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I really like Brilliant Minds, but please don't pass on incorrect information. You cannot get a dishonorable discharge after you are discharged. And your activity after discharge cannot alter your discharge type. If your behavior is threatening or exposing military secrets that's criminal not impacting their military performance. And if they are being seen by the VA hospital then they are "veterans" which means out of the service. If they were still active than they are service members. The information should be as truthful as possible. I know this was just added to further the storyline, but it very harmful to any honorably discharged person!

Love that this show focuses on making a persons weakness their strength. Showing that what makes them different might be what gives them power. I look forward to the potential story lines and characters with this cast. It's refreshing to see a new idea when there are so many medical shows today. The fact that this show has decided to take risks and talk about subject matter that is potentially taboo is refreshing. I wish more shows would spend as much time developing the characters as the show put into the pilot. You truly understand where this is coming from and it is so important to him to fix the patient and not the diagnosis.

The first episode kept me so interested!!! A lot of doctors truly don't see the person they sometimes see a helpless person with an illness to the brain. I love that this serious digs deep into who they are not what they're become. My uncle had a stroke the doctors were saying he won't understand speech, won't walk or talk. Truly discouraging it's been 3 months and he understands language, is trying to speak and stand. All n all it proves doctors aren't god they don't know everything. I really like how this series portrays this message. To not give up because of the patients condition. All n all I'm excited for this series. I hope we get a season 2.

So in a number of ways "Brilliant Minds" is similar to "The Irrational." A super smart dude with weaknesses with super smart friends and a gaggle of smart but sort of clumsy interns goes around solving mysteries. In the former (Brilliant Minds") they are largely medical mysteries; in the latter it is... um... more of a detective series where a University professor solves murders and such.

One BIG difference is that in the former we have Zachary Quinto. He is a wonderful actor and he is really, really good in this. He plays a very interesting character who has "facial blindness". He's quite quirky and after a few episodes the show becomes less like "The Irrational" (which let's admit it, is kind of dumb) and much more like "House". The episodes leading up to the middle of this the first season have been really good.

I believe that the main character (which Quinto plays) is based on the late Dr. Oliver Sacks. Sacks wrote a (classic) book called "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" and some of his cases have been reimagined as episodes in this series. I find that very interesting.

I recommend this if you like medical dramas. I think you need to get past the first 4 or 5 episodes and that's only fair... Series like this often take a while to kick in and you need to be patient. It was at Episode 7 where I was really knocked over. It is excellent - the writing is fantastic and it and has an unexpected (at least for me) ending.

So my message to you is to ignore those people who wrote a review after watching just one episode. Sheesh.

There are for sure a few things that bug me about this series but my hope is by the end of the first season those will be ironed out.

I should admit I enjoy medical dramas and that I totally loved House. I think it may be one of the best network TV shows ever made in the U. S. So comparing this show to House is a compliment.

I remember seeing a TV Line post on watch it or skip it and it said that Brilliant Minds was nothing new in terms of medical dramas. I wholeheartedly disagree.

First: We have an interesting lead character who cares about patients. His team was not the most fleshed out in the first few episodes. But they're getting there and I really want to know everything about all of them.

The neurosurgeon is adorable, Dr. Wolf's best friend has a lot going on in her own life, and his conflict with his mom is also really interesting.

This is actually a refreshing medical drama because it manages to balance characters and their arcs and stories, and keep the case in each episode interesting, and unique. The solutions and ways they help patients is also really refreshing, without domineering, or acting like they know what's better for the patient. Its about internal conflicts, and external conflicts.

I do wish they would do something about the lighting in the show. But other than that, the characters are 3d and compelling, the cases are unique, and different from previous medical dramas as are the way they're treated. So if you love good characters and diversity, and LGBT stories, this is the show you want to be watching.

To start of, I need to tell you that I have always been a fan of House M. D. And that is in some sense strange, since I have totally no appetite for watching other hospital drama series. The "ingredients" of House just make it so much more appealing, that I found it an addictive watch. House is just so much more different than the prototypical view we all have of a doctor... Instead of being a "gentleman" he is more like a distraught Einstein.

