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29 September 2002 (USA) moreTagline:
One crime. Seen from every point of view.Plot:
Each episode of this series, set in present day Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops... moreAwards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(17 articles)
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Great Pilot....but slowly the quality is dwindling........ moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 33) | Donnie Wahlberg | ... | Detective Joel Stevens / ... (24 episodes, 2002-2003) |
 | Neal McDonough | ... | David McNorris (24 episodes, 2002-2003) |
 | Mykelti Williamson | ... | Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith (24 episodes, 2002-2003) |
 | Gary Basaraba | ... | Officer Ray Hechler (24 episodes, 2002-2003) |
| Lana Parrilla | ... | Teresa Ortiz (24 episodes, 2002-2003) |
 | Jason Gedrick | ... | Officer Tom Turcotte (24 episodes, 2002-2003) |
| Nina Garbiras | ... | Andrea Little (18 episodes, 2002-2003) |
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45 min (24 episodes)Country:
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1.78 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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After NBC renewed the show for a second season, they cut the show's episode order from 22 to 18 episodes and only aired 6 of the second season. moreFAQ
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I'm not big into watching TV shows in general but this one intrigued me. The billboard ads and the fact that Donnie Wahlberg (ex NKOTB and The Sixth Sense) was in it pushed me to watch the pilot. I must say it was fantastic. The quality of the acting, the storyline, the sub-plots, the whole premise itself was great.
That first show got me hooked and I made a conscious decision to keep watching the series.
But then it all started to go wrong.....
Admittedly, here in Ireland, we are a little behind our US counterparts and I have only seen six episodes so far but the freshness and quality of the initial show has been ditched for a more mundane, run-of-the-mill, cops/robbers show which makes you think why they bothered to be different in the first place.
The episode where Fearless goes on a mad Rambo-like rampage killing off, what seemed like, the entire Russian mafia and destroying a motel into the bargain to "save" a little girl was the most embarrassing piece of television I have seen in a long time. That particular episode was topped and tailed but a ridiculous sub-plot where a dead body gets fired from a circus cannon !!! Come on !!!!
Wahlberg, in particular, is superb in this. His gritty style and not-so-pretty-boy looks makes him a more believable character. Better than his whispering brother by miles.
However the cast do as best they can with a deteriorating script which seems to get worse week after week. Less of the theatric cop stuff and more of the characters private lives might rescue this show yet. I hope it does because this is the only show I watch regularly on TV and I don't want to ditch it......