The Fix

The Fix could also do with less dialogue like, “Evidence doesn’t lie. People do.” The fix may not yet be in on the series, but it’s good enough to keep me tuned in for more.

The series does better the less it makes you think of Simpson--which is to say, your own opinion of that case. ... Akinnuoye-Agbaje is a fine actor who is nothing like O.J. Simpson;, and Cohen is obviously enjoying himself as a creep in an expensive suit.

Perhaps foremost, the show is smartly cast -- not only in terms of the leads but around the edges, including Scott Cohen as Sevvy's sleazy defense attorney (given the production auspices, would there be any other kind?) and Robin Givens as the actor's ex-wife, whose loyalty comes at a price.

The locales are both lush and texture free; the characterizations are shallow; the writing is geared to the attention deprived. The setup is captivating--it captivated America for years. But people engage in conversations they’d never have. ... Rather than confine its point of view to Maya, the show gives us “Sevvy” in very private moments, during which Mr. Akinnuoye-Agbaje gives a marvelous portrayal of an innocent man.

Marcia Clark, the failed O.J. Simpson prosecutor, is one of the writers and executive producers behind ABC's new legal drama The Fix, and she clearly believes revenge is a dish best served as a TV dinner: stale, overcooked, and tasting like cardboard.

This show is as goofy as it sounds and twice as contrived. ... But if you’ve been missing Akinnuoye-Agbaje (“Lost”) and Tunney (“The Mentalist”), it’s also a fairly standard, paint-by-numbers ABC drama.

Even if you could stomach the unctuous slime trailing from the show's conceit, its witless execution is another stopper. The Fix is your typical cheesy, sun-soaked ABC melodrama, but one left out so long to bleach that its brain is completely zapped.