Lie To Me - Season 1 US Pace (Spoilers) [Archive]

Lorne.t

22-01-2009, 21:00

The new Tim Roth led series started last night.
It's interesting but nothing to shout about.
At least Roth gets to use an English accent for the show anyway.
"Lie to me" treads a similar path as "The Mentalist" but it feels like a Discovery channel drama at times as it focuses a lot on Roth's talent for picking up body language.
There's a Wire regular in the first episode for fans of the show and a decent use of an Aqualung track as the episode draws to a close.
I'll give it a watch again next week but I wouldn't care if I missed it really.

Richie

22-01-2009, 21:02

Based on Dr Paul Ekman's (http://www.paulekman.com/) work.

Lorne.t

22-01-2009, 21:06

He's the liars Allison Dubois!

statto

23-01-2009, 00:11

a decent use of an Aqualung track as the episode draws to a close.

It was better when Brothers and Sisters used it.

Decent first episode. Willing to give it a few episodes just to see if it hooks me. Also nice to see that Kelli Williams from The Practice is still getting work.

platty

23-01-2009, 06:53

For people in the UK SKY (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a144020/sky1-acquires-lie-to-me.html) have acquired this :)

impydave

23-01-2009, 10:23

I loved this, and the wife did too !! cant help wondering that every person I meet from now on will be analyzed for expressions :)

BigH

23-01-2009, 14:05

here's hoping his English accent isn't as abysmal as his Amercian one

TonyG

24-01-2009, 15:18

Enjoyed this a lot. The writing was good, acting was solid & the body language facts were fascinating. My only gripe was the two storylines which were just standard US network tv fodder. I also worry that the interesting facts could dry up & get repetitive quickly, but for now this comfortably slots onto my Watch-list. Certainly more entertaining than the similar The Mentalist.

sparkyrob

20-03-2009, 20:15

Just watched the first episode of this. Enjoyable, if standard TV fare. Cal Lightman could develop into an interesting character - going to stick with it.

TonyG

20-03-2009, 20:44

It alternates between good to average so far. It so desperately wants to be like House, but doesn't come close. Still much better than the likes of The Mentalist & Castle.

statto

20-03-2009, 20:48

Gotta disagree there. The Mentalist is far superior to this, in fact I'd say this is trying to copy The Mentalist more than it's copying House. It's better than Castle though, but that's only had two episodes so far.

basegreen

20-03-2009, 23:21

I generally dont mind this, but it's nowhere near as good as the mentalist.

The bloke who works with Lightman - what's happened to his extreme honesty thing?

Alastair

03-05-2009, 22:41

Have watched a few episodes of this now and has really grown on me, good mixture of story lines, interchanging with real-life people (pictures of Bill Clinton etc) Good production from the 24 team.

statto

03-05-2009, 22:44

What happened with the last episode completely ignoring the ex-wife mini-cliffhanger at the end of the previous episode?

sleepy67

04-05-2009, 23:08

What happened with the last episode completely ignoring the ex-wife mini-cliffhanger at the end of the previous episode?I think the running order got switched.

statto

08-05-2009, 11:32

This week's episode was by far the best one yet. Starting to really enjoy this now.

TonyG

09-05-2009, 16:59

This week's episode was by far the best one yet. Starting to really enjoy this now.

Yup, definitely raised its game this week. Nice addition to the cast too.

maddogsuk

09-05-2009, 17:13

They seem to have stopped showing the snippets of celebs using the same body language to show the real life examples. Ignoring that, great show!

Alan b

09-05-2009, 18:07

For people in the UK SKY (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a144020/sky1-acquires-lie-to-me.html) have acquired this :)

And it starts on Sky One on Thursday at 10pm.

cjanderson

17-05-2009, 19:35

just seen ep 1, was nice enough and agree, its like the mentalist. but as other seasons draw to a close, this will fill in a space for a while.

sleepy67

17-05-2009, 20:17

S2 has been ordered and with Shawn Ryan (Shield and The Unit) as its new boss so expect changes next year.

maddogsuk

17-05-2009, 20:32

S2 has been ordered and with Shawn Ryan (Shield and The Unit) as its new boss so expect changes next year.Tim Roth is leaving?

sleepy67

17-05-2009, 21:03

Tim Roth is leaving?Shawn Ryan's the new show runner ie top executive producer/writer, not an actor.

Captain_Howdy666

17-05-2009, 23:00

Shawn Ryder's the new show runner ie top executive producer/writer, not an actor.

