Leverage

2008

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7.9| 0h30m| TV-14| en| More Info
Released: 07 December 2008 Ended
Producted By: Electric Entertainment
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.electric-entertainment.com/index.php
Synopsis

A five-person team comprised of a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.

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vholder-92357 Without a doubt, one of best TV series ever made. The cast was fantastic, Each week brought a total different story and at times a story within a story. Never really understood why it was cancelled but All of Christian Kane fans (Kaniacs) and fans of the others would love to see this turned into a movie, or as many shows are doing, Make a comeback, with the same cast.There's still plenty of bad guys out there to Leverage
ezranelson98 I'd like to start out by saying: This show starts out cool, but after the first 10 minutes gets old. Horrible, horrible, horrible acting, redundant plot, and annoying characters. This show had a good idea that went horribly awry. I'll give you a summary of pretty much. . .the whole series. Elliot or "The fighter" swings his fists randomly at a bunch of dudes and despite being punched in the face 10 times still manages to never have a bruise or even a busted lip. Hardison or the "Hacker" has access to government-grade electronics and instantly hacks the most secure networks: A job that could prove more lucrative than anything he could steal with his pathetic team. Parker tends to have a mix of crazy, and high skilled theft techniques that would never work in the real world while yet never seen to trigger one trap. Sophie, even tough she may be the worst actress of all time, cons everybody while not one person remembering her face from wanted posters or catching she cannot act worth a dime. Overall, this show is redundant, boring, and very annoying to watch.
Reed Richards Netflix says this is like Burn Notice, and that it's got 5 seasons. That implies that it's popular. My question is: Why?The first few minutes of the first episode introduces us to a boring man who's in charge of leading a team of "master criminals:" a girl who killed her parents for a toy, a batman-impersonator who only fights well when the camera isn't looking, and a token black guy who uses "Baby" as punctuation.Here's a summary of their first heist. If you consider this a spoiler, or if you've already decided you like the show, feel free to move on.The girl cuts a hole in a window, then throws the hole, along with the tool she used to remove it, onto the populated street below. Batman and TBG amble into a door and use a grocery store scanner to break the door's password. They are surprised by guards, the reason being poor planning. TBG acts as if the scanner works faster if you call it "baby" several times. Batman shows that he is also an excellent fighter against opponents who stand perfectly still. TBG hacks a computer which has a cartoonishly huge red bubble font for empty folders. It is revealed that the aware guards have "reset" the rooftop alarms, which blocks the way they came in, but doesn't alert any other guards or the police. The three "masters" argue over how they will escape. The boring man reminds them that they have disguises in the large bags they've been carrying the entire time. They change clothes in an elevator, with jump-cuts making the process complete before the doors are closed. A few more jump-cuts later and the girl is made to look injured, complete with a leg cast and a cane in the wrong hand. Some bad acting and incomprehensible dialog later, and they've walked past the inept guards who are looking for intruders in the empty, locked building, but ignore the three strangers with large black duffle bags walking out of the also locked elevator. Having taken ten steps away from the large, transparent door, the girl starts marathon-walking on her cast, tosses her cane to TBG, and they all climb into the getaway car.Mission Accomplished.A few choice lines in the episode include:"I cry in my angry place""Is anyone else here involved in a bribe?" (from an FBI agent to a crowd of bystanders)"I could request your underpants" (from the same agent to a suspect)And a flashback that plays twice in the span of about 45 seconds.The whole thing seems like a heist show made by someone who doesn't know what a heist is, and it seems to take place in a world where computers are magic, ridiculous plans are brilliant, and competence eludes everyone but the boring protagonist.It'd be hilarious if it wasn't trying not to be. But apparently, people see this as equivalent to A-Team and Ocean's Eleven. And Burn Notice....Why?
Beauq81 I have just seen a few episodes of the first season and it is very likable. Not as great as many of the other reviewers say, but I see the potential. In many ways, it is a "Hustle" rip off, but with a more aggressive tone. The most interesting thing is the flirtatious tone between Timothy Hutton and Gina Bellman, but that has a lot to do with me liking her a lot on "Coupling". Eliot is the Dinozo or Derek Morgan of the show, Hardison is McGee or Reid, while Parker is Abby or Garcia (If we use NCIS or Criminal minds as a comparison, but they are comparable to many more shows).It is fun enough that watching it doesn't feel like a waste of time, but, if it doesn't get at least a bit better towards the end of the season, I'm gonna give up.P.S. When I first added my review, I'd only seen a few others. Later I saw how many people compared this show to "Hustle". Kudos to them. Mickey Bricks rules!