Private Eyes is one of those unfortunate shows that tries a little too hard and winds up as self satire.
In this case the satire is of the light hearted "teamsy", "sort of" romantic, crime solving "duo" show. Its a crime sub genre made popular by shows like Hart to Hart and Remington Steele.
Whilst the former shows sort of worked, this one badly malfunctions. Its simply tries far too hard to be all these things and ends up looking a lot like a badly crafted comedy. The stories are pretty much standard fare but where it really falls down is in the characterizations. They feel hackneyed and badly clichéd. Worse still, the often corny narrative, reinforces this feeling.
If the characters and narrative were to be dialed down a few cheesy notches, this show might still work. That said, I have my doubts Private Eyes will make it to a second season. Four out of ten from me.
In this case the satire is of the light hearted "teamsy", "sort of" romantic, crime solving "duo" show. Its a crime sub genre made popular by shows like Hart to Hart and Remington Steele.
Whilst the former shows sort of worked, this one badly malfunctions. Its simply tries far too hard to be all these things and ends up looking a lot like a badly crafted comedy. The stories are pretty much standard fare but where it really falls down is in the characterizations. They feel hackneyed and badly clichéd. Worse still, the often corny narrative, reinforces this feeling.
If the characters and narrative were to be dialed down a few cheesy notches, this show might still work. That said, I have my doubts Private Eyes will make it to a second season. Four out of ten from me.