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Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

gladfan3-1 Well how good was this show, based on a comic book this is true to its origins with corny gags and over the top acting. The actors do this complete justice and throw in a cameo from Kevin Sorbo of Andromeda/Hercules fame and you have a show in a million. Why would the studio cancel this show which has already reached a IMDb score of over 8 over some of the other drivel they renew. Midleman or Gossip Girl mmmmm cancel gossip girl and pass the money over folks. such a shame.. With great gadgets and a computer that you would want to beat with a baseball bat every episode, this just makes for great television for all the family. Mark Dacascos does the best and funniest sensai that i have seen on TV for a while, he is a great martial artist he can also bring some comedy to the role. Bring this back, join the fight to bring this back search for petitions to bring this back.

Monk3 I watched three episodes of this show and I think that that is giving it a fair shake considering how much I cringed each hour. Some of the writing is excellent and witty and Wendy's deadpan delivery is perfect on those occasions. Unfortunately, the rest is absolutely, 100% awful.The Middleman simply isn't funny and his attempt at '50s naivety and morality doesn't work. The worst are the plots. Simply not funny, not imaginative and very immature. Perhaps those of very, very low IQ might find some of the plots funny but that is the only audience they are going to get. That and the I watch it 'because it is so stupid' crowd. If you want to call that campy, fine but that is too big an umbrella for me.I think the production dollars should definitely be spent on something else and put this mishmash into the out bin. Gods! Why do they cancel the clever shows and feed us this garbage?

daveeda85 Like the title states, this show is definitely out of the ordinary. It has a very stylized sense of humor and it isn't afraid of making of itself. Some may see it as just random banter between cast, but if you really listen to what they say and understand it you can understand the wittiness of the writers.For those people that enjoyed "Man in Black" when it first came out I think this is the show for you. It follow a similar theme, secret organization that takes care of monsters (or as they put it exotic problems.) The one downside to this show is the lack of budget. Being a alien and monster show requires a little more eye candy than probably what the studio is willing to spend, but if it does well this season I am sure the budget will loosen up.This is not a show for everyone. If what you are looking for is something dramatic like the X-File this isn't for you, but if you are looking for a show that is light hearted, witty and filled with monster and gadgets you found the right show. For those of you who took the old SAT. The Middleman is to The X File as Chuck is to 007.

Thomas Clement (Mr. OpEd) There were a few things to like about the premier episode: music, photography, effects (that cheesy monster at the beginning). And I chuckled several times. I might have even laughed out loud, but I was never given time.While the show nods at several sources, its roots stretch most obviously back to TV's Batman and Howard Hawks' screwball comedies. However, in both of those classic examples, the creators didn't try to quench the viewer's thirst with a firehose.Middleman's script can be a problem. For example: the exchanges between Wendy Watson and her guitar playing roommate take too long to gel, happen too often, and never have a satisfying payoff (no laughs). The philosophy is: "If you didn't like that joke, there will be another one in a nanosecond; and if you DID like that joke, there will still be another one along in a nanosecond stepping on the toes of the one you did just like. The show's pacing needs some breathing room.And how about a little consistency? The Middleman is a knockoff of Rustler's Rhapsody's Rex O'Herlihan and Adam West's Batman, right down to the non-swearing and milk drinking. Yet, in this very first episode he does swear. He also threatens his employee-to-be with death and beats a thug relentlessly against a car fender. These events don't fit! The Middleman won't be on my "must see" list.