Review by fatlouiethecat

Spin-offs are going to happen. When you have a successful franchise, the next question is "how can we further monetise this?" I have to imagine that's what happened here and truthfully, I'm not upset or surprised by it's existence. What I have an issue with is it's execution.

The script feels very American. If I didn't know any better, I would assume this was written for one of it's American series and had dialogue changed to make Australian references. It doesn't feel like it was catered to it's audience and I personally feel, if you want to make a spin-off of a show internationally, you need to take your audience into account. This show doesn't feel like NCIS in Sydney. It feels like NCIS with some Australians present. Culturally, Australia and America are very different countries. What works story wise over there may not make as much sense over here. If you want your spin-off to be successful, you have to take your audience and it's culture into account, you can't just assume it will be the same as yours.

Of course, this is just the first episode of the show and it has room to grow and improve but it's disappointing to see a show completely disregard it's audience in this way.