He's done alright for himself since The Happy Mondays and Black Grape then.

platty

21-05-2009, 22:02

Really enjoying this , just watched the 2nd episode on Sky , gonna stick with it , i think it oozes quality :)

TonyG

01-10-2009, 14:40

Excellent season two opener, the multiple-personality storyline was very well done. :thumbs:

statto

01-10-2009, 15:12

Yes, very good start to the season. I don't care if Erica Christiansen (sp?) is a Scientologist, she's hot. Tim Roth continues to be good too.

scoobyood

01-10-2009, 15:25

Yeah I thought it was a good start too. People complained that the first season was all "over the top" with facial ticks that were immediately explained. Personally I didn't actually mind that, the characters were interesting enough for me not to notice. But this episode seemed to have none of that (maybe a little with the Judge, but it wasn't over done). Looks like they are spreading out to more general psychology, which is a great direction to take the show.

Richie

12-10-2009, 15:07

statto

12-10-2009, 15:29

Watched Season 2 Ep 2 last night (simply because someone mentioned the Roman Polanski thing, which was a clever edit).
I've not seen this before and I won't be again because it's frankly rubbish. The script is all over the place (A and B plotlines that have no reason being in the same episode), the dialogue so "on the nose" that it made my eyes roll and well, the characters are completely awful especially Tim Roth's. Such a thoroughly annoying and unlikeable lead (not that you need a traditionally "likeable" lead, see 'House', but it helps to have some empathy). From his gimpy walk to his turny head tick, urgh just get off my screen and stop pummelling every scene like a randy bulldog!

Hang on, so you're only willing to give this one episode, but you watched at least two of that BBC3 secretary programme? :thinking:

Although it hasn't got an arc as such, you really need to watch the pilot of this to get any kind of handle on the characters. Jumping in for a random episode for a two second photo of Polanski isn't giving it much of a chance.

robzinski

24-10-2009, 10:09

Good to see the actor who played the crazy Russian fella in Life getting work. Even if it was just villain of the week.

Shingster

25-10-2009, 17:29

Good to see the actor who played the crazy Russian fella in Life getting work. Even if it was just villain of the week.
I take it you don't watch much US TV then, Garret Dillahunt's been one of the most ubiquitous character actors of the last 5 years or so!

sleepy67

25-10-2009, 17:49

and an excellent one too

robzinski

25-10-2009, 23:09

I take it you don't watch much US TV then, Garret Dillahunt's been one of the most ubiquitous character actors of the last 5 years or so!

I'd say I watch a fair bit of TV, but looking on IMDB the only thing I watch that he's been in would be CSI(Which was only 3 weeks ago, but I didn't recognize him?).

scoobyood

25-10-2009, 23:16

Only place I've seen him is as the Terminator in the Sarah Conner chronicles. Did a pretty good job in Lie to Me though.

Shingster

25-10-2009, 23:20

He's very good at playing sleazy individuals. I'd say most people recognise him from Deadwood, E.R, No Country for Old Men, and the recent Last House on the Left remake.

scoobyood

17-11-2009, 18:03

Weird episode today. Not that good. The little flash up picture of Milli Vanili for "expression comparison" made me laugh. Unfortunately the dramatic moment that preceded it meant that it wasn't suppose to be funny... so it's a negative. :(

sleepy67

25-11-2009, 03:10

Fox have ordered the back 9 of S2 but not announced when they'd be shown. Next weeks will be the last broadcast for a while.

Jonny G

25-11-2009, 13:49

Got to say I'm still loving the show. For me, it's great to see Tim Roth in something again and I'm really enjoying the change in style in Season 2. I was pretty worried the FBI thing towards the end of the first season would take over, but so far it's just been an option rather than the main plot.

Alastair

02-01-2010, 12:00

Seems to have gone quiet on when next episodes will be out. Anyone know if S3 has been confirmed or canned?

sleepy67

02-01-2010, 12:12

I don't think a decision has been made yet as to S3. They've still got the second half of S2 to show yet.

Alastair

02-01-2010, 12:50

I don't think a decision has been made yet as to S3. They've still got the second half of S2 to show yet.

There was only 13 episodes in S1 are there more in S2 then?

http://epguides.com/lietome

sleepy67

02-01-2010, 13:51

There was only 13 episodes in S1 are there more in S2 then?

http://epguides.com/lietomeyepFox have ordered the back 9 of S2 but not announced when they'd be shown. Next weeks will be the last broadcast for a while.S2 will be 22 episodes long.

sleepy67

23-03-2010, 18:36

The rest of S2 returns June 7th so I guess that means no S3

rustybin

23-03-2010, 18:38

The rest of S2 returns June 7th so I guess that means no S3

A real shame if there's no season 3, this is consistently good TV.

sparkyrob

23-03-2010, 20:12

basegreen

23-03-2010, 20:30

The rest of S2 returns June 7th so I guess that means no S3

Why?

sleepy67

23-03-2010, 21:11

Why no S3? Cos Summer isn't when networks make any money from ads so why broadcast a new show when they wont recoup there costs unless they think they have better options. That's my guess anyway.

