![]() That is the star that is missing in the line up. These men blow up at the slightest provocation, and my main thought is "They should never wear guns.". Maybe it's really like that at a precinct, but the tendency of American producers and directors to want to create supermen and -women and then try to introduce failings in their character appears irresistible. As for Julian, he is permanently grumpy and his character is, indeed, too 2D for my taste, he never loosens up). ![]() Tina and Julian's interactions are exaggerated (no one would stick around Julian the way she does, and her reference to his gayness is simply too much cherry on top of her lack of tact. The positives actually manage to drown out the negatives, namely the unreal emotional instability of Vic's crowd, and the contrived emotional structures. Hand-held cameras make the whole thing immediate. And the acting and language is by and large excellent. The viewer lives along with them, the ups, the downs, the quirkiness (Dutchboy is a little too quirky). ![]() The characters are more real in their foibles than one usually expects from television fare, and this is probably what makes the series watchable over a long period. The story lines weave in and out and stretch from one season to the next, always leaving a little tension.
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