timothyhulme
Only one season and then it was cancelled in 2014. If you like 24 or Olympus/London has fallen, this 13 episode series is right up your street. Shame that there will not be a season 2. Loved it. The plot was sometimes a bit far fetched but after all this is entertainment so I do not think we should complain about that too much. Gillian Anderson still acted a bit like Scully and I could not get that thought out of my head. Overall though I think it was excellent.Quite a good storyline.Scheme its not having another series. Never mind.
tmarie-tp
This show is amazing, I look forward to watching every week with my family and coming to work to talk about it.. Very different from the TV series that are out right now even the ones I watch. My sister told me all about the show and since then I have been hooked. It should definitely be advertised on more channels, I think if this show came on a little earlier it would have more viewers. It is such a "talk about" show, normally I wouldn't pay a show like this any mind but once you watch it you want to see more and more. I would love to see a second season, to see the outcome of the kidnappers. This storyline of the show is very interesting and leaves you craving for more.
Marilyn
Crisis is a fairly unique show these days. I like it and look forward to seeing it each week. My biggest critique with this show is the production staff's lack of volume control. It's loud.. it's soft.. it's loud again. Constantly. Good plot, good cast - moves along really well but I'm forever having to adjust the blasted volume.. background music should be just that.. in the background. I can understand the need to do that with a really slow moving plot, you know, just to keep viewers awake but it's not needed with crisis. Sure, some may be unrealistic but I am not turning on a documentary - it's entertainment. I'm also really enjoying the interior shots of the "mansion". Good camera work on top of a good plot. I think we will see some of the younger actors go further once this story plays out.
pontram
Not only since Snowden, the CIA is an often recurring pool for conspirative stories about the misuse of power, inventions, soldiers and resources on USA's own soil against her own citizens. This intelligence agency seems so powerful that even the President may not be its top head.'Crisis' is a fictional show about a man who dares to hijack the children of several very powerful people, not to blackmail them for billions of Dollars, but to force them to fulfill special tasks for him, in order to free their children.Early in the it is obvious that those tasks are not only for the benefit of the hijackers, but do lead to an uncovering of parts of a very very bad CIA plot. The whole operation, a crime it is, seems to be the only way to find and expose evidence for this plot.So far, up to season 1, episode 7.'Crisis' is a fictional show for entertainment, with some notable lacks, but also some benefits. It is interesting, how we are led to sympathize with the hijacker's leader, the more it is revealed that he is basically doing every bad thing because of a higher goal, which is, to save the US people from some of their own protectors. Of course he is a mastermind who once instructed CIA members how to spy and gather intel; so he is always one or two steps ahead the authorities, he can predict most of their steps attempting to catch him. It seems that the new American Dream is to outmaneuver the authorities so that their power is taken from their hands.While most of the perpetrator's success is based on the premise that parents, even mighty, powerful and rich parents, are completely normal and protective when it comes to their children in danger, only the president himself seems to believe that the oath he swore is worth more than the life of his son. We have to buy that, and if one doesn't, one wouldn't want to follow the story of 'crisis'.On the other hand, the whole situation feels very constructed, full of cliché and sometimes unbelievable. I wonder, if someone could ever decide to abandon the genius-hacker-specimen for a sophisticated team of three or more, because hackers are truly working in teams even when they are attempting to break simple websites. Not necessarily from one place, but together via a network.The bunch of hijacked children here is a kind of a mess, it never comes close to a sympathizing for any of them. Character development is not present, however hard the script tries to, and after some time the scenes from the lair where they are held captive do seem only to be a way to stretch the running time. Therefore, the script should certainly be going through modifications.Camera, cut and music are decent and look professional. Actor's performance is like the script - they could and should be improved. I have to admit, that Ms. Anderson, yet I am a big fan of hers, is in my eyes the weakest link in the chain here. Maybe I'm wrong, but I had the impression that she is not very interested from her first scene on.'Crisis' may not be one of the top shows in 2014, but, forgiving most of it's minor flaws, it does the job.
