I enjoyed this show because it is lighthearted, glossy and colorful! I watch plenty of darker shows, so this is refreshing with it's retro whodunit treatments. It reminds me of the show Glades, which may have been a little more or less cheesy, but it's very watchable, IMO! After watching Gotham, Quantico, Scandal, HTGWM, and shows on Netflix and Hulu like Tyrant, Ray Donovan, Justified, Hand of God (Amazon), and so many others, I can greatly indulge this show! I love Morris Chestnut, he did a great job on Nurse Jackie and the detective Villa plays nicely with his Rosewood (Rosie) character. The plot is by numbers, and the premise somewhat incredulous if you're seeking true crime reality-like TV. But, since this show is so bright and corny, I hope viewers continue to tune in because there's no shortage of dark TV or grisly shows or decent comedies. We're in another golden age of television, and the choices are awesome! I say this after cutting my cable cord, and have now watched more interesting and enjoyable television than I ever did when I paid for monster cable. Rosewood may not be for everyone, but it's definitely for those who want some silliness and escapism like myself (scenic views, the ocean, beaches, palm trees)!
69 Reviews
I'm a fan
fgthomason2 May 2017
It is a great show in my opinion. It can be predictable at times and also cheesy, but with all the shows that are available to watch it keeps my attention enough to watch it somewhat consistently. I'm a streamer and it's one of my top 10 shows to watch. You have to get fairly into it to get past a lot of what people are complaining about.
Typical but engaging and cool...
nikoyam19 November 2015
I will admit, upon watching the trailer, I was skeptical of Rosewood, however, I was interested. I loved seeing Morris Chesnut in a role where he really shines. The fact that he's gorgeous is not relative to his character, an overly optimistic, happy-go-lucky pain in Villa's butt.I didn't feel like that was overly played, some viewers Posed his character as cocky because he mentions himself in quirky ways, but it's actually a play on his sarcastic comedy. The show in and of itself is nothing to write home about, a basic pairing of mixed gender characters with a love/hate relationship (that will more than likely veer into a romantic direction- let us all pray not) who want to avoid admitting the obvious fact that they work well together and are made for each other. This has been done repeatedly and frankly beat over viewers heads when mixed with the typical cop, CSI drama. However, the mixture of Villa and Rosie's characters are nice and their acting both together and individually is growing on me with every episode.I love the positive family atmosphere and feel that all the supporting actors do well with each other and at holding their own. I feel the show is a refreshing break from the dark, high-paced, slapstick comedy, reality hungry barrage of television we've been reduced to. It's clean, it's funny, it's cultural and it's light. That deserves a well done in my book! Personal hopes for the show: they keep Villa's and Rosie's relationship friendly. They bring back Nicole Ari Parker as his love interest (that was a lame excuse for a break up!), they continue to advance the cases they work on to be more interesting.
Great Show Needs More Seasons
jdursant5 May 2017
I honestly don't understand the low rating it has i just watched both seasons in a span of three days and couldn't stop watching. Plus the cliffhanger at the end of season two just leaves you wanting more.The actors and actresses are excellent. Especially the two the show is centered around. I think the people who gave it a bad rating wouldn't know a good show if it snuck up and bit them on the butt.
Great detective drama show
MoodForDancing25 July 2021
Nice story, a little bit of cliche from time to time but not too much. Actually, it reminds me of Lucifer with a big difference - Lucifer is revived, Rosewood stays cancelled with a pretty huge cliffhanger. Anyways, it's worth watching even though it got cancelled after season 2. I wish it weren't.
Rosewood is addictive
feelmeflo29 April 2017
Don't read all the negative reviews. Rosewood is amazing and I never miss a episode. Just finished season 2 and WOW. I'm more hooked than I was in season 1. Morris Chestnut is amazing in his role as Dr Beaumont Rosewood. The entire cast is superb and I absolutely cannot wait til the show is back on. Rosewood al the way.
Great Show**Change the time and the ratings will increase.
cjwms-4407029 April 2017
The show is a GREAT show and the level of the story lines are very good and actually getting better. The overall content and dynamic are exceptional. Dr.Rosewood(M.Chestnut)would be an even better character if there are more episodes that would involve more background for other characters(Mitchie,Annalise,Etc.)would be great as well. The main thing that keeps dropping the ratings are the time slots. If you change them there will be a lot better ratings, as when it was paired with Empire. Please don't cancel the show, it's my favorite show on TV.
