Inside is a paper with the episode list and synopsis.īehind the Lines (10:09 HD) is a relatively brief behind-the-scenes featurette which outlines the series with your usual on-set interviews with the cast and crew talking about the plot and characters. The 3-disc set is housed in a standard Blu-ray case. Is it a show I would seek out in the future? Probably not, but as time-filler, it’s worth checking out. The rest fill their roles well enough though Moon Dailly is relegated to mostly the background after the pilot episodes.Īll in all, “Crossing Lines” is hardly the perfect crime-drama and it is basically the European version of “Criminal Minds” but the performances are all well done and the stories themselves have enough to them to make each episode watchable. The second best is Marc Lavoine as Louis Daniel who has the emotional cornerstone grieving for the loss of his son killed in a bombing meant for him. Leading the pack, not surprisingly since he has the most comprehensive background and current problems, William Fichtner really helps elevate the show and the supporting players. However, the character development and the characters themselves help overcome those shortcomings. “Crossing Lines”: Season One isn’t the most even series with stories which aren’t the most tense-filled and plotlines which seemed to be culled from Bernard’s own “Criminal Minds”. The rest of season’s short eight episode run, including two more two-part episodes culminating with the season finale ‘New Scars, Old Wounds’ which leads to changes for each member. In between the storyline, we do get tensions with the team including Hickman’s morphine addiction as well as general clashes in personalities which help draw out each one. The threat hits home when one of their own, Anne-Marie, is kidnapped and the race is on to find the killer before she becomes the next victim. In the case, four women have been found murdered in four different countries and they profile the killer that he kidnaps the women, dresses them up and ceremoniously hunts them. Their first case together in the two-part pilot episode finds the team both trying to trust one another as well as fight to investigate when jurisdictions in the various countries are not too keen with outsiders coming in. Their liaison and champion at the ICC is Michael Dorn (DONALD SUTHERLAND). This team is headed by Louis Daniel (MARC LAVOINE) and joined by: former NYPD Detective Carl Hickman (WILLIAM FICHTNER) who had a high arrest and conviction rate weapons and tactical specialist Tommy McConnel (RICHARD FLOOD) tech genius Sebastian Berger (TOM WLASCHIHA) covert ops expert Eva Vittoria (GABRIELLA PESSION) and criminal analyst Anne-Marie San (MOON DAILLY). Of course, this leads to territorial issues which cause a lot of conflict. The pitch is a new charter within the ICC (International Criminal Court) looks into cases with similarities but cross borders across Europe investigates and hopefully nabs the bad guys. It is from writer Edward Allen Bernero who created the hit CBS series, “Criminal Minds” and it’s easy to see the similarities, just in a European setting. “Crossing Lines” is a European series which debuted stateside on NBC to ho-hum ratings, though the cost to the network was minimal. Writer(s): Edward Allen Bernero (created by)Ĭast: William Fichtner, Marc Lavoine, Gabriella Pession, Richard Flood, Moon Dailly, Tom Wlaschiha, Donald Sutherland The stories do seem culled from “Criminal Minds” but even so, they are compelling enough to make each episode entertaining. “Crossing Lines” as a drama isn’t bad but it is a show carried by its characters which are mostly well done and finely acted led by William Fichtner and Marc Lavoine.
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