I think Matthew Bomer is actor Paul Gross's illegitimate love child! It was totally freak'n me out how much they resemble each other including mannerisms!! You think I'm lying? Look at the center photo. http://paulgross.org/indexlow.htm

I hadn't seen Bomer in anything else so his face was new to me. I kept thinking this guy reminds me of someone ... who? Anyway, I loved it and will be back for more. I hope the rest of the eps live up to this pilot. And, yes, a lot of the plot about how he escaped wasn't feasible but sometimes you like to have potato chips and ice cream for supper instead of your veggies. It's not a crime and something like this is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than "Reality" TV any freak'n day of the week! I'm also intrigue by the "mystery" surrounding Bomer's character's wife/girlfriend.

I *REALLY* liked this pilot. I thought the acting and the writing were fantastic. I was, quite honestly, blown away by how much I liked it, as I had zero expectations going in.

Does anyone get the feeling that if NBC put the USA lineup in prime time, they'd likely have a smash hit network? Aside from Royal Pains, which turned boring after the first three episodes (please don't happen to White Collar), it's easy to look at Burn Notice, Pysch, Monk, et. al. and see how well they'd fit on network television and would likely do well.

i was having the hardest time remembering Bomer's character name.
I kept referring to him as "Bryce Larkin" in my head.

Great start here - if they can keep the stories good from week to week, this will be another must-watch show for me. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'll take consistantly good/really good shows over occasionally great ones. There's only a few of those out there, and many that have started out that way, like Monk, only to start going downhill in the quality and consistency of the writing. I hope they can get a least a full season of good episodes, much like Royal Pains did. I'm in agreement with the review of Tiffani Thiessen's performance, but she came close to pulling it off. She needs to bring a bit more realism, maybe toning down the makeup a bit more, but she did make the connection to Mr. Burke believable enough for now. And... Marcia, Marcia, Marcia.... tighten up that fake accent - you had some Jersey "flare-ups" in there that really threw me off.

An idiotic show for people with brain disease. I lasted maybe 15 minutes.

We are shown the hero walking out of jail using a uniform he ordered over the internet. So, in this special "jail" he gets an unmonitored internet connection (are you kidding?) packages delivered to his cell unopened (you have to be kidding!) and after four years there, no one recognizes his face, or the fact they have never seen his face on a police uniform before? Not even to mention he knows instantly from a fiber on someone's suit, that it is a security fiber on a new Canadian bill that is top secret, and he knows this (because "Its what I do.") after being in jail the last four years. Yeah, right.

This is the stupidest opening I have ever seen, and anyone who can let this kind of nonsense slide, should see a brain specialist immediately.

I agree that these USA Network shows are a bit formulaic. But it works.

It's a terrific show. And since it has been in near-constant re-runs since its premiere last night, I've managed to watch it once in its entirety and twice in parts.

I agree with Jessica - I actually thought that DeKay and Thiessen had great chemistry, and a very believable relationship. I thought how nice it was too see a former child actor successfully pull off an adult role, making the charactor real.

Takayo, Marcia Thomasson was Naomi on Lost for a handful of episodes. The only problem I had at all with the show was that I remembered her in the first few seasons of Las Vegas as Nessa, and I could tell she was hiding her English accent in White Collar.

This is definitely staying in rotation on the DVR at our house!

I was pleasantly surprised by this series. I don't know why, but watching the promos it always seemed kind of lackluster, but it blew me away. I don't think it'll be quite the hit Royal Pains was, but I think it will blend well with Psych once Monk ends its run.

Also, was the lesbian FBI agent from Lost? I can't remember her name in either show...

Diahann Carroll isn't a regular cast member, but a recurring guest star. This actually makes sense. June isn't needed for the crime stuff, which is the whole point of the show.