POI, my forever favorite American drama

Michel 2022-11-23 12:33:44

To my favorite American TV series with this narration from Zhai Zong in the opening sequence: "the government has a secret system--a machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know because I built it. I designed the machine to detect acts of terror but it sees everything--violent crimes involving ordinary people--people like you--crimes government considered irrelevant. They wouldn't act so I decided I would. But I needed a partner--someone with the skills to intervene. Hunted by the authorities, we work in secret. You'll never find us. But victim or perpetrator, if your number is up, we'll find you."

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Person of Interest quotes

  • John Reese: [When asked who he is] A concerned third party.

  • [Opening narration, Season 5]

    Harold Finch: You are being watched. The government has a secret system...

    Harold Finch: [voice warping] secret system

    John Greer: A system you asked for to keep y-y-you sssafe.

    [visuals glitch POVs between that of Samaritan and of the Machine]

    Harold Finch: A Machine that spies on you every hour of every day.

    John Greer: You've granted it the power to see everything, to index, order, and control the lives of ordinary people.

    Harold Finch: The government considers these people irrelevant. We don't.

    John Greer: But to it, you are *all* irrelevant. Victim or perpetrator, if you stand in its way...

    Harold Finch: We'll find you.