Nothing special
stefanozucchelli11 November 2021
Season 2, Episode 17
kitikatz-802278 March 2017
I personally don't understand the negative reviews on this show. It can't be the acting - this is first rate, the actors are well versed in their parts and work together in a believable way. The scenery is Miami in all it's glory and filth. They don't just show the "pretty side", it is warts and all. The medical facts hold up, when you cross reference them to medical texts and facts on-line, things are not sugar coated to make it easier for the viewers to understand. Dr. Rosewood does that for you with a bedside manner I wish more doctors had today. I hope this show is not canceled, it shows both African Americans and Latinos in a truly positive light. It is showing that everyone can attain the goals they strive for, it may not be easy - but you can get there
I really enjoyed this show . . .
fjbronson-475536 February 2018
Saccharine television...
s327616927 September 2015
Rosewood is one of those saccharine series the US, in particular, does so well.
Its washed clean of any real depth of characterization. Instead, what you're presented with are bleached, politically correct, caricatures.
The main character Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr., a private pathologist is a pretty near perfect. He's smart, handsome and has very little in the way of the normal flaws, you would expect to find in a real human being. He's annoying upbeat and never phased. His only vice seems to be driving his bright yellow muscle car too fast.
For me this series looks a lot like the kind of aggravating nonsense politicians churn out around election time. You know the stuff, chirpy, irritatingly optimistic human stereotypes who love their mundane jobs and for some inexplicable reason get all excited about sleazy mainstream politics.
My advice, give Rosewood a pass. The acting is reasonable but its so constrained by the generally sugary tone of this series it really makes little impact. Two out of ten from me.
Its washed clean of any real depth of characterization. Instead, what you're presented with are bleached, politically correct, caricatures.
The main character Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr., a private pathologist is a pretty near perfect. He's smart, handsome and has very little in the way of the normal flaws, you would expect to find in a real human being. He's annoying upbeat and never phased. His only vice seems to be driving his bright yellow muscle car too fast.
For me this series looks a lot like the kind of aggravating nonsense politicians churn out around election time. You know the stuff, chirpy, irritatingly optimistic human stereotypes who love their mundane jobs and for some inexplicable reason get all excited about sleazy mainstream politics.
My advice, give Rosewood a pass. The acting is reasonable but its so constrained by the generally sugary tone of this series it really makes little impact. Two out of ten from me.
Excellent series do not listen to one star reviewers
Bluella891238 October 2015
This show is excellent. I am sick and tired of so called reality shows wasting our time. I have enough of my reality show called life - I want to relax in front of a fantasy story where good beats evil and every bad person gets punished. Do not let these "reality shows" followers dictate what to watch in TV. I think the story is fresh and is a mix of Miami Vice, Body of Proof or Forever - which I loved also. Give the show a chance. The actors are really good and credible. The writers really wrote a good play. If you like mystery movies this show is for you. There are medical info, good fights, interesting dilemmas.I like a certain genre and is hard to find it. I am happy to watch this show every week.
Love it
yodee-7377925 May 2018
Great Show!
sylviarussell-8104029 April 2017
Rosewood is one of the best series on television right now. I hope it is on for several years like other great series have been. But, please don't make Rosie and Annalise a couple. The energy is fantastic. I think making Brennan and Booth a couple on Bones kind of took a little of the intrigue away. Anyway, this show makes Friday night television worth watching. Looking forward to the future.
A good solid show!
carshenabailey8 June 2017
I enjoy the show. It's not the best on TV, but it's certainly not the worst.
The acting is good from everyone. The story lines are even interesting and the characters have some depth. I believe that the writers may lack the real world knowledge of African-American and Hispanic cultures Some story lines are lacking in imagination. But the premise of the show is fresh and new and I like that.
All in all its a good hour of entertainment.
The acting is good from everyone. The story lines are even interesting and the characters have some depth. I believe that the writers may lack the real world knowledge of African-American and Hispanic cultures Some story lines are lacking in imagination. But the premise of the show is fresh and new and I like that.
All in all its a good hour of entertainment.
Pleasantly entertaining show
untamedwolf5 April 2017
I absolutely love this show. I just watched it on Netflix. My husband added it to the Que for me but as I was watching it I noticed he had gotten into it and I saw him smile and laugh quite a few times. It is a decent show which deals with family issues, is a little bit medical, little bit science, has a lot of witty banter. It's a good show overall. I do hope it continues.
brash Chestnut
SnoopyStyle9 May 2017
Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. (Morris Chestnut) runs a Miami private pathology practice working with his sister Pippy and her girlfriend Tara Milly Izikoff. Mitchie Mendelson later joins his team. His mother Donna Rosewood is also a respect doctor and always concerned about his heart defect. Det. Annalise Villa is a new transfer from NYPD with a complicated personal life. Capt. Ira Hornstock is her supervisor until the second season when Capt. Ryan Slade takes over. Rosewood is taken with Villa and works with her in her cases.
This is a standard network police procedural. It is second tier stuff and got canceled after two seasons. I actually didn't like Chestnut and his cocky character at first. It took a couple of episodes to get a feel for his character who is burying his damaged sadness. Rosewood and Villa's chemistry is bumpy at times but is always inevitable. They're too good looking to not get together. This sunshine procedural works for the most part and the cast is good enough.
