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Not a bad series, started well with a reasonably strong pilot but dipped a little with the nuclear reactor story, quite boring. Characters are a little wooden and need a little more body, like interesting back stories and personal lives. With that in mind, the potential is there for an interesting series, but Jeremy Sisto has to stop shouting all the time, it comes across as very amateur and it's extremely annoying.

Could Jeremy not shout everything he says?!?! Seriously it is getting to be annoying! Thank you

I was ready to write this show off after 2 episodes, but I glad I didn't. Someone must have heard all of the negative comments (mostly between me and my wife) around Sela Ward's and Jeremy Sisto's characters and how everything they did and said was WAY over the top. Starting in episode 3 they dialed their acting way back and the dialogue became more realistic and their actions more convincing.

I originally started watching this show because of Missy Peregrym (loved her in Reaper and Rookie Blue) and I really like the chemistry between agents Bell and Zidan, but after the firsts 2 episodes I didn't think it would last 1/2 a season. Now I really hope it has a long run.

I love this show but why does Jeremy Sisto's character need to shout like a demented person in every scene? It seems so unnecessary.

Please, please stop with the drumming, irritating "music."

Why is it, that when the FBI agents are going to see a suspect. They call the person's name and say FBI when they are feet from the person, just so they can chase them? Why don't they wait until they are inches from the person and then say their thing and grab them. I know it's probably a safety thing, but come on really.

The music is so loud you can't hear much of the script. Why do you need that elevator music.

Are laughably obvious, and a lot more telling about the blustering, defensive reviewers than about the show.

The show was good if you like police procedurals, which I do. I liked Missy Perigrym and her partner and the groundwork they laid so far, character-wise. I hope to see more of Jeremy Sisto. I'll certainly be watching beyond the pilot.

We have watched several episodes now and I think for an opening season it is not bad. Still developing story line and characters. I hope you don't cancel. Give it a chance.

I actually like this show most of the time but some things are just getting soooo annoying. They are all whinges. OA is a moody so and so and his partner is always gurning. Catching serial killers in 2 days. The whole "stop FBI" from half way down the street. And WHY is Jubel always on his way into a room every scene yelling orders or questions at the rest of them. Every scene!

Stopped watching for a while and now it'll be a bit of watching and episode every now and then when I don't have anything else to watch.

Are there no other fbi agents that work there. Even when they are on a day off they get called in.

This show may be reaching its end.

I don't know what is worse, the writing or the acting. For instance, in one episode a nuclear facility inspector has been murdered, when the FBI team shows up to the victim's apartment, they find an person in the apartment who says she is also an inspector and was stocking the refrigerator. The agents don't question this person any further, no "let's see some identification"."No "let's look in the refrigerator." Nothing to verify who this person is or WTH she's doing in this murdered person's apartment. Every episode is so guilty of this shallow Hallmark channel writing and acting, that I want to throw something at the tv, but end up changing the channel a third of the way into the episode. Tell the writers to stay on strike until they can write something besides this drivel.

I found this show to be highly entertaining. Of course all TV is far-fetched, but the comments on here by the alt-right are hysterical with their low ratings. It's actually a real good show with solid acting and, yes, God forbid, a mix of diversity. Do not listen to the conservative hate and watch this show 👌

I've watched four seasons of FBI and honestly I've only stuck around for Zeeko Zaki (OA) because he's charismatic as hell. Every episode pretty much goes the same way, the agents attempt to talk to a person of interest and the person immediately starts running and a foot pursuit ensues. If someone gets kidnapped the kidnapper ends up getting killed so the team has to find the victim before it's too late.

There are absolutely no surprises with this show and I feel like at this point they've run out of story ideas. It's also funny how new characters will appear for a few episodes and then suddenly they're gone with no warning at all. (Erin, Nestor, Mona, and Ethan).

Every. Single. Episode. Someone yells, FBI, we just want to ask some questions- and ooooffff goes the guy, here comes the standard hunt shuffle and catch. Every episode!

Then, I actually like the characters a lot, but why is Jeremy Sisto screaming like a lower school football coach every time there is a case? As if he doesnt have a team of really good people around him knowing what to do.

After 4 seasons, we are giving up on this show soon, really no season 5 needed, thank you very much!

Is the character jubal on the tv show fbi necessary. Shouting out orders or tasks that I'm sure the rest of the team who by the way are some of the most capable tech savvy folks as opposed to him. He's annoying. I know it's a Hollywood thing but the over exaggerating and angst and predictable situations and outcomes are corny and weak. If that role or character is essential something has to change to make him more tolerant. Maybe stop saying " come on people let's go. As if they don't know what is required of them. In reality if I was one of the office team members he would get on my nerves but it's the bureau and I'd probably have to grin and bare it right. Yes and he needs to stop yelling. And the boss she always looks mad. I know it's just supposed to be entertainment but they just put out trash lately in the industry.

