High Potential...

[Crossbreed]

A new TV show on ABC.
It is the American version of the French HPI.

I liked the pilot episode.
It looks like a cross between Good Will Hunting & Castle.
I think that they gave the lead a touch of ADHD, too.

 

[Kitsuna]

Watched the trailer on YT. I’m not familiar with Castle, so the premise reminded me of a cross between Dexter and GWH, personally. I want to check this out, thanks!

 

[Crossbreed]

Maybe more Monk than Castle...

 

[jsilver256]

Huh, is Castle ASD-coded? He seems too charismatic for that.

 

[Judge]

Another one in an expanding genre I suppose since "The Good Doctor". Or maybe "Doogie Howser, M.D." which was a bit earlier...

Hmmmm. I'll have to watch that one.

I'm still wondering about the new NBC show coming up with Zachary Quinto as a doctor in "Brilliant Minds". Based on a real person, apparently.

How Zachary Quinto's Brilliant Minds Character Is Unlike Any TV Doctor

 

[Richelle-H]

I found Haut Potentiel Intellectuel's first season on Hulu to be a fun watch, though some of the episodes were a bit weak (just my opinion). Apparently, the Fifth season is debuting in France today. The main character, dresses in a way that made me think of a street walker from a seventies cop show. To my way of thinking, she does not come across as someone with a 160 IQ. She is not eccentric enough, just opportunistic.

I am a tiny bit leery of watching another Americanized version of a TV show whose origins come from an entirely different cultural mindset, as those usually come up wanting. The U.S. version of Ghosts came close but was still a bit disappointing in comparison to the British version for one reason or another. (I have been an avid fan of Television since 1951). There is always one thing or another that seems to get lost in translation for general consumption here, seemingly unable to find the correct mix of ingredients.

I will watch the first episode of HIP from ABC, but beyond that I am more interested in the rest of the French version. I find myself feeling a bit trepidatious over the distinct possibility that HULU will not pick up the other seasons of the original because of this anglicized version from ABC. That would be a disappointment as well as a suspect and possibly venal move on the streaming services part. I hope this does not happen but, as I am a bit of a born cynic, it is a distinct possibility as the company behind this is Disney. I will say no more.