Person Of Interest - Pilot

I have to say this.  I think the pilot episode of Person Of Interest was the finest first episode for a television show for a long time!  I was absolutely blown away and simultaneously hooked by the wonderful characters and storyline.
Essentially a two-hander, the story is about a man called Reese, played by Jesus himself, Jim Caviezel, who is homeless and a drunk but when set upon by a group of youths, his special forces past becomes evident when he promptly dispatches them.  He is seen on camera by the police, but that's not all.  The second major character is Finch, (Michael Emerson channeling Ben from Lost), who is a mysterious billionaire who has built a super computer that monitors all video and audio across New York in the post 9/11 task of locating possible terrorists before they strike.  As a side issue, the machine also identifies individuals who will be involved in a violent crime, either as a victim or a perpetrator, however only as a social security number.
Finch offers Reese a chance to redeem himself from his past and help people by tracking down those the machine identifies and stopping the crime from occurring.  At first, Reese refuses to join Finch, but slowly gets sucked into a case where the person who is identified is a District Attorney.  Who is the criminal and who is the victim?  A VERY clever storyline.
Reese is a brutal machine himself, able to maim or kill people with ease.  And he is incredibly calm about it, with a deep voice that oozes menace.
I recommend this show to everyone!  If you are not watching, catch up online NOW and make sure you start to watch.  Brilliant opening episode.  Can't wait to see next week.