King & Maxwell

Firstly I loved The Closer, especially Jon Tenny and 99% of the other cast members, so seeing him in this, with Major Crimes taking over from The Closer is manna from heaven for me.

King and Maxwell are to ex secret service agents who partner up as PI's with a difference. King isn't all that worried about making money or bending the rules a bit as long as they get the job done. Maxwell tends to follow a similar vein, but is more head strong and bossy. The chemistry between the actors is easy to see and they bring this out in their characters which makes for fun and interesting viewing. For me this is Castle with a twist.

Quirky is how I found the first episode and admittedly I have now seen the second episode prior to this review and I will be continuing to watch this show with interest. The continuing involvement of Edgar (as I had hoped after the pilot) will make the show even more interesting and fun, but maybe a little predictable, time will tell.

A recommended show for me and I hope it continues in the vein of the first two episodes.

8/10

Okay, I have read all the books and came to know about this TNT series when I was on my last book. I was pleasantly surprised that how good the show was. The chemistry between King and Maxwell shown in the show was very close to the actual chemistry portrayed in the books. It was a very good show and I would have liked to see a bit more of it so kind of gutted that TNT has already pulled the plug on it. They should have given it at least one more season because in this season we did see how Sean lost his job but there was not much back story on Michelle and how they became King and Maxwell. The episode with JT Maxwell was my favourite, it was not a storyline from books but still the addition of JT in the mix was very good. It is annoying to see that some shows are on air for multiple seasons but an entertaining show like this has already been axed. It was a great watch and to see two of my favourite book characters on TV screen.

Jon Tenney fresh from being an FBI agent and married to Kyra Sedgwick in The Closer and Rebecca Romjin fresh from being married to John Stamos in real life co-star in a new television King&Maxwell. The two are former Secret Service agents who had two tragedies break on them while on the job. Now they're private detectives and in addition Tenney is a lawyer.

Being both a PI and an attorney opens up a whole lot of story possibilities. Tenney can be a lawyer and he can have Romjin do his investigating and occasionally lend her a hand. On The Closer Tenney was a recovering alcoholic and he continues in the same guise here.

Romjin and Tenney looked comfortable working together. Working out of WAshington, DC also opens up all kinds of possibilities for political intrigue in their cases as well.

I hope the show finds an audience.

It's probably unfair to be comparing a series that's 8 episodes old with one that's past the ton, but it's probably inevitable considering its niche.

So far, as a crime comedy series, it seems nice and perky. Nothing wildly challenging; but then again it doesn't take itself too seriously, so it would be churlish to be super picky - although the writers do sometimes go overboard with the "cutesy" dialogue.

The leads are good - it's nice to see Jon Tenney in a lead role, and Rebecca Romijn is a pleasant surprise as the feisty, competitive Mrs-Peel-for-the-2010s - but the real standouts are the satellite characters of Edgar (Ryan Hurst) and Benny (Dichen Lachmann). I certainly hope they're developed more.

I also like the gradually emerging subplot of the mystery behind the assassination that got Sean kicked out of the SS (interesting initials those - and actually used that way in the program); but I hope they add a bit more depth to our heroes, and maybe explore the possibilities of "enhanced friendship" between Sean and Michelle.

So: Not bad - I've certainly seen worse - but not quite in 'Castle' territory yet.

7/10 right now; and I hope it gets better, because I'll be watching.

I've read all the books from David Baldacci about these two. Great books by the way. The series is good but really needs to be about 2 hours long for more in-depth story line that these two deserve. The first episode was not that good. The 2nd was better as was the third. The fourth one nailed it. Hence the summary…give it another try…it's a lot better as they move along. Jon Tenney as Sean King is very in-line with Baldacci's concept. Rebecca Romijn as Michelle Maxwell is even better!! Ryan Hurst as Edgar Roy makes this even better as they explore his past and he helps Sean King deal with his past...you have to check out the fourth episode as it becomes more interesting!