CBS Television Distribution, Buena Vista Home Entertainment Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Dear Scorpion, I've supported you through your first season in a precarious, at best, TV landscape. I've looked beyond CBS, Katherine McPhee, fedoras, and a recurring hammy catch-phrase to support you all the way to the season finale. And on the eve of our parting for summer, our final, minutes together, this is what you gave me. The supposed final, thrilling conclusion instead pulled me out of the fantasy with questionable lighting and perspective. These are the last images you've given to marinate over all summer long. Instead of looking forward to another season of brainy team sleuthing, I must question my confidence in returning in the Fall.
I suppose I can comfort you in the fact that you're not alone in the land of questionable lighting and perspective. The short-lived series, Ringer, staring Sarah Michelle Geller, had a bumpy start from the pilot. The only thing the boat scene at the ten minute mark ensured was an open hour in my weekly TV schedule. It's clear boat scenes present innumerable challenges, even Grey's Anatomy fell prey. In this scene from season seven, the wide shots are on a pristinely glassy lake. However, the closeups are on choppy water with wind whipping through Christina's hair. So there you go, Scorpion, you're not alone, but you can do better.