I'm lying in bed with the flu & on the tv Film 1 is showing the complete first season of Eyewitness so I think, why not? Despite the flu I just had to get up & say: I love it. excellent! Moody, well acted, it sucks you in. It reminds me somewhat of the other off beat serie I loved, Tin Star. Small town, new sheriff with a mysterious past & the unfolding of unexpected events (except for the main baddy being the main FBI man - I'm afraid I saw that coming some way off).Looking forward to the rest & I gotta say that for an American series the gay aspect surprised me. Well done all round. Watch!

I love this show, all characters, story line, how to tell social issues, sexual

one of the boys, Lukas, is very popular, he enjoys motocross and has a girlfriend, Rose. He's terrified of being outed, and goes to extreme measures to make sure he's seen as Extra Straight™. The other boy, Philip, is new to town, he's being fostered by the sheriff and her husband, he films Lukas's bike riding, and doesn't care if people know he's gay. Living in a small town is frightening for a young LGBTQ+ person, and Lukas is relatable representation for the internalized homophobia and anxiety most people face in his situation. Dealing with the confusion of his feelings and PTSD from the murder they witness is difficult, and he's trying his best. Philip doesn't go around shouting that he's gay, but he also doesn't hide it. When asked, he will tell the truth, and he doesn't put up with the things Lukas does in his struggle, but he doesn't shame the other boy for it either. There's also multiple other main characters who get lots of screen time showing their plots, gang members, cops, FBI agents, other teenagers. It's a murder-mystery, so all the plots are tied together in some way, explaining everything.

Eyewitness is another one of your typical murder mysteries. It's nothing groundbreaking, but keeps up a consistently entertaining (if sometimes confusing) story line. A lot of the focus is on the characters. The relationships between them are developed realistically and shy away from many of the stereotypes you will see nowadays.Eyewitness does a good job of representing women and minority groups, which is something to be appreciated. Julianne Nicholson's character in particular, Helen Torrance, is one of the more well written female characters I've seen.My only problem with the show is the color tone: it's way too monochrome and gives off an awfully dreary atmosphere at times.Overall, the show is a fun, light watch, if not entirely memorable.