The Forgotten (ABC)
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Gone but not forgotten. That's what they say. But what if a killer took your life -- and your name? Every city has its share of unidentified murder victims. When standard police procedure fails to give them a name, that's when the Identity Network steps in.
A group of dedicated, amateur detectives, the members of the Identity Network attempt to reconstruct the pieces of these John and Jane Doe's lives from what little evidence is left behind. Each episode is narrated by a "body" who watches the team as they pursue the tantalizingly difficult challenge of figuring out who this victim once was. Why would anyone volunteer for such a grim task? As new recruit Tyler Davies quickly discovers, each of the members of the team has his or her own reasons for volunteering for the Network. Alex Donovan is a former cop. Linda Manning, the woman who runs the network from her home, has a husband who is a convicted murderer. Walter Bailey does stake outs -- when he's not blowing his cover. Candace Butler hates her day job. She also happens to have a special gift for putting people at ease -- even the prickly Tyler, a talented sculptor with a background in forensics. Follow these committed amateur investigators as they race against time to piece together the stories of these dead people's lives -- and ultimately, hopefully, their murders.
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This show started out on my "can't wait for" list, and dropped pretty substantially as time went on and more news leaked out from the set. It's been rocky. They've recast one lead and are still working to recast the other -- a very bad sign. Especially since that second lead they're recasting is Reiko Aylesworth.
We'll probably watch the first couple of episodes (though perhaps a week or two after they are broadcast) and then decide whether to continue.
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