Imagine there was a show out there that sucked. Rhymes with Psych. It has a good premise, but it sucked. The lead actor was channeling Tom Cruise, and wasn't much of the sharing type. Would you mind if some other show with better actors took the premise and actually did something with it? Of course not.
OK, Simon Baker is not doing all that much sharing right now, but he's trying to show that he, the character, is also selfish. And just a bit of an egomaniac.
If the show starts to go the way of 'The Closer', with its insistence on having Kyra in every single possible scene, then you may feel free to stop watching it. I do still watch and enjoy 'The Closer', but it has more to do with the rest of the amazing cast. They do so much with so little screen time.
Edit - 3 months later
OK. I don't watch the show anymore because the show is just about him, and how clever and wonderful and whimsical he is. The writers don't even bother dealing with plot anymore. He isn't in every scene, but somehow you can picture him somewhere off screen strolling among the daisies, and always being the smartest one in the room.
I do like character based shows, but even Monk wore thin after a few seasons. Monk has such a successful formula that they seem afraid of having any character development.
I thought 'The Mentalist' could have been a good show. Whoever created the show is probably a big fan of Derren Brown. I have seen at least 4 or 5 of his routines on the show. What a shame.
OK, Simon Baker is not doing all that much sharing right now, but he's trying to show that he, the character, is also selfish. And just a bit of an egomaniac.
If the show starts to go the way of 'The Closer', with its insistence on having Kyra in every single possible scene, then you may feel free to stop watching it. I do still watch and enjoy 'The Closer', but it has more to do with the rest of the amazing cast. They do so much with so little screen time.
Edit - 3 months later
OK. I don't watch the show anymore because the show is just about him, and how clever and wonderful and whimsical he is. The writers don't even bother dealing with plot anymore. He isn't in every scene, but somehow you can picture him somewhere off screen strolling among the daisies, and always being the smartest one in the room.
I do like character based shows, but even Monk wore thin after a few seasons. Monk has such a successful formula that they seem afraid of having any character development.
I thought 'The Mentalist' could have been a good show. Whoever created the show is probably a big fan of Derren Brown. I have seen at least 4 or 5 of his routines on the show. What a shame.