Season 1 • Episode 8
LatestHarlan is called in at the house of a client where the husband has been murdered. The husband had received deaths threats and his wife asked Harlan to give them a bodyguard. Harlan subcontracts the protection to Jimmy Doyle, an old friend. Jimmy Doyle doesn't remember anything, and Harlan tries his best to find out if he actually killed the man.
Eyes is an ABC television series starring Tim Daly as Harlan Judd. Eyes follows the firm of Judd Risk Management which uses marginally legal means to investigate individuals and crimes where law enforcement would fall short. With the help of high-tech gadgets, Harlan Judd and his employees recover money for victims as well as investigate individuals for clients but still manage to keep plenty of secrets from one another. In May 2005, having rescheduled the sixth episode twice, ABC announced that they would not be airing the remaining episodes until June at the earliest. They later announced that it would not be picked up for a second season and that the remaining episodes would remain unaired. New Zealand television station TV2 picked up this show and aired the complete series, all twelve episodes, in the second half of 2005. These episodes appeared online via BitTorrent soon after. The show was also partially aired on Singapore television station Mediacorp Channel 5, with the pilot episode and episodes #106 to #112 being skipped. Episode #111 was an exception, and was aired as the fifth episode. The show was also aired in full on France cable television station Canal Jimmy in 2006. In the beginning of 2008 the show was aired in full on Polish television station TVN 7. The series was shown on the Nine Network in Australia in 2007.
Writing
McNamara's sharp dialogue before he pivoted to Aquaman and Supernatural.
Acting
Tim Daly's smarmy charm masks genuine vulnerability.
Production
Glossy high-tech aesthetic that aged weirdly well.
Creator
John McNamara
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
TV2 New Zealand became the show's accidental savior, airing all 13 episodes while ABC let the final seven rot. BitTorrent distribution made it one of the first 'saved by piracy' cult series.
Eyes arrived at peak 'corporate espionage' TV moment — Alias, 24, and heist films ruled — but its casual cynicism about institutional justice felt prescient post-2008 financial crisis, even if nobody saw it then.
US
