One of the bona fide success stories of the 2011–12 TV season, CBS's new high-concept action thriller serves up a clever mix of conspiracy, freelance heroes, and mysterious puzzles in a modern world where Big Brother is indeed watching and a supercomputer is cross-referencing personal data. Jim Caviezel stars as fiercely driven ex-CIA special operative John Reese, roused to action by a computer genius named Finch (Michael Emerson), who uses a homeland security surveillance program to identify persons of interest—citizens who may be either potential victims or perpetrators. Part of the show's draw is that the pair has to discover which is which before they can stop the crime. Creator Jonathan Nolan co-wrote the recent Batman movies and he puts a bit of that Gotham City corruption into his vision of contemporary New York, where the rot travels all the way to the top of the NYPD, with Reese a kind of incognito superhero in civilian clothes. Taraji P. Henson and Kevin Chapman complete the team as Det. Joss Carter and Det. Lionel Fusco, cops kept in the dark about the machinations employed by Reese and Finch but working for the same end. Compiling all 23 episodes, extras include an extended pilot, audio commentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and a gag reel. Highly recommended. (S. Axmaker)
Person of Interest: The Complete First Season
Warner, 1,008 min., not rated, DVD: 6 discs, $59.98; Blu-ray/DVD Combo: 10 discs, $69.98 Volume 27, Issue 6
Person of Interest: The Complete First Season
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