Of the many new shows dotting the networks' primetime schedules this fall, "The Forgotten" is...one of them. It plays like just another procedural show, albeit with the interesting twist that the people solving cold cases (and restoring peace to the "forgotten" victims and their loved ones) are volunteers, a sort of ad-hoc special crimes unit. I could buy that premise and I could buy Christian Slater as their driven ex-cop leader, but I'd have to get stories a lot sharper than what I saw in last week's pilot.
You should watch "The Forgotten" if:
*You feel it's about time that poor, struggling producer Jerry Bruckheimer finally got a break.
*You're guilty about Slater's last show, "My Worst Enemy" tanking last year, and you feel you owe him one ("Enemy" was flawed, but it was much more compelling).
*Hey, you'll watch any scripted show at 10:00 just to stick it to NBC and Jay Leno.
*You get confused and think "The Forgotten" is somehow solving real cases.
*You're so excited to see someone from "The Wire" (State's Attorney Rhonda Pearlman, or rather actress Deirdre Lovejoy, appeared in a small but key role in the pilot) that you think, hey, maybe it could happen again.
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