This is a standard network police procedural. It is second tier stuff and got canceled after two seasons. I actually didn't like Chestnut and his cocky character at first. It took a couple of episodes to get a feel for his character who is burying his damaged sadness. Rosewood and Villa's chemistry is bumpy at times but is always inevitable. They're too good looking to not get together. This sunshine procedural works for the most part and the cast is good enough.
Bland, trite and a huge waste of time.
larrydaleanderson24 September 2015
Well that is 45 minutes of my life I wish I had back. I don't believe the writers missed one cop show cliché. The story line was shallow and predictable. This show came off as a marriage between a seventies disco documentary and a twenty first century forensic science field trip. Morris Chestnut played the stereotypical lead role well, unfortunately there was no way to develop the character that did not come off as banal and trite. Jaina Lee Ortiz was totally unbelievable as the "tough cop with a chip on her shoulder" kicking bad guy butts all over the place. The "lively banter" between the characters was sophomoric at best. Fox has some great shows in their line-up this season, unfortunately Rosewood is not one.
Great Series!!
jtungsten1627 January 2018
Ok at first I could not get in to Rosewood, this show definitely got better with time like a fine wine. When the actors got comfortable with their characters that's when this show got interesting. Morris Chestnut is a great actor and I'm happy to watch whatever he is in and I really enjoyed Jaina Ortiz I think that's how you spell her name, she definitely proved that she can carry a series. I think if you are looking for a great entertaining Show Rosewood is definitely the show to watch. I'm a little bummed that they haven't given the show a dvd.
This was painful to watch
timothymadison24 September 2015
I like Morris Chesnut, but this show will most likely last one season, or be pulled after several episodes. First and foremost, it is not believable. A handsome single forensics Dr. and a beautiful single detective, both in Miami most likely does not exist in the real world. There is too many scenes that are playful. The gay couple is getting played out, not to mention a gay couple that is interracial; I guess producers wanted to cover all bases. It would have been more productive to have Morris play the detective, a muscular forensics Dr., walking around diagnosing marks on people and figuring out missing pieces to an investigation by looking at someone pour a drink, is not complementing his physique; he needs more action. Jessica Ortiz would have been better suited to play the forensics Dr.; I am not trying to be sexist, the storyline has to be believable, that's what makes it painful to watch.
Please make more
angel-9616927 September 2018
Don't Cancel
gg052031 May 2017
I love this show. Please, please don't cancel it so soon! It's so hard to find something worth watching. I love the characters. They go so well together. They make such a great team. I would like to see them get together and be together for a while before Fox even thinks about canceling it.
Fresh and Original with great cast chemistry
kitch101 October 2015
Morris Chestnut displays a sharp and witty acting style not often displayed on the small screen. His compassionate chemistry with the female detective and her captain, as well as the detective's relationship with her captain, is very refreshing, especially when you consider each is "damaged goods". This considering Morris is living with a very serious lifelong congenital disability; the young detective is recently widowed and captain is extremely unhealthy. And add to this a very supportive set of parents for Morris and his sister/coworker about to marry her same sex partner....Well, all I can do is wait for the next episode week to week. And did I mention the plots are complex but easy to follow?
Different but great show
asdecook421 February 2016
At first when I saw the previews of this show I thought it would be stupid. Then I watched it and I was hooked. I watched the first season in 3 days. It plays out nicely, and it great that each show ends and your going crazy waiting for the next week to find out what happens.
The only downside to it is that some of characters are annoying. They make you want to smack them. They each have their own quirks that good and bad. Some characters have story lines that make you wish they would either stick around for more than a few shows and others that you wish weren't even in one.
Overall this is a great show with twist that keep you guessing and loving it all the while. The cast is funny, plays well off of each other and makes the show more enjoyable to watch. I hope it stays around for a few seasons.
The only downside to it is that some of characters are annoying. They make you want to smack them. They each have their own quirks that good and bad. Some characters have story lines that make you wish they would either stick around for more than a few shows and others that you wish weren't even in one.
Overall this is a great show with twist that keep you guessing and loving it all the while. The cast is funny, plays well off of each other and makes the show more enjoyable to watch. I hope it stays around for a few seasons.
Nice change!
jharvey-9619124 September 2015
I thought this show was funny. Had some good action. The problem with today TV shows is there is way too many stupid reality shows which are scripted anyway. I do not watch too much TV these days because of this. The people complaining about this show are probably all reality show lovers. I know several people who actually canceled their cable because there is never anything good on. Bring back that good TV shows get rid of all the reality shows. Rosewood is drama meets comedy. I thought Morris did an awesome job. His plays a ME does not play by the books with a charming personality. The casting did a fantastic job. It could not have been easy organizing the party scenes.
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