"The Unusuals" (2009) TV series

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Creator:

Noah Hawley

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

8 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Darkly comedic drama focusing on the dysfunctional cops and staff of an infamous NYPD precinct.

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Police Detective | Police

Cast

Amber Tamblyn	...	Detective Casey Shraeger (10 episodes, 2009)
Jeremy Renner	...	Detective Jason Walsh (10 episodes, 2009)
Harold Perrineau	...	Detective Leo Banks (10 episodes, 2009)
Joshua Close	...	Detective Henry Cole (10 episodes, 2009)
Monique Gabriela Curnen	...	Detective Allison Beaumont (10 episodes, 2009)
Kai Lennox	...	Detective Eddie Alvarez (10 episodes, 2009)
Terry Kinney	...	Sergeant Harvey Brown (10 episodes, 2009)
Adam Goldberg	...	Detective Eric Delahoy (10 episodes, 2009)
Ian Kahn	...	Davis Nixon (5 episodes, 2009)
Kat Foster	...	Nicole Brandt (5 episodes, 2009)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Totally Commercial Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: The unmarked detective cars have red and blue emergency lights on the dashboard. (New York) State Law prohibits the use of blue lights on the front of any "official" emergency vehicles, including police cars. Blue is used by volunteer firefighters on their personal cars, and can be put on the REAR of police cars, but never on the front.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Dancing with the Stars: Round Four: Results (#8.9)" (2009/I)

Not your usual cop show.

Over the years audiences have been treated to gritty, dark cop shows but ABC's new show "The Unusuals" is something really different. There's a heavy emphasis on dark humor and eccentricities that gave me a few laughs, but there's something going on beneath the surface and only by watching these characters will we ever find out. True, there are the inevitable crimes of the week that viewers will be treated to but it's the well acted characters, witty and funny dialog as well as the "unusual" situations that keep things interesting and I for one was getting into this show. It's already starting to grow on me. Not a show for the kiddies as there are sexual innuendo and some thematic elements, but it's good, real good. Although I like serious shows but every once in a while I'd watch something that's light-hearted, doesn't take itself too seriously, and overall, fun for an entire hour.