Comcast.net Review | by Victor_Balta | Mon, Apr 2
Mon, Apr 2
Raines' adds to list of quirky procedurals
Jeff Goldblum brings his gold-standard quirk as an L.A. cop back at work after being shot. Everybody’s got their “something” and Michael Raines … he sees dead people.
Is Raines insane? (Watch a clip)
Watch more clips of “Raines” here.
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