It was initially intriguing and an interesting premise... but after 3 or 4 episodes the writing degenerated rapidly, and disgustingly so. Things stated at the beginning of an episode were belied by the end of the episode. A child with Doe's DNA starts a manhunt for the "real father" for instance, who may or may not be Doe.That was only the most dramatic plot hole in a series so full of plot holes that episodes became impossible to follow.After the first couple episodes I was intrigued. By the time I got to the the sixth I was not just bored but insulted and haven't watched any since.

"John Doe" was a show that my wife insisted I watch, and I'm glad I did. No!, every moment of the series was not perfect, but it was good. And for someone who is not entertained by mainstream television, it was fun to watch. I am the minority of television watchers I fully admit. Most popular programming is unappealing to me. Either in concept or in delivery. "John Doe" was different for me, it had a charm that few shows have. Or, shows have and then there are changes (either story line, or cast changes) that affect the delivery of the original plot. Sometimes a story line change is part of the original idea for a show, that I do get eg. "Lost". But I feel "John Doe" had staying power, maybe not a decade worth, but more than it was given. We never know what reasons the network corporate offices make the decisions they do, but I feel they got it wrong this time. Hopefully there was a solid reason for canceling the show, not just a whimsical decision by one person. I did not want to start watching. "John Doe", but I am disappointed that I did not get to see it end.

I really enjoyed this show and was terribly disappointed when this if I remember right they didn't even air the last eps. of the 1st season. That irritated the crap out of me, but the fact this show didn't get a second season irritated the crap out of me even worse. But even though the show didn't make it, at least he is the star of another FOX show in "Prison Break." I know the show probably started out too slow for both the Network and the audience, but to me that was half the reason to watch! I mean what is wrong with us not finding out everything at the end of every single episode? *cough* "CSI" "Law & Order" I thought it was genius that he was a genius about everything except about who he was and his past! I don't know why it never found an audience, but I was glad when I got to see some of them including the last one ever (I think) on the Sci-Fi Channel. Another show I really liked but again another network didn't give them a chance was the CBS show "Threshold!" It had a great premise w/an excellent cast (look it up here on IMDb and catch the eps on Sci-Fi when they're on) just like "John Doe" did. I would recommend this show to everyone except that you will be very irritated because you never really find out any substantial info about his past. There is a reason this is ranked 8/10 here. Thanks to another network for canceling another show before it really hit it's stride!

I didn't find this series all that good. It sounds like an interesting plot and it may sound like a rip-off if you've seen The Pretender, but it's not a rip-off, though it have many of the same elements as that series.A man wakes up on an island off the coast of Seattle. He has no recollection of who he is or where he came from, but seem to know everything else. He takes the name of John Doe and starts his search for his past while he assists the police solving various crimes.John Doe offers nothing new. It take a little from here and there and mixing elements from different other series. It's not original, but it's OK entertainment. The general writing isn't all too good, but not all bad. It's all pretty straight forward and simple. Sometimes they fail to spread the action throughout the episode and almost splitting the episode in two (may not be all bad, but just don't work here). All in all the writing is O.K. but we've seen better.Dominic Purcell does a good job as John Doe. His performance is without a doubt the best. He brings his character to life very good and gives the show drive. The rest of the cast is O.K. Nothing really bad, nor nothing really good.The score is a nice. It sets the mood very good. The composers does a good job in bringing out the action and the drama. They also use known songs, witch may not always work well, but they manage to pull it off.The cinematography is good. You might find a nice shot here and there, but mostly it's average. They don't try to experiment or make anything cool or out of the ordinary. The editing is pretty straight forward and nothing new.John Doe offers nothing new other than a fairly entertaining series. Not a must see, but if nothing else is you may very well watch it.