ORBzine - Century City TV Review
Season 1
Century City [Season 1, Episode 1]
Pilot
Shown 16 Mar 04
This is a US Lawyer drama set in 2030 CE. The lawwyers include Hector Elizondo and welshman Ioan Gryffud [with a USA Accent], Kristen Lehman.
David Paymer [ Chill Factor ] wants the DA [BD Wong - ] to return a clone for a medical op.
Anthony Zerbe is a 70yo musician [from a 1980s boy-band]!.
Century City [Season 1, Episode 2]
To Know Her
Shown 23 Mar 04
Gryffud's female client claims to be the victim of Virtual Rape [like voyeurism?]. Is her Complaint that he knows how crap in bed she is? His lawyer is [ ].
Daryl Sabara [ Spy Kids ] is a child star who wants to be a child forever.
Century City [Season 1, Episode 3]
Love & Games
Shown 27 Mar 04
Gryffid represents injured baseball player. This is like LA Law meets the SciFi hospital drama [ Mercy Point ].
They also have a divorce case, and are sued by the Admin Assistant.
Century City [Season 1, Episode 4]
A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Lose
Shown 30 Mar 04
The Blonde represents wife of a dying man who refuses med treatment that may leave him retarded.
Gryffud represents a woman being sued for having a surgically-grafted penis [by a man taking esotrogen!].
The Jerk is jealous when the Latino gets upgraded assistant-computer.
Century City [Season 1, Episode 5]
Sweet Child of Mine
Shown on UK Scifi Channel, not in USA
Richard Thomas [ Battle Beyond The Stars ] is a gay Doctor who gives clients designer babies that are secretly gay! Are gays a seperate culture to be preserved?
A woman dumped her BF, but has her household objects set to mirror his personality.
Do the blonde and Ioan Gryffud have UST? The Git's assistant subplot continues.
Century City [Season 1, Episode 6]
Without a Tracer
Shown on UK Scifi Channel, not in USA
Teenagers are kept under surveillance by their parents, 24/7. Batmanuel and Ioan handle the case.
Century City [Season 1, Episode 7]
The Faces Was Familiar
Shown on UK Scifi Channel, not in USA
Elizondo supports a father's right to give his son a mind-altering drug to stop nightmares about his mother.
Batmanuel represents an Asian bloke [Crossing Jordan] for having sex with his wife [on an automated freeway]. Family values meets the 7 year itch.
Century City [Season 1, Episode 8]
The Haunting
Shown on UK Scifi Channel, not in USA
Megan Ward is a widow, wants dead hubby's AI double. Miguel Sandoval [ Medium ] is the judge.
Batmanuel and the git help a loser sue his domineering mother.
This show lacks LA Law's slickness and charm.
Century City [Season 1, Episode 9]
Only You
Shown on UK Scifi Channel, not in USA
A Client is on trial for murdering his wife. Their house is DNA sensitive.
Lee May [the blonde] is infertile, but may be cured!
