This episode as the last reviewer before me said was not your typical episode however I did like it s lot. The only reason I gave it a 9 was because I felt it was a little choppy and all over the place. Like as if each scene was written down on separate pieces of paper, tossed in the air and the Oder they fell ws the Oder they were put in. I appreciated the humor in it, and I appreciated the fact that it was not the typical episode and I love the Job that David Birney did in this episode. You almost forget what he really looks like. I might have recognized his voice but I'm not sure I would've realized who he was if not for the fact that I read the synopsis. I think one of the reasons I may have inclined to give the episode a 9 was that David Birney definitely deserved the 10 and his score is what made my general review higher than if someone else had played the part. But I also felt agreeing with all reviewers here that Officer Dooley,s work and attitude got results and many of his handling of the situations should be the way they should be handled especially today the way things are but I felt many were way too out of character to be realistic ex. Pursuing a suspect on a highway on the wrong side of the road. I would think that would definately warrant immediate questioning as far as ethical, professional and a check that he hasn't gone crazy or lost his marbles and that he immediately should have come under question with possible suspension and firing. I may have looked at the fact that this show does boast some reality to it and I do like the fact that the officers personal lives also come into play with the story lines in this police show but I did keep in mind it was very entertaining, you really wanted to say Go Officer Dooley and root for him and most of all this is "tv" and that although this story lines focus was on what's important on the way things could be handled better and they way some parts of a police officers job should be and the exaggerated and eccentric way this story played out I really don't think much of it would play out in real life or be tolerated. Although I don't claim to be knowledgeable in police procedural by any means I was the wife of a police officer in a very average everyday fairly safe town. So just from being around a lot of cops and some stories and my opinion of what woulds believable I do expect that an officer like Officer Dooley would realistically be out in his pants!!! Totally enjoyable, silly and quite honestly with the things that you hear about today with the police - I should say some because as the saying goes "there's good and bad in all people; no matter what race, religious beliefs, color etc. " and today in this case there's good and bad police; just because some police officers are bad doesn't mean they all are!!!
Review of Officer Dooly
