Show mixes mystery and medicine

A show about a New York medical examiner who can never die many not sounds like one of falls most promising pilots, but it is.

In ABCs Forever, Ioan Gruffudd stars as Henry Morgan, a doctor whos 200 plus years of life experience has given him the uncanny ability to read people and more importantly help the NYPD solve murders.

Forever has a mildly ridiculous concept, but Gruffudd is charming as the long-lived doctor. Law & Order alumna Alana De La Garza is successful in the role of NYPD detective and recently-widowed Jo Martinez.

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The duo has good chemistry and work well together on screen.

Judd Hirsch (Damages, Numb3rs) and Joel David Moore (Bones) are also strong in their supporting roles of Abe, the only man who knows Henrys secret, and Lucas, the nerdy assistant medical examiner.

The first two episodes, which aired Sept. 22 and Sept. 23 were able to fully captivate the viewers attention for an hour. Henry views immortality as a burden rather than a blessing. He struggles to deal with the losses of all of his loved ones who have gone before him.

The narrative features numerous flashbacks to his former love and moments from his past.

In the present day, Henry also struggles with his immortality as a currently anonymous terrorist is working to expose the secret of his immortality.

Forever is good for now, but the concept may get old quickly and viewers may lose their attention span. In the first two episodes, Henry died and was brought back to life multiple times. How long can a character violently perishing and then ending up fine in the Hudson River remain novel?

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Show mixes mystery and medicine