TV Series Review: THE ASSETS; SEASON 1 (2014) B-

Nine episodes about the CIA chasing a mole that infiltrated  it's operation during the 1980's.  Presentation could have been much better.  Acting was poor and tension did not build for this spy series.

The mole turned out to be Aldrich Ames, who "outed" Russians agents who were working for us.  He used the money he obtained from the Russians to feed his greedy wife with the luxuries she "needed".

During the last episode the real Ames, and the CIA people involved in chasing him were interviewed.  They were MUCH MORE interesting personalities than those depicted in the series.

THE COMPANY MEN (2010) C+

Good try at putting together a drama about the pain and suffering that effects middle and upper management people of large corporations when recessions hit. Doesn't come to grips with the naivety of many of these workers who believe their jobs will last forever even though they don't have "real "assets" to sell to a future employer. 

These assets could include sales contacts, special technical skills or other entities that could bring profit to a company. If you are the HR manager and earn $150,000 a year . . . beware.

From another review.
" Bobby Walker is living the American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward and Gene McClary jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands, and fathers. Bobby soon finds himself enduring enthusiastic life coaching, a job building houses for his brother-in-law which does not play to his executive skill set, and perhaps the realization that there is more to life than chasing the bigger, better deal. "