"Big Apple" (2001) TV series

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Directors:

David Hugh Jones
Matthew Penn

Writers:

Stephen Adly Guirgis (writer)
Bernadette McNamara (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

1 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

The FBI and the New York Police Department battle to keep the mob from taking a bite out of the Big Apple.

Plot Keywords:

Justice | Law | Order | Law Enforcement | Badge

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Ed O'Neill	...	Det. Michael Mooney (8 episodes, 2001)
Kim Dickens	...	Sarah Day / ... (8 episodes, 2001)
Michael Madsen	...	Terry Maddock (8 episodes, 2001)
Jeffrey Pierce	...	Vincent Trout / ... (8 episodes, 2001)
David Strathairn	...	FBI Agent Will Preecher (8 episodes, 2001)
Glynn Turman	...	Ted Olsen (8 episodes, 2001)
Titus Welliver	...	FBI Special Agent Jimmy Flynn (8 episodes, 2001)
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Chris Scott (7 episodes, 2001)
Pavel Lychnikoff	...	Mitya (6 episodes, 2001)
Samantha Buck	...	Brigid McNamara (5 episodes, 2001)
Frank Pellegrino	...	Howard Klein (5 episodes, 2001)
Michael Rispoli	...	Swenson (5 episodes, 2001)
Kevin Squires	...	Lead Surveillance Technician Steve (5 episodes, 2001)
Sebastian Roché	...	Vlad (4 episodes, 2001)

Runtime:

60 min (6 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Paramount Network Television Productions

Quotes:

Terry Maddock: Ricky, thanks for being so bad at that thing you call your life.

Take a chance and watch!

I like Big Apple. It's taken me several episodes to understand who everyone is and what's happening, but the complex plots are one of the reasons I enjoy the show. Big Apple is, well, big, with a large and impressive cast of characters running around in different plots which are just beginning to intersect. Have to pay attention--forget the bathroom breaks--but this show is worth the extra effort.

The ratings for Big Apple haven't been as good as hoped for, which makes me sad. The networks rarely take a chance on rich, ambitious and morally ambiguous shows like Big Apple and my viewing options are much poorer for it. I commend CBS for taking a chance with Big Apple, and I hope they stay with it.

I encourage people to watch, if for no other reason than the cast. The acting is great. Ed O'Neill is amazing as Mike Mooney; Michael Madsen and David Strathairn are wonderful, but they're always wonderful; I pretty much love the whole cast and would watch them in any show.

If you want a second reason to watch: David Milch. He's a brilliant writer and there isn't anyone like him writing for TV. If you like interesting, complicated people, who want to do the right thing but can't always get there, Milch gives you the goods.

Big Apple is solid drama and I don't mind if it's been a little confusing in the beginning because "easy to understand" often becomes boring and predictable. Big Apple has what it takes to be exceptional.