The good news here is that Chris Noth is back as Detective Mike Logan; he is a perfect foil for the uber-eccentric Goren (the highly overrated Vincent d'Onofrio). Unfortunately for the series they have paired him with Annabella Sciorra as Detective Carolyn Barek, a fascinating woman who mutters under her breath while she looks over evidence and who is in many ways a female version of Goren. The chemistry between them is electric as they are assigned to investigate a series of jewel robberies committed by a trashy, drug-addicted woman named Dee Dee Rebecca Wisocky) and her "son" (if that's what he is) Johnny (Peter Scanavino).
Noth proves once again that he is not a poor man's Goren; the viewer's attention is riveted on him whenever he is in view of the camera. And Sciorra is no less than brilliant as his partner and foil.
I read somewhere that the production team disliked Sciorra for some reason and replaced her with Julianne Nicholson. (Alicia Witt stepped in briefly while Nicholson was on maternity leave).
Noth proves once again that he is not a poor man's Goren; the viewer's attention is riveted on him whenever he is in view of the camera. And Sciorra is no less than brilliant as his partner and foil.
I read somewhere that the production team disliked Sciorra for some reason and replaced her with Julianne Nicholson. (Alicia Witt stepped in briefly while Nicholson was on maternity leave).