"Century City" (2004) TV series

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Creator:

Ed Zuckerman

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

16 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The future is now in session.

Plot:

In the near future, a law firm handles difficult cases that reflect the time.

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Oprah Winfrey | Futuristic | Courtroom

Cast

Nestor Carbonell	...	Tom Montero (9 episodes, 2004)
Viola Davis	...	Hannah Crane (9 episodes, 2004)
Ioan Gruffudd	...	Lukas Gold (9 episodes, 2004)
Kristin Lehman	...	Lee May Bristol (9 episodes, 2004)
Eric Schaeffer	...	Darwin McNeil (9 episodes, 2004)
Hector Elizondo	...	Martin Constable (9 episodes, 2004)

Runtime:

60 min (9 episodes) | USA:60 min (9 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Universal Network Television

Trivia:

Tom Montero was a Congressman before joining the law firm on the show.

Quotes:

Martin Constable: Cherries without pits, the worlds greatest invention.
Lukas Gold: Cherries had pits?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Tavis Smiley: (2007-01-23)" (2007)

I'd rather have a "what if" futuristic lawyer show like this, then just another lawyer show

I will admit here and now that I found this show on line and the reason I was watching was because of Ioan Gruffudd, that said however I really, really love the concept of this show. The "what if" questions it threw out our scientific advancement is something that needs to be debated as to how it will one day effect society.

However I will admit that this series didn't get off to the best of starts. The Pilot episode was not fantastically well written and the cloning plot line became to complicated. But I think this show, if it had been given time could have worked out a few of its teething problems and really established itself. Perhaps not as the best show on television ever, but I something with an interesting twist, with stories that made you think.

But as many have said, I think a small number of people can accept a futuristic show like this. Some will say that it's not sci-fi because it doesn't have big space ships, or lazer guns and there are no aliens. Me however, well I love this kind of stuff, don't get me wrong I like sci-fi with spaceships and aliens to, but this was taking a look at scientific advancement, that at this time is in it's infancy, and asking where it might be heading.

The characters as well were are really likable and your sort of general assemble of characters. One thing I really liked was the the two women in the show, where strong without being cold hearted or bitchy, they were not ashamed to have emotions. The cast itself as the show went on seemed to be bonding as characters also, and if the show had continued there would most likely have been very enjoyable chemistry between all of them.

I know this show may just seem like another lawyer show, but to be honest I'd rather have a "what if" futuristic lawyer show like this, then just another lawyer show.