I hate those tv series extending a 15 minutes-story to a 12 hours-story. I would recommend you to watch the first episode and the last one. that is it. waste of time. I really try hard to understand this kind of tv series that you can predict the end. Plus, I didn't like the scenario. I don't know even why I have kept watching until the fifth episode.

Starts of with the usual "Nazis after religious artifacts" plot in 1938 - OK - been done before but not a problem.Anthony Edwards as an owner/editor of a sceptic magazine which specialises in debunking all sorts of conspiracies and stuff suddenly starts believing all sorts of things The plot is about a secret society that were hiding The Cross (remarkably preserved after 2000 years even submerged in water for so many years). The cross is moved to a Nazi sub to be hidden in a secret place. Apparently our "hero" is somehow related to a Nazi officer who was also a Christian dedicated to protecting the cross - Anthony Edwards again with the worst German accent ever (in flashbacks. Hero wants to know why the Nazi has his face. Later the Ashton Kutcher lookalike eye candy for girlies comes up with the explanation "It can only be time travel or reincarnation". Hero's wife is kidnapped by a terrorist who is after 12 clocks which point the way to the location of the newly hidden cross (terrorist is by far the best actor - he was in the original Steig Larssen Millennium trilogy). Enter the female FBI agent who was a Peace Corps worker who joined the FBI to avenge her husband's apparent murderer (it's the terrorist) - she seems to be able to speak every language on the planet which is pretty handy as her and the hero globe trot on the trail of the terrorist murderer/kidnapper.OK - a bit cheesy so far but still could be decent entertainment The thing that really ruined it was the incredible leaps in logic that somehow keeps them on the tail of the baddie - massive "thinking outside the box" moments that the hero comes up with and everyone nods in agreement like it's the most obvious conclusion I saw the "twist" in episode 5 of 13 - I'm sure there are people who got it even earlierThe ending was so bloody nice and fluffy I almost gagged I know most shows are dumbed down for general viewers now (and American shows are the worst at doing that) but I found it an insult to my intelligence that we are supposed to take these leaps of logic (and faith) as Gospel (pun intended)Not sure if I should give it 4/10 or 7/10 because I got as confused as the plot

Never in my entire life had I enjoyed a television pilot so much. Wow! I thought, this is going to be one of the best shows EVER. And the pilot was that good.But alas! The pilot is where all of the entertainment, enjoyment, hope, promise, and more importantly the good writing (and, therefore, the good acting) abandoned this derelict ship immediately following its headlong impact into the iceberg known as Really Bad Script Writing!It's unfortunate, but some of the actors may feel the impact of this shows Premature Cancellation for the remainder of their careers. Or maybe I am overestimating the result. In any case, if a finger is to be pointed in any direction for this flops failure, it should be aimed directly at the head of production. Yeah, that's right. How long exactly have you worked in Hollywood anyway? And you couldn't tell just how cheesy your dialogue, blocking, and scene breaks were? Come on! Gilligan's Island was better than this, and it didn't even begin with one fiftieth the potential of a plot.And then there were the clichés: Oh yeah, and they were plentiful. When exactly is Hollywood going to catch onto the fact that FBI agents have to graduate with a degree from an accredited University in one of the following fields of endeavor: Accounting, Computer Science/Information Technology, Language, Law, Diversified. And, just to note, check the pic of the hottie on their website. Anyway, unfortunately for our writers they began with trite Hollywood clichés and the train just kept on rollin' from there. Sure, all FBI agents are hot, younger women with tattoos. And sure, all science geeks attract really hot--younger women--to be their wives. And sure, all bad guys leave a trail of bodies a mile wide, and absolutely nobody on God's Earth can catch them because they are the ULTIMATE (Cliché) super terrorist--like Carlos The Jackal. Blow me! I really wish Hollywood would get over Carlos. It's tired, and it's worn out. Get it folks?In spite all of these initial failures, this show could have succeeded. Sure, it may never have become as popular as inane celluloid tripe like American Idol and Survivor, but then modern Americans have lost nearly all of their ability to discern real art from detritus. Too many years of Oprah\Donahue, Reality Shows, Rap Music and a general societal trend that promotes ignorance rather than intelligence. Romarica, Romarica God shed some stupidity on thee!OK, so we don't really need to think. Why? Because we have machines to do that for us. How sad!Forget the fact that Anthony Edwards and cast will never return to let us in on whatever was to come in this ill fated plot, but the real loss here is the fact that now the air time slot will be set aside for yet another slice of molding and repulsive celluloid pie like Honey Boo Boo, or Keeping Up With the Kardashians.But hey! if that's what Americans choose to watch in their spare time, so be it. I have better things to do!

I've watched the first 3. I, unlike others, like the characters and it's nice to see Anthony Edwards in role again--since his days with Northern Exposure (I never watched ER). The young cast, most notably, Scott Michael Foster and Addison Timlin I find to be refreshing, both of which had a stint on Californication among other projects not leaving out that Scott worked on The River. Michael Nyqvist has chops...here in Canada he's been on Millennium but back home he's well known. His character is well acted and I feel that he brings the best out of Jacinda Barrett, she's no slouch herself.Carmen Ejogo; she's been around and can act. Here's where I have to complain; the writing she has to deliver is poor and her role could be a bit more stereotypical--but not much. Is the show going to win awards? Not yet for sure. But reading the other reviews made me want to say this: "Let's wait and see where this is going...". I truly believe that there is a lot more in store.Reading my own review I got thinking that I look like I work for a studio or some such--I don't. I simply don't find the show all that bad and it's staying on my record list for now.