Review of Bull

I watched quite a few episodes of this lighthearted procedural drama so far. Some were great, some just good, but the show is entertaining as a whole. The premises make you think about the U.S. judicial system: with the assistance of an expert like Dr. Jason Bull (Michael Weatherly), a psychologist who masters the art and science of trial analysis, a lawyer could win almost any case as long as they pick the right jurors and press the right keys inside jurors' minds. Dr. Bull's clients are usually innocent, but you can't help thinking about the fact that the same technique would work with the guilty too, and possibly let them game the system, if they can pay for the service. That's interesting and disturbing at the same time. Dr. Bull does not work alone: he owns a consulting firm by the name of TAC - Trial Analysis Corporation, each of his employees providing a different skill that helps win the case. While each episode is self-contained, episode after episode we learn more about Bull and his team, who they are and what makes them unique, with personal subplots going on along several episodes. I must say I love Michael Weatherly in this show but I never was a NCIS fan, not my cup of tea.