On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 9:50 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 2:25 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> In the pilot episode, a bad guy fires a rocket into an SUV filled with >> cops... like an episode of the original GI Joe cartoon, after the explosion >> the cops are seen exiting the vehicle. The show's producers are not into >> reality. >> > > Sounds like The A-Team without the breezy attitude. > > Shows like NYPD Blue and Homicide: Life on the Street redefined what a cop drama can be (heck, in the 1980s, "Sledge Hammer" did a masterful job as satire of the genre). The new SWAT felt like the producers want to ignore 3 decades of dramatic evolution, and bring the genre back to the days of car chases and explosions and freeze-framed images of Erik Estrada during the closing credits. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
