Unforgettable (2011–2016)
7/10
Nice show, nothing groundbreaking, but still decent , dealing with a cop woman with an extraordinary power
3 December 2022
Thrilling and amusing series about a team of criminal investigation from a Police Department , they carry out their cases with extreme intelligence and effectiveness . This effective NYPD team of agents is based in New York . Formed by Carrie Wells , a former police detective, has a rare ability to remember virtually everything she experiences including detailed visual recall. As Carrie : Poppy Montgomery suffers from a condition called Hyperthymesia, which is a condition that 'allows for an uncanny recollection of personal memory. Her recollections are accurate , at times for sunrise and sunset are based on NYC time . She returns to police work and uses her ability to solve crimes. She can do anything but forget . While Dylan Walsh playing her chief , Lieutenant Police Inspector Al Burns. He was Carrie Wells lover in the past, and decides to get her to join his staff, even though she has been involved in illegal gambling and counting cards for nine years .

The expert agents pull off their missions resolving criminal cases and in most episodes , Carrie shows efficiently her strength and vulnerability by using a 'trick' of her memory - someone gives her a date, and she tells them what day of the week it was , sunrise or sunset , and major events of the day . Carrie feels responsible because of the murder of her big sister , Rache l, when they were children, it was a traumatic event that is compounded by the fact that Carrie she can't remember specific details of Rachel's killing and it remains still unsolved. Carrie is really haunted as an adult because it's the only thing in her entire life that she unfortunately can't remember . Lieutenant Inspector Al Burns and Carrie Wells keep their professionality for the first season , they beginning being friends with benefits in the following seasons . They share a wonderful relationship , though she is constantly disobeying his orders as well as the police department protocol . Adding a sympathetic support cast who did a very good job with very attractive acting from player Michael Gaston as Mike Costello who provides credibility of the police department very well . Another great supporting actor in the first season was Kevin Rankin as Roe Saunders , playing the ordinary but rookie street cop detective . While Daya Vaidya performed Nina Inara, a detective with real attitude . And Dallas Richards who becomes their new boss in the second season and he delivers to this enjoyable show some comedy touches .

It is formed by by 61 episodes, 2011-2016 , in 4 seasons , all of them starred by Poppy Montgomery and Dylan Walsh . First episode deals with a murder reuniting former detective Carrie Wells with her old colleague and flame , she must utilize her rare ability to revisit her every memory to catch the killer . The second episode concerning a young boy witnesses a murder, Carrie must put aside the memories of her sister's death to help him lead the police to the killer. And third episode regarding a hotel maid who is accused of murdering a guest who she says tried to rape her, Carrie takes matters into her own hands to uncover the truth, threatening Al's investigation . Originally debuting in 2011 and then canceled by CBS after the first season, this show was revived as a summer series in 2013. It then ran for two more seasons before getting canceled a second time in late 2014 . In early 2015, the cable network A&E picked it up, announcing another 13 episodes and finishing in 2016 . Along the way , CBS making notable changes though were mostly in the cast but they kept Poppy Montgomery , Dylan Walsh and Jane Curtin. ¨Unforgettable¨ boasts a great number of known guest stars , such as : Skeet Ulrich, Annie Parisse, Erin Cummings, Craig Bierko, Kelly Overton, Lauren Velez , Scott Cohen , Elias Koteas , Bruce Davison , John Doman , Gary Basaraba, Casey Siemaszko , Ashanti , Frankie Faison , Cotter Smith , Sebastian Roché , among others . Being professionally directed by a good plethora of television directors , such as : Jean de Segonzac, Matt Earl Beesley, Peter Werner, Oz Scott, John David Coles, Anna Foerster, David Platt , Aaron Lipstadt, Michael Pressman, Christine Moore, Matthew Penn, Rick Bota, Nick Gomez .
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