Not entertaining, even when accounting for the time period where modern crime procedural tropes were less well-trodden.
The mysteries are contrived and the science is even more questionable than modern procedurals (which is somewhat at odds with Asimov's own views on the lack of science and scientific consultants in science fiction, although he also said he wasn't a prude and seemed more pedantic about ignoring certain common established facts, and approved of various science fiction productions).
As an example of the rubbish "science": Austin, the supposed genius, remarks on how a husband's voice is too high and fast to be truly grieving for his dead wife.
Asimov fans may recognise some of his touches, like the limerick puzzle to enter the warehouse, but this production suffers the same weaknesses as his writing: thin cardboard characters and silly puzzles trying to be clever.
Michelle does a bit more as Austin's innocent wide-eyed foil than Watson's absolute nothing burger in BBC's Sherlock, while Austin's anti-social eccentric savant is too conventional compared to Fringe's Walter (brilliantly played by John Noble); he's still a bit too cool, just like BBC's Sherlock.
The mysteries are contrived and the science is even more questionable than modern procedurals (which is somewhat at odds with Asimov's own views on the lack of science and scientific consultants in science fiction, although he also said he wasn't a prude and seemed more pedantic about ignoring certain common established facts, and approved of various science fiction productions).
As an example of the rubbish "science": Austin, the supposed genius, remarks on how a husband's voice is too high and fast to be truly grieving for his dead wife.
Asimov fans may recognise some of his touches, like the limerick puzzle to enter the warehouse, but this production suffers the same weaknesses as his writing: thin cardboard characters and silly puzzles trying to be clever.
Michelle does a bit more as Austin's innocent wide-eyed foil than Watson's absolute nothing burger in BBC's Sherlock, while Austin's anti-social eccentric savant is too conventional compared to Fringe's Walter (brilliantly played by John Noble); he's still a bit too cool, just like BBC's Sherlock.