Normally, you'd expect any given US crime/drama series to fall, somewhere within the "McDonald's" scale - you know what you're getting, it's not terribly good, it has no layers to it or depth, but it'll do. It leaves your stomach full, and it's never great. Chasing Shadows is, finally, and sadly, a UK version of a fully fledged version of a McDonald's. No depth of characters, as you would have expected. The main character is an idiot savant, a very pale shadow of Dr. Tony Hill, from Wire in the Blood - who wouldn't even be able to hold a job as a Job Seeker's representative at the Job Center - hell, he'd never even be hired at a McDonald's, let alone the Met. For anyone with an IQ above 100, this is painful to watch. For anyone beneath it, it's probably excellent.
Review of Chasing Shadows
