoyable enough, giving viewers every reason to look forward to tonight’s conclusion “Fill It Up, Part 2,” as well as the rest of the season next year … if the current writers strike ever ends, that is. Check out 2007′s last episode of Life tonight at 10pm EST on NBC and you might even get to see Charlie Crews (Damian Lewis) track down the real killer responsible for the murders that sent him to prison for twelve years. Wouldn’t that be cool?
Damian Lewis and Sarah Shahi/Life photo courtesy of NBC
