'Minority Report' season 1 episode 1 recap: Why the pilot episode failed to impress critics [Watch Video]

MEAGAN GOOD AND WILMER VALDERRAMA — Cast members Wilmer Valderrama (L) and Meagan Good (R) participate in the FOX "Minority Report" panel at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Summer 2015 Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California August 6, 2015. Reuters/Jonathan Alcorn

The first episode of FOX’s “Minority Report” aired on Monday at 9/8c. It was set in Washington, D.C. in the year 2065, 11 years since the events of the “Minority Report” film starring Tom Cruise.

The cast of the new show includes Stark Sands (Dash), Meagan Good (Detective Lara Vega), Wilmer Valderrama (Will Blake), Nick Zano (Arthur), Laura Regan (Agatha Lively), Tina Lifford (Lily), Li Jun Li (Akeela) and Zhane Hall (Rico). However, the crime/drama/sci-fi TV show reportedly failed to impress critics for a number of reasons.

USA Today writes that “Minority Report” was half-baked and did not provide much fun for its viewers. The premiere episode was described as a procedural that attempts to incorporate gimmicks to hide the lackluster characters and the obviousness of the main mystery. The story and the characters were said to be very predictable.

FOX's #MinorityReport tries (and falls short) to be #AlmostHuman when what it should strive for is #MrRobot It's most like #Castle really
— Jerome Wetzel (@JeromeWetzelTV) September 12, 2015

#MinorityReport Review: Shallow Water Begging To Be In The Deep End via @Forbes http://t.co/LCdgN3sLsw
— Merrill Barr (@MerrillBarr) September 10, 2015

The show was reportedly not much of a remake of Steven Spielberg’s hit 2002 film. The pre-crime unit, which depended on the unique abilities of three precognitive children or precogs who can see crimes before these happen, was disbanded. This disappointed Detective Lara Vega who now has to investigate the crimes instead of preventing them.

In the first episode of “ Minority Report,” Vega met Dash, one of the precogs. Dash told Vega that he has visions of murders and intends to stop these even though his sister, Agatha, disagreed. Dash’s visions did not reveal the names of the victims and assailants, so he had to rely on his twin, Arthur.

Amber Dowling of IGN reports that the TV follow-up sometimes breaks the traditional mould of crime-solving TV shows. The idea is reportedly fast-paced and has a high concept, which can be difficult to maintain for a network audience.

Dash has many of the same drives that Cruise’s character, John Anderton, showed in the movie, but the latter apparently failed to bring this to the small screen. The series, however, reportedly set itself apart from the 2002 film while honouring it at the same time.

One Twitter user with the handle Twisted Socio's actually liked the first episode of the show, saying, "Not buyin all these negativity about #MinorityReport stop comparing it 2 #SleepyHollow they're not the same. I luv it."

Episode 2 of “Minority Report” airs on Monday, Sept. 28 at 9/8c on FOX. Comic Book reveals that the second episode, “Mr. Nice Guy,” will feature Dash and Vega working together to find a killer who is down on love. Dash will ask for help from his siblings.

Minority Report 1x02 Promo "Mr. Nice Guy" (HD)