Bull: Season One is a perfectly ‘fine’ legal drama but I was a bit disappointed as I liked Michael Weatherly on NCIS but here, the character hasn’t quite meshed, but with a second season on the horizon, more than enough time to find its footing.
Bull: Season One
(2016-17)
Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Crime
Paramount | NR – 974 min. – $49.99 | August 15, 2017
Date Published: 08/22/2017 | Author: The Movieman
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THE SEASON — 3.5/5
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| Season Synopsis: Innocent until proven guilty? Dr. Jason Bull (MICHAEL WEATHERLY) knows it’s a good theory that’s rarely practiced. With so many human factors in every trial, his clients need help to rebalance the scales of justice. Unleashing psychology, neurolinguistics, high tech, and his own raw intuition, Bull calculates exactly what the jury, the lawyers and the witnesses are thinking. He’s backed by the highly skilled experts from TAC (Trial Analysis Corporation), led by former Department of Homeland Security data maven Marissa Morgan (GENEVA CARR) and attorney Benny Colon (FREDDY RODRIGUEZ), whose quick wit anticipates every defense argument. With startling insights and stunning counterstrategies, Bull and his team foresee the verdict, and then flip the script to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
Quick Hit Review: Bull is one of those shows, almost old school, with a simplistic enough plot with some character moments, but as enjoyable as these episodes were to watch, I walk away with more of a shrug and a “what’s next?” kind of attitude. Michael Weatherly was charming and really the heart on NCIS which he left in the venerable show’s 13th season, landing a series of his own and, not sure, but that energetic personality that was fun to watch before, doesn’t exactly shine through here, playing a Dr. Phil character who is more reserved. Perhaps it’s one of those things that will take time to adjust and like all freshman series, will find better footing in subsequent seasons. The supporting cast is serviceable enough, however I did enjoy Freddy Rodriguez as he showed the most personality out of the bunch. Bull is fun enough but not exactly groundbreaking even with some interesting little takes like when Dr. Bull is observing the jurors and they break the fourth wall and speak to Bull with their thoughts on the witness on the stand. In any case, I guess it was enjoyable, just don’t expect anything entirely memorable. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 2.5/5 |
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This 6-disc set comes in a standard DVD case which side-slides into a matted slip cover. Deleted/Extended Scenes – ‘The Woman in 8D’, ‘Callisto’, ‘Bedside Manner’, ‘Light My Fire’, ‘The Fall’, ‘Free Fall’, ‘Name Game’, ‘Benevolent Deception’ The release comes with a few okay featurettes: The Verdict: Bull Season One (21:36) which looks at the series in its entirety and what producers wanted to do for its inaugural season; See You in Court (5:48) looks at the courtroom drama aspects and idea of analyzing juries; Michael Weatherly: No Bull (10:03) is an interview with the actor about his character. Last up is a Gag Reel (8:02). |
VIDEO – 4.0/5, AUDIO – 3.75/5
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| Paramount distributes Bull onto DVD presented with a 16×9 enhanced 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and colors are bright enough in keeping with a somewhat light-hearted drama. Each episode is given a standard but decent enough Dolby Digital 5.1 track.
There is also optional English SDH subtitles available. |
OVERALL – 3.0/5 |
| Overall, Bull: Season One is a perfectly ‘fine’ legal drama but I was a bit disappointed as I liked Michael Weatherly on NCIS but here, the character hasn’t quite meshed, but with a second season on the horizon, more than enough time to find its footing as most news series do. As such, I have no problem recommending; just don’t expect to find it more than time-filler programming. |
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