Pilot
- Episode aired Sep 22, 2011
- TV-14
- 44m
A mysterious benefactor gives an ex-government operative a chance at redemption. All they have is the name of a person who will be involved in a violent crime, whether as victim or perpetrat... Read allA mysterious benefactor gives an ex-government operative a chance at redemption. All they have is the name of a person who will be involved in a violent crime, whether as victim or perpetrator, they don't know, but will find out.A mysterious benefactor gives an ex-government operative a chance at redemption. All they have is the name of a person who will be involved in a violent crime, whether as victim or perpetrator, they don't know, but will find out.
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- TriviaIn one transition between scenes, the security camera the machine is looking through has the numbers: 4 8 1-5 at the top and 16 23 42 at the bottom. This matches the series of numbers that comes from the other bad robot TV series Lost (2004)' - 4 8 15 16 23 42.
- GoofsThrough most of the episode Reese has a bandage on his right hand. In the court house while he talks to Finch, the bandage is on his left hand. Then it's back on his right for the rest of the episode.
- Quotes
[first lines of series]
John Reese: When you find that one person who connects you to the world, you become someone different. Someone better. When that person is taken from you, what do you become then?
- Crazy creditsThe title card "Person of Interest" appears only at 12 minutes into the 44-minute episode.
- Alternate versionsThe Season 1 DVD / Blu-ray set features an extended 56-minutes-cut of the Pilot, with and without commentary. This version includes several scenes that were cut or shortened from the broadcast version. Other scenes cut from the 70 minutes original pilot made it into the following episodes.
- ConnectionsReferences Minority Report (2002)
- SoundtracksAngel
Written by Robert Del Naja (as Robert "3D" Del Naja), Grant Marshall (as Grant "Daddy G" Marshall), Andrew Vowles (as Andy "Mushroom" Vowles) and Horace Andy
Performed by Massive Attack
Beside the convincing acting, and the fact that you can't help smiling when Finch calls his partner John (Locke), it's really the story that impressed me the most. Indeed like in Asimov's Foundation the Machine built by Finch can't predict everything so all he's left with are numeric breadcrumbs. At first what tasted like an old recipe and cold meal quickly became exciting and captivating. The lines are blurred, twisted and wicked ! In the upcoming episodes it should make the crimes even less predictable because the characters aren't just black and white. Here the guest was Natalie Zea and as her performance on Hung was bittersweet she definitely contributed to make the pilot a success even we could have used extra minutes featuring her character. The eternal battle of time management. An other element that will even appeal the demanding viewer are the cultural references. From Big Brother to 9/11 the way fiction is connected to reality is quite interesting. Still I'm not sure about the whole surveillance camera approach because it's far too limited considering the device isn't plugged everywhere in the world. So I hope they'll soon inject some irrational elements to make it fascinating or at least more believable. Otherwise as the end was reminiscent of The X-Files I'm almost certain they have plenty of strange ideas to fuel the season.
That's for the substance. In its entertainment department the series has some delightful elements. First even if they definitely abused the camera mosaics and surveillance footages it made the editing smoother and more dynamic. Second Caviezel makes a believable action man with a brain. The action scenes count is decent and well balance the investigation. Third don't expect a Minory Report occurring in 2011 but he used a few interesting gadgets like one to quickly break a window and an other to listen cellphone conversations. He's not Angus MacGyver but him and the lame leg Mr. Finch (A reference to The Usual Suspects ?) makes a team to root for. Last but not least between two shots or serious dialogs there're a few humorous scenes that can only make you laugh considering how well they're subtly mixed with the main story. I even spotted a running gag and already anticipate how much fun it's going to be in the next episode !
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- Sep 23, 2011
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- Runtime44 minutes
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- 16:9 HD