So when I heard about this new show called Brilliant Minds, I immediately recognized several traits of House in it. And this caused me to just give it a try! And yes, it appears to be an attempt at creating a show that has many traits similar to the ones that you find in House! First of all, the main character, dr. Wolf, is as awkward as House. Like House, he has a severe medical condition: instead of a pain syndrome with a corresponding painkiller (Vicodin) addiction, Wolf has facial blindness. And like House, there is also a team of young people - called "interns" instead of "residents" - which consists of also a group of brilliant, but akward people. And yes, we see Wolf also faced with challenging puzzles lin finding out what rare condition a patient shows up with (and how to treat / improve it).

The setting is though somewhat different than what you are accustomed to see in House. Instead of the very prestigious "Princeton-Plainsboro" (fictious hospital) where House is working as a doctor, we see Wolf work in "Bronx Hospital". The latter is clearly a hospital on the lower end of the "prestiguous-scale". You won't see expensive offices with glass walls, but more the layout that we as common people are accustomed to seeing in a hospital. So in that respect, many more people will see a hospital environment that they are more used to seeing. At least, that is my personal experience when watching Wolf.

It is further not difficult to see that the producers tried to make it fit with the trend of making socially responsible content (ESG). On the topic of "inclusion", you see that they chose to make Wolf a gay character. Further, they show successful women in business. Wolf's boss is not only a women, but also his team of interns consists of genial women. And last but not least, we see many coloured people. So on ESG, all boxes seem to be ticked on inclusion: i.e. LGBTQ, coloured people and "women in business".

Finally I need to of course mention the main actor, which is Zachary Quinto. This excellent actor - with a pretty impressive slate that includes e.g. Star Trek's Spock - most certainly has the skills to make this show a success. For the Trekky-fans like myself, it takes some time though to get accustomed to a character that all of a sudden has emotions;)

All-in-all, I think this show has many things that can make it a success like House. From what I have seen in the first 2 episodes, it most certainly has a lot of potential for the future episodes. Overall, I am going to score it 7.1/10, which is in my way of scoring a pretty decent score.

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I couldn't understand why this TV series received such a low rating. At first, I considered skipping it because of the reviews, but I decided to give it a chance-and I'm glad I did. I started watching it and absolutely loved it. I'd even say the series is quite unusual. Just because it's easy to watch doesn't mean it lacks quality. In fact, there's so much more to it.

The series doesn't rely on shocking twists or exaggerated dramatization; instead, it maintains a balanced tone while deeply connecting with its audience. It offers valuable insights into understanding our brain, emotions, and psychology, which was a pleasant surprise for me. It encourages viewers to question and reflect on themselves, their lives, and the world around them.

On top of that, I learned about many new health-related issues. If you enjoy "hospital-style" TV series, Brilliant Minds delivers more than you'd expect.

I guess it's a good thing that they didn't just reboot House, but this is the next worse thing.

The story is the same: brilliant, but flawed doctor uses unconventional methods to diagnose illnesses. Throw in some politically correct intersections (he's gay) that don't forward any plots and you have Brilliant Minds.

You could overlook that if, like House, they had some really unique illness to keep you interested, but so far the stories have been pedestrian and the plot plodding. Continuity is also an issue as we're told that the protagonist suffers from "Face Blindness", yet doesn't seem to have trouble recognizing people when he sees them.

So it's not terrible, but it's not really good, either. Yet?

It's been a while since there's been a "rogue genius doctor" series on network, so it's about time.

Firstly, I think it's awesome they let Quinton's character be openly homosexual. Not sure how it's relivant to the story but we shall see.

The show itself is basically "House" just with a more focused specialty of neurology, face blindness instead of a limp, and not so much of a drug problem (so far).

You still have the strict Chief of Medicine, except this one is his mother instead of his "will they/wont they" romantic interest.

The thing I can do without are the SUPER CHEESY big speeches. They feel so absolutely fake and corny, and don't really further the plot. If the writers feel the need to include them, maybe write them into a small, one-on-one conversation instead of a big public speech.

