STARRING: Jason O’Mara (Men in Trees), Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs), Michael Imperioli (Sopranos), Gretchen Mol (Rounders)CREATORS: Josh Appelnbaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg (Alias, October Road) & based on a BBC series
PLOT: In 2008, Detective Sam Tyler is hit by a car and wakes up in 1973. Now he continues to solve crimes while trying to figure out why he’s stuck in the seventies.
FIVE OBSERVATIONS
4 Jason O’Mara plays the lead role perfectly. He is totally believable with his confusion of being in this time warp while still being the tough-guy cop who knows how to get his man.
4 The ‘outdated’ prejudices and procedures demonstrated by Keitel and Imperioli are really fun to watch. As are the clothing and hairstyles; Imperioli’s moustache rocks!
4 Talk about a kickin’ soundtrack. There are plenty of tunes to choose from and they really keep the show movin’ with perfect song choices time and time again.
4 The first two episodes has Keitel punching his own officers a little too much. The third ep. he's toned down a bit. Thank goodness.
4 The crimes-of-the-week are compelling enough and the mystery of why Tyler is stuck in 1973 is even more intriguing. I’m curious to how it will play out.
RECOMMENDATION
Casual View (for now)
COMING SOON
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