Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Unusual suspects

"The Unusuals" is one of the many TV shows to be filmed around the neighborhood in recent months. It debuts tonight on ABC in the former "Life on Marzzzzz" slot.



Looks interesting. Maybe. Here's Variety's take:

The quirkiness surrounding police work is hardly new, but that's the shaky foundation for "The Unusuals" -- a puzzling ABC series seemingly predicated on the notion that New York detectives are every bit as eccentric as the perps they take off the streets. The premiere represents an uneven introduction to the denizens of the second precinct, with -- to hark back to the "Blues," as in "Hill Street" and "NYPD" -- an ensemble heavily tilted toward Belkers and Medavoys. So while the show does qualify as slightly unusual, its ability to be consistently interesting is another matter.
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4 comments:

  1. Barbara L. HansonApril 8, 2009 at 11:35 AM

    "a puzzling ABC series seemingly predicated on the notion that New York detectives are every bit as eccentric as the perps they take off the streets"?
    Isn't that called "Barney Miller"?

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  2. EV GrieveApril 8, 2009 at 12:04 PM

    Heh, true!

    And I loved the Barney Miller theme song...

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  3. Barbara L. HansonApril 8, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    ...which I now have lodged in my brain.

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  4. EV GrieveApril 8, 2009 at 1:10 PM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfgNcwOi6WM

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