Women's Murder Club

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Season 1, Episode 1, Aired 10/12/07

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Lindsay, Claire, Jill and Jacobi investigate the murder of a prominent San Francisco reporter, and get unexpected help from the victim's co-worker, who has an interest in serial killers. In their private lives, Lindsay faces up to the past when her ex-husband is brought into her police department in a leadership role, and Jill faces a domestic crisis.moreless

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Angie Harmon

Lindsay Boxer
Tyrees Allen

Warren Jacobi
Laura Harris

Jill Bernhardt

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Don't Call Them "Babe"

8.7

"Great"

By maxpower03, Oct 31, 2007 Report Abuse

I was initially attracted to this show because of the title which, love it or hate it, is undeniably attention-grabbing. I also love most procedurals, and a procedural show with some kick-ass ladies usually makes for some great TV.

I really liked the interaction between the main cast, and the writers should definitely utilize that more, as it's clearly the show's strongest asset. Angie Harmon, Laura Harris and Paula Newsome have great chemistry together, and they all had some great dialogue in their scenes together. It would be great to see why they're friends though, and maybe get some insight into how they met and decided to form this club.

The mystery wasn't hugely captivating, but a pilot is really supposed to introduce the characters, and not so much the case-of-the-week element. I thought Lindsay and Jacobi made a great team, and I liked their banter, which has that great "acting like they don't like each other, when they clearly do" thing going on.

Angie Harmon really surprised me. After years of seeing her doing nothing but walking around a jury on Law & Order, it was refreshing to see her do something different, and I was surprised at how good she was at the comedy. I didn't like the inclusion of her ex-husband in the show, but if it promises more humor in the scripts, then I'm all for it.

A promising pilot with a great cast and a decent script. It's not without it's problems but, for what it is (a Friday night show mainly aimed at women), it's pretty good.

Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft
Rating: B+moreless

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All in all not a bad start

8.5

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By krankie_frankie, Oct 27, 2007 Report Abuse

Having watched the first two episodes now (third to watch later) I am quite enjoying this. Cop/crime shows are my favorite. While this doesn't touch most off the other shows of this genre I watch, it doesn't disappoint either.
However I can't really see it going beyond more then the one season. I guess it avoids that dreaded axe in it's first season it may survive a second. If not I'll have to contend with The Bill or one of the CSI spin offs. Maybe they should do CSI London, how cool and brilliant would that be to watch, i'd definitely watch!moreless

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Another crime show, except this time the women outnumber the men.

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By keipots, Oct 17, 2007 Report Abuse

Okay, I'm enumerating my observations because I'm feeling extremely lazy right now.

1. I think they used the blur effect in between scenes a little too much. It's painful to the eyes when you try staring at it for an hour.

2. The dialogue is okay but there are times when it's all over the place. It's either they're speaking too fast that you can't quite catch the words they're saying, or they speaking too fast AND talking about a lot of things simultaneously.

3. Angie Harmon and Marc Vann on the same episode? It's like watching a crossover between Law & Order and CSI. ^_^

4. Some scenes are too short. If I understood my film teacher correctly, short scenes are used to indicate fast pacing. Some scenes in this episode didn't come close to being fast and yet the scenes were short, they're over by the time I finish saying "WTF?"

5. Laura Harris looks a little stiff, like she doesn't know what she's doing. I saw her in an episode of CSI and I thought she was brilliant then...maybe she needs some time getting used to the role of a Deputy District Attorney.

Overall, I think this still needs more than a little tweaking, but it looks promising. I'm giving this series a chance.moreless

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Great start.

8.7

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By allways_ty, Oct 16, 2007 Report Abuse

I heard that this serie is based on a book or books, i never read it, but i liked to show, at least the first episode.

We get to meet the woman that work at the police department and also some of the men.

The history was interesting, with a nice ending and nice characters, loved the dog, by the way :)

I'm hoping that this will eventually be one of my favorites, because it reminds me of csi, criminal minds, law & order, which are some of my favorite shows.

Waiting kinda ansiously for the next episode to be as good or better than this one :)moreless

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Lindsey Boxer, Jill Bernhard, Claire Washburn and Cindy Thomas are on the tail of a killer. James Patterson's series comes to television.

9.6

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By Ashley_382, Oct 15, 2007 Report Abuse

I was really excited when I found out that WMC was coming to television. I have truly enjoyed the books series. I am uncertain about the television series as yet. It was a little slow. I hope that it will get a little better as time goes on. I know they have a few kinks to work out. It happens with a lot of series. It was not a horrible pilot, but not the best. I hope that I will come to love this show as I have his books though. I think it will get better. There is the fact that no one will be able to match Patterson's writing. Plus some things have changed from the books, but nothing vital.moreless

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- Lindsay and Tom were married for 6 years. Edit
- Music Featured In This Episode Silver Lining by Rilo Kiley (when Lindsay waits at the news stand) Trouble In Here by Howie Day (when all the women go home) Edit
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- International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Vítejte v klubu (Welcome to the Club) Edit
- Original International Air Dates: Australia: January 23, 2008 on Network 10 Denmark: February 4, 2008 on TV3 Portugal: April 28, 2008 on FOX Life New Zealand: July 14, 2008 on TV3 Finland: September 14, 2008 on MTV3 Czech Republic: May 11, 2010 on Prima Edit
- This episode was completely re-written and re-shot after the ABC Upfronts in May 2007, as producers thought the original pilot was needlessly complicated and featured too many regular/recurring cast members. The original pilot saw Cindy written as an established member of The Club, a mystery involving a serial murderer dubbed "The Vendetta Killer" and a proposed season-long arc involving a killer who was caught by The Club and who Jill is trying to put away for life. Other differences included Lindsay being promoted to the lieutenant position, Cindy dating a biker (played by Joshua Leonard), Hanson working in the mayor's office, and the women actually referring to themselves as "a club" (as opposed to being repulsed by that title in the aired pilot). Elsewhere, the show had two additional cast regulars: Elizabeth Ho played Yuki Castellano, Jill's lawyer colleague who wanted in on The Club (basically Cindy's role in the aired pilot), and Robert Patrick Benedict played Owen Haight, a CSI tech. Lindsay's ex-husband Tom had a smaller role (and wasn't a cop, but did sleep with Lindsay despite being engaged) and was played by Christopher Wiehl; and a guest appearance by Robert Patrick as a department psychiatrist was left on the cutting room floor. Matthew Davis was also cut, his character Joe Sandoval being set up as a love interest for Lindsay to recur throughout the season. Edit
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- Lindsay: Seems like 'one thing, as they says, leads to another' a lot with you. Miles: My wife is married to her work, what am I supposed to do? Lindsay: Oh, so because you don't get enough attention everything is your wives fault? Did you ever think, I don't know, maybe your wife's job is important to her or you should be a little more understanding? Miles: (To Jacobi) What's her problem? Jacobi: She is touched over how choked up you are over this whole thing. Edit
- Jill: Linds I did something bad. Lindsay: What? Are you okay? Jill: Yeah, it's just I... I didn't tell you that Tom asked about you. Lindsay: Whatever. Edit
- Miles: Excuse me, but instead of patting yourselvess on the back, shouldn't you be out arresting the real killer? Walton James? Theresa's stalker... Jacobi: Where were you yesterday morning? Miles: Wait, this guy followed her around for five years. We used to have to meet where she knew he wasn't watching, she was afraid he'd lose it. Lindsay: Any alibi will do. Edit
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