The promise of a serialized drama is not the problem here it’s the lack of follow-through. That Martin Odum is in fact a legend all its own. However, things take a turn in Martin’s life when a mysterious man presents evidence that Odum might not be who he thinks he is. As his job title describes, Odum is an expert at turning himself into whatever cover – or legend as they’re called in the trade – he needs to, to get the job done, usually to fantastic results. The new series follows the adventures of Martin Odum, a deep-cover operatuive for the F.B.I. There was hope that TNT’s new Sean Bean starer, Legends, from 24 executive producer Howard Gordon was going to change things, however, that’s not the case as, while good, Legends is far from memorable. In addition, AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire is a sure fire ratings failure. Few are talking about last summer’s breakout star, Under The Dome, and there’s next to no traction for CBS’ other heavy hitter, Extant. Unfortunately, little good can be said about Falling Skies’ current season. The Last Ship came close, but it hasn’t caught on as heavily as Falling Skies once did. Once the return of Jack Bauer was wrapped up in 24: Live Another Day, there wasn’t much else that really enticed audiences the same way. Want more? Discuss this article and others on Show Patrol's Facebook page.While many are looking at summer 2014 as a time drenched in box office disappoint for American film studios, things aren’t much better on the small screen. These improvements suggest that, over time, "Legends" may grow a bit more legendary. "There is no Martin Odum." Episode 2 picks up considerably by fleshing out that serialized plot and adding Morris Chestnut as nosy FBI Agent Tony Rice, who begins a rogue investigation of Martin. "You don't know where your life begins and your legend ends," a mysterious stalker tells Martin in the premiere. also seem to be giving "Legends" a lame case-of-the-week structure over a much more intriguing long-term story about Martin's real identity. I don't doubt Crystal's ability to go undercover as a men's club dancer, but I bet she doesn't just happen to pack stripper clothes in her purse every day. Despite Bean's amazing transformations and quality work from the strong supporting cast, the writing often feels lazy. "Legends" is based on Robert Littell's book and comes to us from "24" and "Homeland" producer Howard Gordon (and screenwriters Jeffrey Nachmanoff and Mark Bomback). "24" fans will recognize her as Martin's Chloe O'Brian-she's just friendlier. "Veronica Mars" alum Tina Majorino plays Maggie Harris, the tech-savvy team member who can whip up a legend on the Internet in no time flat. Crystal and Martin once had a fling-of course-and don't see eye-to-eye on a lot of issues, including Martin's reckless "cowboy" ways in the field. That's why Nelson's pairing him with his top team leader, Crystal McGuire (Ali Larter). But, according to DCO Director Nelson Gates (Steve Harris), Martin is the best at his job. In the premiere, he slips back into the stuttering legend called Lincoln Dittman while meeting with his FBI team. Bean plays Martin Odum, an agent for the FBI's Deep Cover Operations unit who gets completely lost in his "legends"-the invented personalities he adopts for operations. He's nearly the only reason to watch this retread mashup of team-based crime/spy shows and the "Bourne" films. 13, TNT 2.5 stars out of 4) Bean likely will not suffer the same fate on his new show. The man who famously (four-season-old spoiler alert!) lost his head on "Game of Thrones" owns TNT's spy drama "Legends" ( 8 p.m. It's a good time to be a Beaniac-or whatever fans of ruggedly British actor Sean Bean are calling themselves.
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