As you might've guessed by now, I am a Lincoln Rhyme superfan. Now, I've spent birthday wishes on a sequel to that movie, but Rhyme's general lack of Cross-level clout may explain why NBC changed the name of this series from plain ol' Lincoln, and added The Bone Collector to the title, since that's what people ultimately remember given the title of the original film.īefore we get into my actual review of the series, I have to present my credentials.
Of course, the character of Lincoln Rhyme doesn't have quite the same name recognition among fans of mainstream crime fiction as, say, James Patterson's Alex Cross, but the quadriplegic criminalist is right up there, and is likely best known as the protagonist of the 1999 movie The Bone Collector starring Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. I've only seen one episode, but from what I gather, there will be other criminals to catch each week besides ol' Boney. Which means that next season - provided this one is successful and NBC brings the show back - could follow a different primary case and wind up being called Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Coffin Dancer or whatever. See, Lincoln Rhyme is designed as an ongoing series, but each season will, in theory, find Lincoln hunting a different serial killer or master criminal.
Is this a series where Lincoln and his trusted partner Amelia Sachs hunt a single killer over the course of an entire season, as crime fans have grown somewhat accustomed to thanks to a recent flood of limited series, or a weekly serial that will find them catching different bad guys each week? The truth lies somewhere in the middle.
It's already available to stream on NBC.com and Hulu, but this Friday night, NBC unveils the first episode of Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, which seemingly defies categorization.
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