I loved the Librarian movies because they were fun and Wyle's portrayal was spot on to make them goofy, but not to a point where it becomes obnoxious. That the concept of the library can work on the small screen was already proved by Warehouse 13. And I was looking forward to another goofy sci-fi-esque fantasy show with a mystery of the week concept that's just fun to watch. And in that regard I wasn't disappointed, the plots are fun, not too serious and the characters' chemistry is OK. It will take a while until the actors find their groove, but they seem to be on the right track. And if I would stop here I'd give it a 7/10. However what's really bad is the production itself - the sound, the lighting, the special effects, the stunts and even the music score is bottom drawer. It feels like they came up with these grandiose ideas in the script and forgot what they can execute on a budget and they just did it anyway. I can overlook bad CGI on a TV show if it doesn't happen too often and if it is crucial to the plot, but if they have to blow up a helicopter for no reason then it should at least look like they had the money to do it. Same goes for the lighting, I'm OK with using it to cover up incomplete sets, but not if it's overused. But the worst are probably the stunts, they are just awful, no proper choreography, the actors seem like they received 0 instructions and again it seemed like they were saving money by skipping on stunt coordinators and doubles all together. All this and the rather poor sound engineering paired with an uninspired music score, makes the whole thing look like a super cheap production that tries to pretend it's more than it is and unfortunately it's just too obvious to overlook.
Review of The Librarians