TonyG

13-05-2010, 09:33

Nothing official yet from Fox, but the EW website is reporting that a 13-episode third season is happening. :thumbs:

sparkyrob

13-05-2010, 11:59

Fantastic! Love this show. But Shawn Ryan is leaving??

sleepy67

13-05-2010, 12:01

Nothing official yet from Fox, but the EW website is reporting that a 13-episode third season is happening. :thumbs:
good news if true

TonyG

13-05-2010, 12:25

Fantastic! Love this show. But Shawn Ryan is leaving??
Yes, read that last week & thought that would be the final nail in the show's coffin, but I guess not....

Jonny G

13-05-2010, 16:48

Why would it be a good thing if he left?

I would say that he's given a more diverse level of plots than it looked likely to have with the FBI assistance group idea that was pretty much implied before he came in.

sparkyrob

13-05-2010, 17:00

I think sleepy67 was replying to the good thing about the renewal, not Ryan leaving.

DrVenkman

13-05-2010, 18:03

Ryan is leaving because he has a show he's getting off the ground with Fox. He only really did the show as a favour and wanted to show the writers how to tell better stories. It's not by accident that the show took a leap in quality when he got on board. Here's hoping that we get more of what Season 2 has been offering and less of what Season 1 offered.

sleepy67

13-05-2010, 19:33

I think sleepy67 was replying to the good thing about the renewalThis

sleepy67

13-05-2010, 19:34

It's not by accident that the show took a leap in quality when he got on board. Here's hoping that we get more of what Season 2 has been offering and less of what Season 1 offered.Yep he definitely brought a focus to the show that was lacking and adding the FBI contact also helped.

Alastair

29-05-2010, 18:41

Just over a week until this returns. Saw the trailer on Sky and they're showing it only 2 days after US. Dont know if it was previously but definitely a plus!

unrealnils

29-05-2010, 18:47

season 3?

Jonny G

30-05-2010, 07:40

Season 2 pt2 technically I think :)

Can't wait, especially with so many other series now finishing!

Alastair

30-05-2010, 11:38

season 3?

As per Jonny G is indeed 2nd part of S2

http://epguides.com/lietome

statto

08-06-2010, 22:05

dvdphile

08-06-2010, 22:09

Excellent episode to return with. Dohring was very good (initially, when he questioned Lightman's analysis I thought they'd be adding him to the team).

Can the OP or a mod change the thread title BTW?

I thought the same thing!!:thumbs:
A very good episode to restart with though, I really enjoyed it.

TonyG

08-06-2010, 22:23

I thought the same thing!!:thumbs:
A very good episode to restart with though, I really enjoyed it.

Yeah, the same thought crossed my mind too & yes, I too enjoyed its return.

basegreen

08-06-2010, 23:10

Great return episode!

sparkyrob

09-06-2010, 08:14

Loved it :)

scoobyood

15-06-2010, 21:59

This episode had some remarkable timing didn't it.

statto

16-06-2010, 22:04

Not as good timing as the Polanski one.

AdamBrunt

18-06-2010, 21:02

Just watched the latest episode (the car bomb one) recorded from Sky1HD.

Did anyone else get the sound looping over and over in the last 5 minutes ? Or was it just my box ?

platty

18-06-2010, 22:24

Just watched the latest episode (the car bomb one) recorded from Sky1HD.

Did anyone else get the sound looping over and over in the last 5 minutes ? Or was it just my box ?

Yeah watched it today and the same thing happened on mine:lol:

degeneration

19-06-2010, 16:50

Yeah watched it today and the same thing happened on mine:lol:

+1. First of all I thought it was crappy syncing and that my box had taken a hit, then I thought "Didn't she just say this?", then it dawned what was happening. Was what she said of any relevance?

cervaro

19-06-2010, 17:20

The music was ok in that part of the programme, so figured it was correct in the context of the scene.

kmurph

20-06-2010, 15:26

Just watched the latest episode (the car bomb one) recorded from Sky1HD.

Did anyone else get the sound looping over and over in the last 5 minutes ? Or was it just my box ?
The subtitles worked ok.

cjanderson

20-06-2010, 18:57

just caught up with last 2 and yes, also had the sound loop. It could have been deliberate but sounded very strange if meant as some sort of emphasis.

I assumed the chap in the first one was gay, and thats why he lied about liking the women in the first pic and cal played the 2nd pic wrong to cover his embarassment. but was a good one.

Alastair

20-06-2010, 21:48

Yeah watched it today and the same thing happened on mine:lol:

Wasnt just mine then :D

basegreen

20-06-2010, 22:19

it wasnt that strong an ep, esp compared to last week's

TonyG

23-06-2010, 19:30

Another enjoyable episode this week. Roth was in full-on "cheeky-chappy" mode, Melissa George still looks fantastic in lingerie & some good ol' fashioned courtroom cheese. :thumbs:

AdamBrunt

23-06-2010, 20:48

The music was ok in that part of the programme, so figured it was correct in the context of the scene.