I love the weird conditions the writers introduce us to, and the medical nerds out there will most certainly be blowing up Wikipedia (I did for Capgras Syndrome!) I think over time the show may truly find its feet and hopefully live to exist at least a few seasons, after all, NBC did renew the trash it brought us in 2023...

While the first episode, the pilot episode, appeared like the show might be an interesting show, it did not live up to that promise and it's only episode 4 that I'm watching right now after having DVR'ed it.. I had almost lost interest in it by episode 3 which is why I'm watching episode 4 nearly 3 weeks after it was first aired. And as expected, not a very interesting episode.

The best way for me to describe it is it's an overdramatized, unrealistic, poorly scripted show.

I gave up on watching this show after the first 4 of episodes. It's boring. Not creative at all. Very poor acting, very poor direction and I'll be surprised if it gets picked up for a second season.

If I were to describe the show in five words, I would say "Brilliant minds, not so brilliant"..

I just now realised after watching Awakenings for the first time, that the show is based heavily on real life doctor Oliver Wolf Stacks and some of the medical cases are based of real medical cases that doctor Sacks wrote about just like the amazing case that Awakenings is based on.

I went and searched the Internet and read about him and it gave me a whole now perspective on the show.

The biggest difference is that the show takes place today rather than in dr Sacks lifetime and in my opinion it would have been more interesting to keep the story in the 70s and 80s. Nevertheless the show worth watching.

First turn off was a patient throwing up in the first episode - had just watched the same thing in the other new doctor show. So after they try to gross us out then we almost have an interesting storyline about why Dr. Wolf doesn't see faces... the show went downhill from there. I tried three episodes and couldn't stand it anymore. Too childish, too many blunders and obvious tests not being done, too many sub dramas with the rest of the cast, too many weird medical problems the ordinary person will never have. Every cast member is and has a problem. I watch TV to be entertained or to find answers or see people learning to care about each other, not to see a soap opera. Gave me no confidence in doctors knowing what the heck they are doing.

I've only seen one episode, but I really don't feel compelled to watch another. Dr. Wolf may be brilliant, but his personna seemed bland and uninteresting. I felt no connection whatsoever to his character, the other actors, or the story line in general. Maybe I'm missing something here or have just plain watched too many exceptional doctor shows prior to this one. Who knows? I really don't expect this show to have a very successful future based on the episode I watched, but I could be wrong. In all fairness, I should probably watch another episode before I write it off completely. I just don't know if I can bring myself to do so. Sorry not sorry.

The actors deliver incredible performances and love the twist with the main character in how he connects to his patients. Quinto is compelling as Dr. Wolf. The guest star in the pilot knocked that way out of the park - no spoilers, but her story arc was special and loved watching this team go to work in trying to silver her case. And love the dynamic between the medical interns - seems like a smarter "Grey's Anatomy." They played off each other well, and each added something unique. Can see them all having incredible storylines!

The writing balances levity, drama and suspense perfectly. This shows fantastic. Can't wait for episode 2.

This show is super entertaining and keeps me hooked. It's got that feel-good vibe with just the right touch of psychology, which I love. The characters are really engaging, and the stories strike a nice balance between being light and meaningful, so it's easy to keep watching without feeling overwhelmed. If you're into shows that explore human behavior in a relatable way without getting too dark, this is definitely one to check out. And seriously, can we stop comparing it to House? It's doing its own thing and doesn't need that comparison. Definitely worth a watch! Hopefully NBC doesn't cancel it and gives it a chance.

Zachary Quinto really puts his all into this performance of a truly eccentric, though ultimately lovable and compassionate doctor, who truly sees his patients as people, and is willing to put his own life and career on the line as he does in the very first episode, when he shows the power of compassion and music through a man in need. The flashbacks into his chikdhood were really well done and helped to develop Wolf and connect the audience to him.

I am thoroughly fascinated and intrigued by this Dr. Oliver Wolf and his enigmatic and diverse coworkers, and am honestly gleefully anticipating getting to watch next week's episode and see how he faces each new medical mystery head on with compassion, courage, and a reckless spirit that has no need for the "rules" if they get between his patient and their best possible outcome. I also can't wait to see a possible romance develop between him and his kinda rival, Dr. Josh Nichols. Cause if my spidey senses are working correctly, I see some red hot chemistry coming this way!

