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Reviewing:
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
FOX's new comedy by the creator of "Parks and Recreation" puts a spin on the typical buddy-cop crime show with star Andy Samberg in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." With an impressive cast and creative set-up, the show brings the comedic heat, hitting it out of the park in its pilot.
Andy Samberg plays the role of Jake Peralta, a young, promising detective, well on his way to becoming the top detective in his precinct. His partner, Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero) is obsessed with becoming Captain one day, currently on the lookout for a new "Rabbi" to help her get ahead. The police station is filled with misfits and with a new straight-laced Captain coming in, Ray Holy (Andre Braugher), the officers must prove themselves to be competent or be forced to watch the action from the sidelines.
The description of the show makes it sound super serious, when it's really anything but. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" has similarities with its sister show "Parks and Recreation" as influenced by the shows creators Michael Schur and Daniel J. Goor. Like "Parks and Recreation" the show focuses on the characters and the relationships they have with each other, rather than where the show actually takes place. The show could take place at a Burger King and it would still be hilarious.
The characters are so clearly defined in the pilot, each having their place within the world created by the show. And although Andy Samberg is the "star" the scene doesn't need to revolve around him to make it comedic. Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz) and Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) play well off each other and their love/hate relationship, he loves while she hates. I especially liked the scene when the two are talking about what movie they should go see on their date. While he suggests Citizen Kane, she immediately shoots it down, telling him to pick a different movie. It will be interesting (and funny, obviously) to see how this relationship between the two will develop. Gina (Chelsea Peretti), the secretary, has a quick, dry wit, making her the ultimate scene stealer, along with Sgt. Jeffords (Terry Crews), the only cop I've ever seen on television who wants to stay as far away from a crime as possible. The flashbacks to him screaming while shooting up a manakin he thought was a criminal, is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.
The mistake some pilots make is not having strong, well-defined characters with a purpose. In this pilot, the characters are well drawn and have such unique personalities, just as the characters of "Parks and Recreation" do. What makes the pilot ultimately work is that it's not supposed to be a crime show, and it plays to the parody perfectly.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine will do well in the ratings not just because Andy Samberg is in it, but because he is surrounded by other talented comedians who give the comedy an even stronger funny bone. I'm excited to see what more this new show has to offer, and I'll definitely be tuning in at 7:30 p.m. exactly, not a minute before. Because well "Dads" is...really, really bad...Guess you can't win em all, FOX.
Andy Samberg plays the role of Jake Peralta, a young, promising detective, well on his way to becoming the top detective in his precinct. His partner, Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero) is obsessed with becoming Captain one day, currently on the lookout for a new "Rabbi" to help her get ahead. The police station is filled with misfits and with a new straight-laced Captain coming in, Ray Holy (Andre Braugher), the officers must prove themselves to be competent or be forced to watch the action from the sidelines.
The description of the show makes it sound super serious, when it's really anything but. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" has similarities with its sister show "Parks and Recreation" as influenced by the shows creators Michael Schur and Daniel J. Goor. Like "Parks and Recreation" the show focuses on the characters and the relationships they have with each other, rather than where the show actually takes place. The show could take place at a Burger King and it would still be hilarious.
The characters are so clearly defined in the pilot, each having their place within the world created by the show. And although Andy Samberg is the "star" the scene doesn't need to revolve around him to make it comedic. Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz) and Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) play well off each other and their love/hate relationship, he loves while she hates. I especially liked the scene when the two are talking about what movie they should go see on their date. While he suggests Citizen Kane, she immediately shoots it down, telling him to pick a different movie. It will be interesting (and funny, obviously) to see how this relationship between the two will develop. Gina (Chelsea Peretti), the secretary, has a quick, dry wit, making her the ultimate scene stealer, along with Sgt. Jeffords (Terry Crews), the only cop I've ever seen on television who wants to stay as far away from a crime as possible. The flashbacks to him screaming while shooting up a manakin he thought was a criminal, is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.
The mistake some pilots make is not having strong, well-defined characters with a purpose. In this pilot, the characters are well drawn and have such unique personalities, just as the characters of "Parks and Recreation" do. What makes the pilot ultimately work is that it's not supposed to be a crime show, and it plays to the parody perfectly.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine will do well in the ratings not just because Andy Samberg is in it, but because he is surrounded by other talented comedians who give the comedy an even stronger funny bone. I'm excited to see what more this new show has to offer, and I'll definitely be tuning in at 7:30 p.m. exactly, not a minute before. Because well "Dads" is...really, really bad...Guess you can't win em all, FOX.
Reporting by: Megan Daley
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