I came across this little gem of a series on Hulu (after it advertised it about a million times) and I'm certainly glad I did; it's one of a handful of shows you watch with bittersweet enjoyment since you know right away it has already been cut before its prime. The detective setup is reminiscent of a chess game in that it starts the same. There's the quirky, somewhat impaired detective and the patient supporting cast who put up with his antics. Give it a little time and your fear of triteness will vanish; the cast is pretty easy to like, the detection/thought process of the main character is quite enjoyable and fresh, the accents do not chafe (bravo, Mr. Doyle), the mysteries are actually mysteries (there's room to guess, but it isn't dumped in your lap), and the stories got better and better. Here and there the dialogue doesn't seem to strike the right chord, but that isn't the actors so much as the scripts. All in all this bit of television is well worth your time if you like detective shows.
Review of Endgame
