'Scorpion' Premiere Live Stream, CBS Start Time, Spoilers: Hi-Tech Geeks Set to Solve Global Threats
The wittiness of "The Big Bang Theory" and the heightened inquisitiveness of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" is mashed up into this new and upcoming TV series by CBS, 'Scorpion," stylized as . Said to be purportedly inspired by the true story of a computer whiz, the TV show is set to air its pilot episode on Monday at 9 p.m.
The story follows an eccentric genius named Walter O'Brien (Elyes Gabel) who, with a team of "brilliant misfits" was contracted by Homeland Security to help solve a hi-tech global crisis.
Nesting in a remote New York warehouse, O'Brien will work with his friends, Toby Curtis (Eddie Kaye), a behavioral expert who can predict a person's behavior; Happy Quinn (Jadyn Wong) a mechanical prodigy; and Sylvester Dodd (Ari Stidham), a math wizard.
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O'Brien himself is a force to reckon with. Based on the real-life O'Brien who, at the young age of 13, infiltrated the NASA network and at the age of 39, has a company named after his moniker, Scorpion Computer Services, which employs over 2,600 geniuses from all over the world.
Aside from the four geniuses, the show will also feature the acts of Katharine McPhee whose character, Paige Dineen, isn't really that "genius." Playing a waitress at a diner, Dineen happens to spawn a gifted but uncommunicative son. Paige herself will be the emotional anchor for the lead star when he is at his lowest point.
"Normal people save everybody," McPhee's character said.
Robert Patrick, who will play FBI Agent Gallo, will be responsible in huddling up the misfits, giving them a purpose and constantly reminding them the truth of their endeavors.
"The pilot is 70 to 80 percent accurate," the Irish real-life O'Brien told the New York Post, suggesting that the show will likely to cover some of his and his group's real "technical adventures."
Scorpion Season 1 premiere can be watched on CBS or online through live stream by clicking here.
