I recently was told by a friend that he liked "Renegade" and I should give it a try. The first episode I saw was "Family Ties"...and the horrible writing of some of the characters shocked me. But, not wanting to be unfair, I decided to try another episode....and this time start at the beginning. I was much less annoyed on my second attempt.
The pilot episode does a good job of establishing the characters and was enjoyable. Apparently, Reno (Lorenzo Lamas) was a good cop who was uncovering corruption in the police force. When he got too close, the cops released a psychotic killer and gave his instructions to kill Reno. Unfortunately, they shot is girlfriend instead...and put her in a permanent vegetative state. And, to make matters worse, they set up Reno to make it look like he murdered a police sergeant....and now he's on the run.
Among the folks looking for Reno is Bobby and his sister, and you know that eventually they won't be chasing Reno but teaming up with him, as they were his friends for the duration of the show. At the same time, Reno is looking for Hog Adams...the man who killed his girlfriend.
The show did a good job of establishing the characters. In addition, I really liked Bobby...his dialog was very funny and enjoyable as he talked about his Native American heritage. Instead of avoiding it and the stereotypes, Bobby has fun with it...and that's refreshing.
Overall, not a great episode but one that I should have watched first...as it leaves you wanting to see more.