If you enjoy medical dramas like E. R. or Chicago Med, reckless characters who are going to the right thing "their way" like Hunter, and some a great ensemble cast to root for like This Is Us, you will live just as much as I already do!

The series is entertaining so far but I feel like this is House reimagined with kind of a political agenda. House was unapologetically unpolitical. If this series doesn't prove true to that right now. Medical dramas should be neutral in how they present Dr. Care and diagnosis. I will reassess my initial review of this proves to be true for this series. The latest episode, Eposode 5, l tittered on the brink of CTE being caused by basic training, which I am familiar with, but they flipped the script to heavy ammunition firing, to being the cause. My experience is most service men and women suffer from PTSD and not CTE. Real life research will determine if that's true. I will stay with the series till it resides if it wants to be entertaining or push a political agenda.

So far it is really fascinating I am truly engaged with the first episode. I love how the characters really care for the patients and go above and beyond for them this show can go very well if it's written correctly and connects the dots very efficiently. I want this show to go for many seasons I can't wait to see the next episode I really hope that we get a deeper back story on the supporting characters and on the main character. I know that the medical field is very difficult and I applaud those great heroes for what they do everyday I hope that many hospitals, clinics, pharmaceuticals, etc, Recognize and reward their staff for their hard work. Again I love this first episode and I hope it gets many seasons.

I'm an admirer of the late Dr. Oliver Sacks and of Zachary Quinto, and the show is set in my hometown. So of course I had to watch. Dr. Wolf's City Island doesn't look much like the real place but it was cool it got a mention.

I love that the show not only uses Dr. Sacks' case studies but the main character is also based on him. Zachary Quinto has the intensity and passion for the role, the other actors are good too, and the storylines are intriguing.

The show is a little bit overly earnest. Trust the audience to get the message without hitting them over the head with it via speechifying dialogue or other characters telling us how eccentric Dr. Wolf is.

My wife and I are done after six episodes. We gave it a good try and will probably continue to leave this series set to record on our DVR, recurrently, in the unlikely event we get incredibly desperate for something to watch. Future episodes will dissolve into DVR-Cyberspace and this show will be canceled after season 1, so .. no harm no foul, right? Okay. So why are we quitting, you ask? Mostly the huge amount of disbelief we have to suspend to make these shows make sense. Our shoulders are tired. There is silliness. I see reviewers comparing this show to House. Hmm. NBC wishes this show was half as good as House.

Absolutely love this show. The writing is fantastic. Contrary to others opinions of Dr Wolf, his character isn't boring or bland, but deep and thoughtful. Loved his determination with Roman and getting the answers. The latest episode brought me to tears. Truly inspiring in this day and age. New look of love, yeah Zachary!!!!!!!!!

I'm inspired with this young medical team and look forward to seeing more intriguing cases as they arise.

Hopefully this series continues to amaze, astound and bring happiness to others besides myself.

Please continue growing and being medically accurate as the series progresses.

Brilliant Minds is a must watch if you're interested in medical dramas, it faces real world problems most people look the other way from.

Some people are complaining that it's too similar to House, but maybe that's a good thing? House was canceled, a lot of people where upset about that, Brilliant Minds is a new alternative, with less drugs.

Zachary Quinto was the perfect pick for Oliver Wolf, I feel like if it was anyone else I wouldn't of liked it as much.

People are saying they stopped watching it because of "all that gay stuff", when it is hinted in the first episode that Wolf was gay.

10/10 can't wait for the next season!!

This is the first medical show that offers new information on illness & the treatment of it. It also gives accurate information on the brain. As someone who has chronic illnesses, I've seen lots of doctors who don't understand the patient's experience & thus give poor care. Each episode I've been amazed at a point made in the show that is hardly ever covered about the body, brain, & the art & science of medicine. I sincerely hope that the powers that be don't cancel this show (but they do tend to cancel shows that make one think). Bravo to the show runner, the writers, directors & the cast, especially Zachary Quinto.