Here's the bottom line: if you loved the first show, you'll love this one. If you love this type of show, the kind of light action/lightly procedural show that used to be syndicated and then later flourished on basic cable (TBS and TNT, most of all) like V. I. P, Psych, The Librarians, Monk, Relic Hunter, etc. You'll love this one. It's so beautifully and firmly in that lane. It knows who it is , what it is, and what it's trying to do. If you want edgier fare: bad language, sex, hardcore violence, and gritty realism, you won't find any of it here. If shows like this have to choose between depressing realism and an unrealistic happy ending, they'll always choose the feel good ending and that's absolutely okay. It's not just a retread, though. It's a sequel, set the same number of years later. For mostly off-screen reasons (including the tragic false accusations leveled against Timothy Hutton -- who has since been cleared -- but were still being investigated at the time this show was developed; and prior commitments for some stars) the show's original cast has been supplemented with a new young hacker (with a key connection to a legacy character who still recurs, appearing in about 1/3 of the episodes) and a through-line story addressing the complete absence of Hutton's character, who looms large and will hopefully return in what will no doubt be a joyous reunion, and that allows for some freshness. This is also true of the show's transplantation to New Orleans, which gives it a new set of timely stories and some fun southern flavor for both the show and the characters to play with (in a way that is never disrespectful). All in all I enjoyed it a lot!

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