Review: Heist 101 – 102 + Thief 101 – 102
The timing of the release of these two new series does raise a few question marks to say the least. It’s either pure coincident, or someone stole the idea from the other. And how fitting both series are about thieves.
Heist found its home at NBC, which is strange, as NBC isn’t known for airing serialised series (rather opting for the cheaper episodic type, making it easier to sell on syndication). As this show works its way to one big heist, there’s only time for general superficial drama. But there seems to be time to develop something good out of this. For now, just because of the bad guy perspective alone, it’s a keeper, but only by a slight margin.
On FX we have the plainly named Thief, which is also a serialised drama, but a little bit darker than NBC’s lil’ brother. Having a slightly sharper edge, just because it’s on cable, still seems to be the rule to live by. Then again, both shows aren’t the glued pants approach that the likes of Prison Break and 24 are taking, offering a more relaxed and leveled adrenaline release.
With 2 episodes, it’s still hard to tell if it’s worth hanging on to, but for now, it fits the schedule.