Person of Interest

The new CBS drama Person of Interest is a phenomenal show! The premise of it is simple. Harold Finch(played by Michael Emerson) is a mysterious billionare computer genius who after 9-11 built a machine for the government that watches people around the world 24/7. The machine was designed to use algorithms to predict acts of terror before they happen, and it does but the focal point is that it detects other crimes such as murder, rape, theft, what have you. And the government doesnt care about that. Now the machine has a backdoor that Harold created it gives the social security number of a person who will either be a victim of a crime or commit one, Well due to injuries and age he cant fight this alone. So he requits a former green beret and CIA operative John Reese(played by Jim Caviezel) who is believed to be dead. The two then form a partnership where Reese prevents the crimes using his skills and Finch is behind the scenes offering tech support. This is pretty much the formula for the show each week they get a new number and the two go to work to stopthe crime. With them are two police detectives as allies.

What makes this show exciting is the plot which follows a formula and a simple story. And some of the best movies and television shows have simple plots. Not to mention they have to battle the government and police as Reese is a rising as a vigilante known as the "man in the suit" because John Reese always wears a black suit even when fighting crime. So in a way the show is like Batman in the sense that it involves a billionaire and a vigilante. Not to mention as an added bonus they frequently bring up topics as the Patriot ACT and the NDAA, which is good to get that into the mainstream more. All the 4 main characters are terrific at acting, which is rare because usually a show only has a couple of people that can actually act on it.Check it out its pretty good. It's a mix of a thriller, spy drama, and police drama

Why Jack Colvin is my favorite television actor.

Many of you probably wonder who Jack Colvin is. His most famous role was that of reporter Jack McGee in the Tv series The Incredible Hulk.

 A photo of Jack Colvin

Jack was a phenomenal actor and my favorite television actor because of the way he played his charater Jack McGee. When the Incredible Hulk first aired the fans like most fans of a series cheered for the protagonist and despised the antagonist. Well as the series progressed fans started to sympathize with McGee. This was because Jack Colvin could portray McGee as a character who on the surface seemed like he was in control of his life and that when he had to he wouldnt allow his obsession with the hulk to consume him, so he gave the audience this false hope that McGee isnt a slave to his obsession all while knowing that the audience knows deep down that Jack McGee is completely driven and consumed by his obsession. As the series progressed the audience started to see Jack McGee as less of an antagonist and more of an anti hero or as someone they could symphasize with, many people began to actually wish that McGee would discover that David Banner was alive and that he was the hulk. Colvin was PHENOMENAl because of this abillity. One of the few actors who could bring the audince onto their side and wish they achieved their goal. Jack Colvin is my favorite televison actor because his character of McGee reminds me of myself. I'm very obsessive and sometimes the things I obsess and fixate on can consume my thoughts, but on the surface it looks like I have everything together.

Sadly Jack Colvin died in 2005. After the hulk he acted in movies and tv shows but nothing major after that really. He taught the Checkov method of acting at several colleges for most of his life. It's a shame because he was such a talented actor!