Black Friday (16 Nov. 2009)

Dr. Lightman and Dr. Foster help an angry teen find his birth parents, while Eli and Ria try to figure out who was responsible for a fatal "Black Friday" trampling incident at an electronics store.

Director:

Daniel Sackheim

Writers:

Samuel Baum (creator), Ethan Drogin,

Stars:

Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Roth	...	Dr. Cal Lightman
Kelli Williams	...	Dr. Gillian Foster
Brendan Hines	...	Eli Loker
Monica Raymund	...	Ria Torres
Hayley McFarland	...	Emily Lightman
Mekhi Phifer	...	Agent Ben Reynolds
Nick Searcy	...	Mr. Donnelly
Shashawnee Hall	...	Larry Bernardo
Jackie Debatin	...	Cheyenne
Lisa Waltz	...	Mrs. Roland
Daniel Ross Owens	...	Max Roland (as Daniel Owen Ross)
J. Downing	...	Mr. Roland
John Bishop	...	Ray 'Romeo' Blake
Hannah Cox	...	Mrs. Knox
Randy Lowell	...	Mr. Knox

Storyline

Dr. Lightman and Dr. Foster help an angry teen find his birth parents, while Eli and Ria try to figure out who was responsible for a fatal "Black Friday" trampling incident at an electronics store.

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Plot Keywords:

store | photograph | wad of money | trampled by crowd | search for parent | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Samuel Baum Productions, MiddKid Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Dr. Cal Lightman: We follow the truth here, right? No matter the cost to our egos or our wallets.

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Soundtracks

"VCR"
(uncredited)
by The Xx

User Reviews

watchable fare - good for it's genre

I saw this in the channels a few weeks ago at the end of season 1 so didn't bother, but found they were running season 2 in the mornings.

Tim Roth is enjoyable and his accent certainly lends colour and interest. Wish I had the teams gifts having seen his teenage daughter explain what it's like having a human lie detector for a Dad. Teenagers beware if we all develop this skill.

There are some similarities in genre to 'The Mentalist' but the humour is different and I probably enjoy this more. Lets see if it becomes as predictable.

Look out for the bit about 15 mins in where they first state the parents are lying as they flash an image of Milli Vanilli. Must have been an kn joke by the producers, if you don't get it look them up.

I did feel the FBI team members were irrelevant in the script and it could have been filmed without.

The Mentalist, Numbers if you like these you will like this.

Rated 6/10 because its not bad but a bit generic. Will review the others as they come