With that question weighing on his mind, Silicon Valley mogul Jeffrey Tanner (Jeremy Piven) enlists Det.
Hes a reluctant hero, says Piven.
The changes happen so rapidly and they happen sort of in the background of our lives, right?
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You kind of look up and blink and the world has changed and you didnt really notice it changing.
I have very strong feelings about that.
I think thats actually not true.
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The original pilot began with kind of a half-page screed about the evils that the internet has wrought.
Im going to put that screed probably at the beginning of the second episode now instead.
Right now, this is happening.
Theres the Reddit Bureau of Investigation, which unfortunately exists.
I think thats a terrible idea, but it exists.
In general, the premise of crowdsourcing is, crowds can do amazing things when theyre directed.
You have a room full tech experts and one cop.
What I think is interesting about the show is that the main character didnt set out to solve crimes.
He set out to solveacrime.
He, in fact, is very reluctantly drawn into solving any other crimes.
At some point, you put it to bed and you come up with a new overarching story.
Monica Potter plays Jeffreys congresswoman ex-wife, but we dont see much of her in the pilot.
Some of her story that was originally scripted for the pilot has had to be pushed into later episodes.
I think its an interesting show for CBS to do because I would call us a hybrid.
Were not a pure procedural in the way that you think of a CBS crime show.
One of my favorite bits onThe Good Wifewas the prestige TV spoofDarkness at Noon.
I will tell you that ChumHum will make a triumphant reappearance.
Chummy will make a triumphant reappearance onWisdom of the Crowd.
Youll see him in episode 102.Good Wifefans will see ChumHum being used as a search engine.
Wisdom of the Crowdpremieres Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m.
