adamstoddard
I like fx. I like the premise of 'Lights Out'. I like the cast. So why has fx failed to make an entertaining show? With such a long history of acclaimed TV entertainment, I guess not all offerings can be a hit, but one about boxing should be. I cannot explain it as anything but boring so far( 4 episodes into the season). Does anyone agree? It is a rich and nuanced story, but the pace is slow and dull. I suppose underlying all my ennui and angst about 'Lights Out' is that fx's most entertaining new show in my opinion, 'Terriers', was not picked up for a second season due to low viewership. That show was far more exciting and wrought with potential. I digress, but feel 'Lights Out' should look for a knockout soon or throw in the towel.
Classicicon3
I am a loyal fan of FX programming since tuning into Rescue Me and NIP/TUCK several years ago. I found this channel to be one of the best for the kind of shows I liked. You might say guy shows, but I think I liked their originality and edge. I have also loved SOA and Justified. But "Lights Out" was so boring and slow it put me to sleep. From the pilot the show was cliché and full of predictable story lines. The most important story would be the lead actor's, "Lights" himself but his is the most boring and predictable. A has been athlete goes back to the ring one last time. A comeback story. The trouble is this story has been done to death. It has even been done this season with "The Fighter". I could not get into this show at all. I thought Warren Leight's writing was terrible and unnatural. He has lost his touch from "In Treatment".The actress who portrays the wife, Catherine Mccormick, has impressed me in her film work but does a terrible job on the show. Her accent is all over the map with some kind of bastardized American accent that changes every line.The kids are cute but also very predictable. They are stereotypes and remind me of the daughters you'd see in a sitcom. The eldest:boy crazy teenager. The middle daughter: nerdy and quick witted. The youngest: annoying and cutesy.All in all I did not like this show at all. It is nothing like other programs FX put out. It's watered down and depressing. The show is dark. Dementia? I don't want to watch it every week when I've worked all day and put my kids to sleep.I'm not watching this show. FX needs to do better to hold my interest. It's not a great show.
asromafan
I watched this show hoping witness the next great FX show and was sadly disappointed. FX normally does well when they make great "guy dramas" (The Shield, Rescue Me, and Justified being among the best) but "Lights Out" is one of the worst shows ever made by FX. Okay, it's not that terrible but the characters are generic and the plot is played out. Holt McCallany is capable, as are Stacy Keach and Pablo Schreiber but I hope they haven't ruined their careers with this show. The fault lies entirely with the writing team who obviously Netflixed "On the Waterfront", "Raging Bull", "Rocky", "The Wrestler", and "Million Dollar Baby" before trying their hands at writing a t.v. show. The daughters are the worst as they simply are blonde versions of the daughters on "Modern Family". The only entertainment I got out from the show was playing a drinking game the second half hour in which I had to take a shot every time the show introduced another stereotype. By the time they showed the previews for the next episode, I was "on the canvas". If I ever watch the show again, which I won't, I will take a shot every time poor Catherine McCormack's accent trembles like a punch drunk pugilist. I have been a member of IMDb since 2005 and this is the first review I have ever written because I am so disappointed by FX programming decision, hype, and ultimate letdown.
marilynjdoyle
I love this new show and I love Holt McCallany as an actor. He should have been cast in a lead way before this. I hope FX does not cancel this show. I will be watching this show every week. I can't wait to see more episodes. I like his wife Theresa too. I don't understand why major TV channels don't pick this show up. This is one of the best new shows on TV. I can't wait to see some fight scenes. This show is great. It's about time TV gets some exciting TV shows. I remember seeing Holt McCallany in a couple of Law and Order episodes and I thought he was a great actor then. I really hope FX renews this show next year because it stands out over the other new TV shows this year. I hope voting for it on this website helps keep it on TV. I am going to email FX too and tell them I really like this show.