It was very odd - as others have said, apparently, the subtitles worked fine.

It was clearly an error as her voice was heard whilst you could clearly see Roth speaking on screen.

Alastair

19-08-2010, 23:19

Just watched this weeks (S02E20) it was like a 'spot the Shield character' puzzle.

sleepy67

20-08-2010, 07:40

at least you couldn't tell who the bad guy was from the guest actor ;)

TonyG

22-08-2010, 16:11

Gotta love the Shield guest-stars this week. I counted six. Did I miss anyone?

singhstar

22-08-2010, 16:26

Gotta love the Shield guest-stars this week. I counted six. Did I miss anyone?

I counted 6 too:

Danny Sofer
AssInvader
Billings
Lemansky
Gardocki (sans facial hair :()
Corinne Mackey

also is tim roth a west ham fan?

Captain_Howdy666

22-08-2010, 17:09

also is tim roth a west ham fan?

I'm pretty sure he is. I noticed the scarf too, although it's not the first time he's worn it.

Alastair

23-08-2010, 06:44

Gotta love the Shield guest-stars this week. I counted six. Did I miss anyone?

Looks like Shawn Ryan is producing S2

http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/tv/article/shawn-ryan-on-lie-to-me-109365

Alastair

04-10-2010, 17:57

desmondc

05-10-2010, 07:44

Looks like this is straight into Season 3 in the States, anyone know when it returns to Sky1? Was a few days after US showing last season but given it starts in US tonight doesnt look quite so rapid this time.

Lone Star got cancelled so this got put in it's place. Lie To Me was due to start in November in the States. I can't see this starting any time soon in the UK.

Link. (http://www.tvlatest.com/article/1548/Lone+Star+cancelled)

Coolhand

05-10-2010, 08:48

I've kinda gone off this now. S1 was good, but S2 seems to have given up explaining some of the science and just has Lightman as a human lie detector without explaining his methods.

Not sure I'll bother with S3.

Deron

06-10-2010, 13:02

Can't believe it's back so soon...

I didn't even have time to miss it. Another one who wishes they'd do more science stuff.

I used to like that.

desmondc

08-10-2010, 10:06

Lone Star got cancelled so this got put in it's place. Lie To Me was due to start in November in the States. I can't see this starting any time soon in the UK.

Link. (http://www.tvlatest.com/article/1548/Lone+Star+cancelled)

It will come back on the 20th October.

Link. (http://sky1.sky.com/lie-to-me-season-3-comes-to-sky1hd)

Jedibitch

31-10-2010, 21:02

Third season of this is just awful so far. Characters have all been slightly off and the stories are very poor. Science has completely vanished and replaced by shouting.

TonyG

31-10-2010, 23:05

Hit & miss for me this season. I didn't really enjoy ep.3 but this week's with the gorgeous Tricia Helfer I thought was excellent. Roth's portrayal of Lightman gets more bizarre with every episode & he seems to be effecting the other actors around him. I'm not disliking the way he acts, it's certainly unique for a US show.

Jedibitch

31-10-2010, 23:22

Roth's portrayal of Lightman gets more bizarre with every episode & he seems to be effecting the other actors around him. I'm not disliking the way he acts, it's certainly unique for a US show.

One of my biggest issues this, although all the characters seem to be off and little wrong for me.

Alastair

27-11-2010, 22:58

Dont know what the recent viewing figures have been for this, but it just seems to be getting worse quality wise. Roth's acting is getting more bizarre and the story lines random. The science bit was always the interesting part but thats getting less and less.
Lack of recent posts isnt a good sign either

jab1990

28-11-2010, 08:22

i don't know if it is me, but i think that roth's character seems to act like a dick now all the time now. The writing of the show has definately gone down since shawn ryan left.
Agree with Alistair that they need to get back to more science as oppose to character development.

Jedibitch

28-11-2010, 10:47

It really is dreadful, i can barely get through an episode nowadays. This weeks mental home storyline was like something from scrubs.

statto

28-11-2010, 15:18

I actually wondered whether Roth had got bored with the grind of network TV and was just trying to sabotage the show with his performance (not sure how many years he's contracted for).

AndyHall

07-12-2010, 23:22

"Not cancelled" but cut to 13 episodes for this season:

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Fox-Lie-Me-1026501.aspx

Alastair

08-12-2010, 22:12

"Not cancelled" but cut to 13 episodes for this season:

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Fox-Lie-Me-1026501.aspx

http://epguides.com/lietome

Can see this getting cancelled, cant say too bothered either.