It can't be easy to write a spoof which sustains a high level of comedy throughout. After all, what one deems funny is extremely individual. I think Angie Tribeca does a pretty good job employing the slapstick humor one either loves or hates from "Hot Shots" and "The Naked Gun" with a well- written fast-paced police spoof.
There were a lot of good jokes, from most of the actors, (Deon Cole excluded) linking the absurd slapstick gags we've come to expect in this kind of show- "I'm being framed" said as a painting frame is moved in front of the speaking character to fairly decent and funny lines and situations. The series is certainly not great, but it is not as bad as it could have been.
One thing that bothered me, was a scene from episode 4, when police commissioner "Bigfish" stabs a policeman with a baby bottle, saying "hush hush" in an allusion to one of the most gut-wrenching, disturbing scenes in cinematographic history from "Saving Private Ryan". I thought that was in extremely bad taste. Still, I gave the series a 6 out of 10 for letting me escape from the the world's depressing state of events for a while, and for letting me re-visit and laugh at all of the police show clichés this show embraces.
There were a lot of good jokes, from most of the actors, (Deon Cole excluded) linking the absurd slapstick gags we've come to expect in this kind of show- "I'm being framed" said as a painting frame is moved in front of the speaking character to fairly decent and funny lines and situations. The series is certainly not great, but it is not as bad as it could have been.
One thing that bothered me, was a scene from episode 4, when police commissioner "Bigfish" stabs a policeman with a baby bottle, saying "hush hush" in an allusion to one of the most gut-wrenching, disturbing scenes in cinematographic history from "Saving Private Ryan". I thought that was in extremely bad taste. Still, I gave the series a 6 out of 10 for letting me escape from the the world's depressing state of events for a while, and for letting me re-visit and laugh at all of the police show clichés this show embraces.