WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: It's two seasons (24 eps) of a show that blends A- and B-plots very very well. There's emotional issues, government mistrust, realistic characters, plot threads that raise questions as they answer others, and moral quandaries served up in subtle ways. There's multiple female characters who have multiple conversations about things other than men! (Several scenes in the second season have three or four women in the same scene.) There's also diversity in both ethnicity and neurology - Malik Yoba plays the one trained law enforcement agent, and Azita Ghanizada plays a daughter of Iranian immigrants, plus Ryan Cartwright portrays a young man with high-functioning autism, and all comments I've seen online note that his portrayal is the best they've ever seen on TV. The show is sometimes compared to X-Men or Heroes but is much more down-to-earth, with real people who just happen to have extraordinary abilities (which often have downsides), as well as ordinary problems such as anger management issues, difficulty with assertiveness, getting along with coworkers, etc.
WHERE CAN I FIND IT?: Amazon or eBay have it. It's not on Netflix, unfortunately - don't know where else you would be able to track it down. (It is available on torrents if you know where to look and need that option.)
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WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: It's two seasons (24 eps) of a show that blends A- and B-plots very very well. There's emotional issues, government mistrust, realistic characters, plot threads that raise questions as they answer others, and moral quandaries served up in subtle ways. There's multiple female characters who have multiple conversations about things other than men! (Several scenes in the second season have three or four women in the same scene.) There's also diversity in both ethnicity and neurology - Malik Yoba plays the one trained law enforcement agent, and Azita Ghanizada plays a daughter of Iranian immigrants, plus Ryan Cartwright portrays a young man with high-functioning autism, and all comments I've seen online note that his portrayal is the best they've ever seen on TV. The show is sometimes compared to X-Men or Heroes but is much more down-to-earth, with real people who just happen to have extraordinary abilities (which often have downsides), as well as ordinary problems such as anger management issues, difficulty with assertiveness, getting along with coworkers, etc.
WHERE CAN I FIND IT?: Amazon or eBay have it. It's not on Netflix, unfortunately - don't know where else you would be able to track it down. (It is available on torrents if you know where to look and need that option.)