"Mind Games," the new ABC drama that debuts tomorrow night at 10, opens with a scene where brilliant psychologist Clark (Steve Zahn) tells his brother Ross (Christian Slater) that when they pitch their new business idea to an investor, they should lead with their weaknesses. "Studies show you are judged to be more likable when you begin by admitting your faults rather than waiting," Clark explains. I don't know if "Mind Games" creator Kyle Killen intended this scene as a meta comment on the strange but often brilliant arc of his career. But the pilot episode is peppered with comments about why the brother's idea — and, thus, the premise of the show — shouldn't work, as well as references to things that have brought down past Killen series like "Lone Star" and "Awake." (At one point, Ross even asks an underling, "How do you feel about moral ambiguity?") I almost wonder if...
- 2/24/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
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