Rookie Cops

"Rookie Cops" has a good cast, and some decent plot turns. It would be a good series to watch, except it's very long (twelve episodes which are an hour long each) and has a lot of filler. No reason why episodes should be an hour long!

I also found some main plot story lines predictable (the guy gets the girl) and not well thought out (what villain doesn't check for wires). Still, the smaller moments have some charm due to good actors, like the janitor's antics, the female lead's proud parents.

It's a shame because there's a good cast here and at times decent writing. I stuck through some episodes then skipped forward, and confirmed for myself the series is a bit of a sprawling mess.

The should really blend it's A and B plot lines better as it seems like two different seasons even though it's only just one. What starts out as entry to a police academy and orientation story segues into major conspiracy land, and it's up to our trainees to solve it-except they don't have much of a challenge.

And of course there's a death, and we meet everyone's parents and hear back stories, and it's just too much for my capacity to care for six or seven families and their hopes and dreams, when there's not a compelling, unifying plot.

My review may not be fair as I skipped a lot. I don't think this is a bad show, but it's overly long and thin on plot.