Chapter One: Make Your Mark

In a directorial way, this pilot is quite a success. The framing is good, the acting is great, the sometimes contrasting lighting adds weight to the story and the score blends with the plot and fits the tone.

As for that plot, I must see further episodes to fully develop my thoughts on this one. Nevertheless, the plot of this episode is well-delivered; the decision to dump the viewer into the story with no context whatsoever creates an intrigue, and the decision to have the protagonist explain the context of his life current with a monologue occurs naturally.

Hopefully, this show delivers on its potential.

The part where the kids were watching Jessie was the best part. Very nice.

Let me explain to you why Jessie is a good show.

Now it's basically about a wannabe actress who wants to make it in NYC but somehow ends up being a nanny for a bunch a Rich kids. Isn't that crazy! Filled with many unique characters such as Ravi, Zuri,Luke, and Emma. They get into wacky shenanigans all the time, like when Ravi got a job at the zoo which started a conflict with his brother that led to a gorilla being released in the park where Jessie is having a date with a cute guy. Now that's hilarious.

Make your Mark introduces all the inportant characters of the show and gives a great impression of what you can expect from further episodes.

Story: The premiere has the difficult task to catch the viewers interest. Barry does a great job here introducing us to the characters. The mix of action and comedy that will follow us the whole show is great. The pacing is fabulous since you only have 30 minute episodes and not 1 hour movies.

Acting: As I watched the show the first time it was a few months after watching Dexter and I have to say that Barry reminds me of the outstanding performance of Michael C. Hall's Dexter. I love both actors and their performances. The other part of the cast is also great.

Verdict: This is a good start into the show, hopefully it can keep this quality.

(7/10)

I had heard about this series (it kicked up a lot of award attention) so I'm finally giving it a watch. The Entertainment industry has a bad habit of self-congratulating itself for productions that mirror themselves back to themselves (I mean BIRD MAN? Are you kidding me? What an exercise in self-consuming, self-justifying, self-indulgent hubris!), so I was a little cynical that the piece could live up to its hype. But, this has a unique premise which is always a good beginning for me. It has its own internal logic. Its comedy springs from dramatic comedy which is dependent on its own reflections on reality and those who I dwell it rather than on jokes, one-liners, gags or hyperbole - another plus for me. I think I'm going to like this. I give this first episode an optomistic 8 (great) out of 10. {Dramatic Comedic Criminal Behaviour}

I didn't expect this show to have a stable plot as I went in almost completely blind (having only read the summary of the plot), and what a wonderful surprise I got when this first episode turned out to be better than I expected. The humor is a bit dark but the show has its wholesome moments as well, the few bits of violence are well made and as it's said in the trivia: it's not romanticizing any of the gore. Give this pilot a watch if you want well executed humor with tiny bits of realistic violence.