Procedural crime drama a seemingly successful hybrid of House , Mentalist
(NEWSER) - Lie to Me, Fox’s new crime procedural, really ought to be terrible, Heather Havrilesky writes in Salon. It checks every predictable box: a misanthropic, lie-detecting genius at the center, surrounded by sexy sidekicks and quirky underlings. But “fast-paced, clever” writing helps the series, premiering tonight, “avoid feeling like just another leaden dippy crime drama pilot,” writes Havrilesky. More»
