fnlhelp This is the best I have ever seen! Bad they do not make more!

mgould23 After enjoying films such as Wall St, The Big Short and Margin Call and series one of Billions. I looked for something similar, I looked at the reviews for White Collar and most were good. However, they must have been written by someone who is bereft of any knowledge of reality.I bought the 1st series of White Collar from Amazon. I wish I had saved my hard earned money, the show is awful, torture to watch. Matt Bomer the pretty boy actor, can't act for starters and the rest of the main cast struggle to convince. The story lines, more like the 60s Batman and Robin episodes, but not as near entertaining.I donated the box set of the pilot and first series to the local charity shop, maybe someone else will enjoy suffering it.

Chris Kenyon So I've personally ran out of TV shows to watch and remembered catching a few episodes of White Collar a few years ago and decided I would try it again.What a great decision I made, This show is ultimately a true romance of our hearts and minds. The characters provide an immersive experience where you are truly enthralled with them. I'm going to miss this show more than I would of thought, and it brought tears to my eyes to watch it end. Thank you for creating this show, enjoy it for what it is and be forgiving of mistakes in some episodes and just enjoy the show for what it is, an experience.

dinalt10 If I was voting purely on chemistry, then this would probably rate a 9 or possibly 10.The actors all do a fantastic job on screen, and share a great chemistry together. That shines through in every episode I've seen, and makes watching a pleasure.Only hope they get other chances to work together, as they come across so naturally.So no criticism of the actors at all. They've made a shallow show totally palatable, and if the casting had been different I doubt if this would have lasted one season.The problem is how often you're asked to suspend belief. Okay, whatever we watch requires a degree of that - but this takes it to a new level.In the pilot, we're expected to believe that Neal can identify the latest currency from a single strand - despite being in prison for 4 years.Unlikely, if not impossible, but let that slide for the moment. After all, even the best scripts have the odd mistake.But how many times can someone cut their tracking anklet and still remain outside of prison ? Nearly every episode Neal cuts his anklet, or engages in criminality (often with the FBI's knowledge), and STILL gets away with it. Even down to colluding in hiding a Nazi treasure of stolen goods, taken from a u-boat that was somehow recovered and placed in a warehouse with nobody knowing.To be honest, the show requires a total suspension of brain activity to make it even vaguely plausible.The main problem seems to be that the show isn't certain what it is. Is it a comedy, is it a drama..............certainly isn't a serious crime drama, that's for sure.If it was being played purely for laughs, then could let the massive problems slide. But it often tries to be serious too, and then the script problems really come to light.Certainly isn't the worst show ever, but neither is it as good as its current rating would suggest.As it is, the show's a bit like elevator music. Easily tolerable and nothing offensive...............but more or less the same story every week with different supporting characters.