Clare Jackson

Really clever writing. Atmospheric and authentic depiction. Don't know why people are struggling with the accents. Try listening to Jenny on Big Brother UK and these accents will be a breeze. Enjoyable & touching.

It's 'God' Awful. Two families,much alike in stature blah blah blah. Rabbi falls for gentile girl. Families argue. And argue and argue. And argue And argue And You know the rest. All in perfect nasal NY accents. This is what they feed you to desensitise you to the actual stuff going on in the world. Utter boring,brainwashing garbage. On a more serious note I need to add that the Jewish stereotypes are offensive and in years (hopefully sooner) to come,this and other series' like it will be viewed the way we now see shows with people made up in blackface or other inaccurate and insulting ways. Add that to the subliminal brainwashing aspect of this piece of trash and it could even be described as sinister. If I thought it would make any difference I'd complain.

Overcomplicated borefest. Sorry David,you are worth so much more than this.

Dire. Shortly into the first show,when the "psychic" detective looks at the "crime" scene,all the clues appear to light up for him and he gets images in his head of what happened,it becomes apparent that if this over-used trope is their best effort at a gripping start,you won't want to watch the rest. Curiosity carried me on through until that other c-rated tv stalwart - the never ending (awful) background "mood music",in this case poorly imitating that of the X-Files,amongst other supernaturally themed mystery series' - resulted in watching becoming unbearable.This coincided with the appearance of the titular Sanctuary team with their comic book script,clichéd over-dramatic and perfectly annunciated voices and seriously bad acting... So many terrible,awful lines. I left when the Sanctuary boss lady told the psychic detective that " We don't like to call them 'Monsters' - We prefer 'Abnormals' " (which cracked me up). Apologies if I've judged it too soon but I couldn't watch any more. The pilot/1st ep of a series should be its showcase.This is more of a desperate attempt to gain an audience in viewers at the lowest level of human discernment - presumably because no-one else is likely to tolerate it. You are better than this;Don't waste your time.

Boring whodunnit melodrama with continuous formulaically tense and gimicky background music and breathy,anxious over-acting. The only vaguely interesting characters were the two women (Sophie Okenedo & Lesley Manville),who,like most of the cast,turn out to be irrelevant. It's a bit like one of those Columbo episodes where you know what happened from the start and the rest is just padding. If you're on the sofa with 'flu,stick it on and drift in and out of it. It won't detract from the story.

Am trying to enjoy but the soft and sweeping, generic "mini-series" background music and turn-taking dialogue makes it feel very theatrical and unrealistic. Also Jim Sturgess (who really reminds me of Lewis Collins in The Professionals),is quite distracting with his pronounced and constant head tilt and somewhat smarmy manner. There's never anyone talking in the background or interrupting. It's so poorly acted that it's like a first,cold read-through. Don't think I'll last to the end.

1.I would have expected better from "Carter" (ER) actor Noah Wyle. This series is def below his pay grade. 2.It's like a b-movie that goes on for weeks and weeks. 3.Someone has tried to make The Walking Dead with aliens and failed,shockingly. They even added strains of Sleeping Beauty and The Pied Piper of Hamelin to appeal to the disney fans. 4.The too-loud,constant,boring,over-dramatic and inappropriately sentimental swoony trumpet music reminds me of those camped-up monster/ freak films like Sharknado and The Sand. 5.The story is repetitive and hackneyed and the talents of its cast are sadly wasted. 6.It's corny old rubbish,I'm afraid..and boring to boot. Don't waste your time on this. Sorry,Noah...you were better off as Doug's sidekick.

Someone went out and got smashed,lost their key,fell asleep on the trampoline,had a scary dream,woke up with a headache and forgot what it was about but made a film about it anyway,whilst hungover,on a Tuesday afternoon.

It's Hollywood cuttings off the floor all mashed together with Eddie Redmayne as Voldemort and Edward Hogg as the Vampire Lestat.