"How to Get Away with Murder is the first show of the new television year I'm cutting from my string of weekly shows. From purely a superficial standpoint, the show turns me off with its cool color schemes, jerky camera-work. Just looking at the show downgrades it instantly. I feel as though I turned on the incorrect channel and I'm watching CW, not one of the big network channels. (That criticism is of the show's content, not just the appearance.) Look, I'm sure the show will continue because it appeals to the teenage audience well and with some value, but not value adults want to watch when they approach shows in a serious, artistic way. If this show would have aired eight years ago, I probably would be smitten with it. I do really admire how seriously and appropriately "How to Get Away with Murder" is handling homosexuality. More shows need to follow in its footsteps concerning that topic. Davis' work is not what is making me lose interest, she's excelling at the role. (Is that a surprise?). It took Shonda Rhimes four seasons to really get "Scandal" to work, so I'm sure "How to Get Away with Murder will get to that point too...but I'm not sticking around until that happens.
Grade: C
Grade: C