Some viewers leaving comments here appear to be watching Season 2 only. If you have CBS All Access that can be understandable since they DON'T carry S1. For $10 bucks a month it should be available. Just watching S2 can get confusing if you haven't seen the much better Season One minus the "Most Wanted" episode. That episode was the Pilot for "FBI: Most Wanted" and not very good. The First Season of FBI was more suspenseful with better writing and plots. The same could be said for the characters. Where's Ian Lim been lately played by James Chen? A much better character than what looks like his replacement Kelly Moran played by Taylor Anthony Miller. Not a good replacement so far. Hopefully Chen comes back. A big loss for the show. Sela Ward as Dana Mosier was leaving after Season One no matter what. A huge loss. Her replacement Alana De La Garza as Isobel Castile has been a hit or miss affair. Horrible in S2 E1 "Little Egypt", better in every show after. Still no Dana though. John Boyd as Stuart Scola has been bringing S2 down. Why his "Barney Fife" character hasn't been written off the show is a better mystery than some of the S2 plots. His new partner Emily Ryder played by Catherine Haena Kim has been solid so far. She has a future in acting. Why Kristen Chazel (Ebonee Noel) was taken out of the field as Scola's partner is baffling. Maybe due to the absence of Iam at headquarters? S2 is not S1 yet. It's not bad either, though uneven. Viewers that don't watch or like FBI are going to give those One Star ratings that don't make sense. If it's a bonafide 1 Star show it would've been yanked off the air after 5 shows. For those folks, don't watch this show. If you watch more than 3 episodes such a low Star rating doesn't make sense. Anyway, I hope FBI gets back to the S1 caliber of writing and acting. After that "Most Wanted" episode in S1 I saw a giant Red Flag. "Little Egypt" S2's first episode was another flag. Hopefully they continue for the better. Maggie and OA got me interested in FBI from the start. The acting chemistry is there. Now give them the surrounding plots and characters that made S1 so good CBS. Put S1 on All Access too while you're at it!

Great cast. Tired stories. I recorded on my TiVo. Basically used fast forward through much of the show. I'll watch another episode but if it is as tired and boring I will delete series from my TiVo to do list.

I really like many things bout this show, the actors, their characters, and their story lines. Each show has been very exciting even though we may have seen the basic premise on another FBI show. Every time I like a show it gets cancelled but please don't cancel another show with Sela Ward! I love to see her and I try to watch whatever she is in. I also like Jeremy Sisto and all the others even if I don't know their names yet!

I strongly agree with a previous reviewer that I don't understand why Jeremy Sisto's is always yelling. It really bothers me. Also, Agent Omar Zidan keeps letting his personal feelings get in the way of doing his job. Her should have been fired right away.

Although the first two episodes of the pilot, FBI, were very good, the characters stood out more as individuals than as a team. In "Prey", they played off one another much better and there was much more emotion in their performances. Especially Jeremy Sisto, who was fantastic in Law & Order, but who has a much different role as floor team leader Jubal Valentine in FBI. Missy Peregrym has been the strongest character from the beginning, but this episode allowed her to show more emotion and humanity than the previous two episodes. Same goes for her partner, Omar Adom played by Zeeko Zaki - as well as their dependence on one another as partners. Another standout character is analyst Kristen Chazal, played by Ebonee Noel. She is smart, quick-witted and her special talents compliment the team very well. Looking forward to further character development on this promising new show.

Fairly formulaic. If someone can advise Sisko that he doesn't need to yell when everybody is on Bluetooth it might help.

Why is Jeremy Sisto yelling all the time! This show is ridiculous but since most offerings are, we'll most likely keep watching as my husband enjoys yelling back.😂

I think this will evolve into a great show. The other reviews are low mostly because of a political leaning which I didn't notice. I think the actors are talented, story was interesting, several character arcs are developing already and I want to see what happens. Give it a chance. Plus Missy is great and I miss Rookie Blue.

As a fan of NCIS and having to endure the horrible spin-offs of that series I didn't expect much from this one. The original NCIS has a very particular rhythm and timing that the spin-offs never manage and that makes them toe-curlingly bad and impossible to watch.

This new series seems to have the acting, directing and editing very well under control so far.

The scripting and the tempo of the episode are a bit on the 'wobbly side', though. The story-line doesn't really add up, the questions the viewer is asked are answered in a hap-hazard way and you end up feeling as if there is another reason for making the show.

And that brings me to the title of my review and the reason so many people feel it important enough to write a bad review on IMDB: It is very, very anti-Trump.

It feels as if the series was written just to improve the image of the FBI. A kind of PR-stunt to tell the US people that there are people protecting civil rights and basic liberty in an era where a proven neo-nazi is actually an elected president of the Nation.

Obviously many neo-nazi (Facebook-)groups will try to rally their (misguided) followers to write bad reviews about this series as they feel this series is a blatant attack on their fuhrer, Trump.

Lets all just counter that and watch this series as it might not be perfect, but you can actually do something for your country by liking it here.

I love cop shows and this is the worst one I've ever seen. It has so much potential to be better. Please fire whoever is writing these episodes. I cannot stop laughing at all the cheesy lines and bad acting.