DETROIT 187 - REVIEW EPISODES 1 AND 2

EPISODE 2 - GRADE C+

Detroit 187....episode 2 is a whole lot better than pilot..... a C+

The thrill of seeing Detroit venues - doesn't make a successful show...

They continue to make the homicide cops look bad / stupid - arresting the brother with force in a restaurant (with no "PROOF" ) - he went to work even after his brother was killed, because he needed money...if he knew about insurance policy he would have been at home or a bar drinking grey goose....

They let Goat go...even though he may have had motive - because they had no "PROOF"..
they could have taken him in for questioning...and he wouldn't have been killed


Fitch - goes it alone to arrest a possible homicide suspect - and again stands in front of the door waiting to get shot - the suspect may have seen him drive up...
and trying to clean up the shooting of his partner - instead of letting it go - it was poorly written - and something that should not have happened..

And professionals may have mispronounced Polish names - but would have not made fun -
and would have apologized - asking for correct pronunciations...oh i am forgetting this was part of the 'humor' - i just keep missing the 'humor'

It got better....but not enough to make a national audience leave - Good Wife or Parenthood - I think....


EPISODE 1 - GRADE C

Once the Detroit visuals fade into the story, and everyone is thrilled to see Detroit landmarks on TV - you are left with the story, and Detroit 187 is just an average cop show - whether anyone watches it, beyond the first episode depends on what is on other channels.

OMG...people may like Detroit 187...but from police standpoint its embarrassing and to think, a DPD Lieutenant is a consultant....????

We dont use Captain rank - that is basic ...

Police 101 - don't stand in front of a door you want to enter...especially with a homicide suspect possibly inside

No supervisor would let a PO go into a barricaded gun man situation - no way,
and if ERU - was there they would have shot the guy when he lowered the shotgun..

Throwing up??? dpd officers would have seen numerous homicides as PO - by the time you get to homicide...you shouldn't wouldn't do that....(maybe because of stench from old dead decomposing body - but not homicide).

And NEVER would you unhandcuff a homicide suspect in a hall way !!! a cop shot - that was embarrassing makes DPD look like stupid homicide investigators...AND AND
a cop get shot because of this - critically shot - that's not right.

I hope the show is a success for Detroit - $25 mill is a good investment - but I hope they tighten up the scripts and make it more realistic - while still being entertainment - but stupid is stupid and that is not entertaining or good for Detroit PD...

PS: if someone had done some 'pre search' Detroit doesn't use '1 8 7' to refer to homicide (California term) a better title - Detroit Squad 7...but that time has passed, but it seems if you are going to base a story in a city - you would use local terms...

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