Pilot 

Laura Diamond is a hotshot NYPD detective who balances her Columbo-esque day job with a crazy family life. She is asked to go to the home of a computer mogul as death threats have been received.

Director:

McG

Writers:

Jeff Rake (developed for American television by), Carlos Vila (based on the original series created by)

Stars:

Debra Messing, Josh Lucas, Laz Alonso

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Debra Messing	...	Laura Diamond
Josh Lucas	...	Jake Broderick
Laz Alonso	...	Billy Soto
Janina Gavankar	...	Meredith Bose
Enrico Colantoni	...	Dan Hauser
Max Jenkins	...	Max Carnegie
Patrick Breen	...	Erik Walden
Jenny Powers	...	Deedee Walden
Miriam Shor	...	Eleanor Caldecott
Scott Decker	...	Brad Walden
Nick Wyman	...	Principal
Ilana Becker	...	Coach Culp
Merly Bermudez	...	Margarita
David Valcin	...	Richard LeDeux
Jené	...	Hotel Maid (as Jene Hernandez)

Storyline

Laura Diamond is a hotshot NYPD detective who balances her Columbo-esque day job with a crazy family life. She is asked to go to the home of a computer mogul as death threats have been received.

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Plot Keywords:

death threat | trenchcoat | police captain | new boss | wedding ring | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

17 September 2014 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Silvercup Studios East, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Berlanti Productions, Jeff Rake Productions, Kapital Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Enrico Colantoni and David Valcin played recurring characters together on the CBS drama Person of Interest. Colantoni played the mob boss Elias while Valcin played his right hand man Scarface.

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Goofs

Nicholas and Vincent, the twin sons, appear to be too old to be in prekindergarten.

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Quotes

Principal: I am afraid your boys are no longer welcome in the New Hall community
Laura Diamond: Wow, wow, wow, no, no, no, no! I don't need them to be welcome, I just need to drop them off at 8 and pick them up at 5. Isn't there some kind of a detention hall?
Principal: They are expelled! Done! Gone!
Nicholas Broderick, Harrison Broderick: YEAH!

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Connections

References Columbo (1971)

User Reviews

so contrived

I was excited to see a good cast and looking forward to seeing this show. Huge disappointment - Even if you can ignore all the noise - which is hard to do (constant kid screaming) and sound editing that is way too loud in chase scenes, etc. Messing was great in Will & Grace but it has become clear over the years and especially in this show that she needs to stick to comedic acting. Her dramatic acting is so contrived and with writing that is incredibly contrived, it only makes things worse. Her partner isn't a very good actor either - the only person even remotely believable in the cast is Enrico Colantoni. It takes some bad writing and directing to take actors that are previously loved and make you not at all interested in them. It is predictable, over-acted, contrived, relying on typical tools like regurgitating old shows characters and stories, loud chase scenes, noise to show chaos, rather than allowing the acting to portray chaos, etc. Overall, just nothing worth watching. Sad too, because I was excited about it.