At first, I didn't have high hopes for this one. But after number of episodes, I began to appreciate it rightly.
The cast had an irony I hated. (Wolf Larson), strangely the first name in the opening credits, was just a blond guy with colorful shirts, while (Steven Williams), best known as the mysterious Mr. X in (The X Files), was the only important actor around. That's a problem, since it's a buddy show, where the 2 leads have to have a sort of balance. So forget the star value or the productive chemistry. The production wasn't big. And it had a taste in bad comedy!
Speaking of which, Oh My God, this show did the worst comic moments I have ever seen in TV. Sometimes it was embarrassing to follow a relief moment, between one hot scene and another, being acted very blandly. At times, the actors were curbing their laughs in no laughing situations (the very definition of SILLY!). However, when it comes to action, this show wasn't good only; it was exceptional.
It runs pretty usual, except whenever there is an action sequence. There were obvious efforts behind every chase, fight, or explosion. Clearly they saved the money for these parts. The stunts were perfect. And I didn't watch a choreography of that thoroughbred kind in many action shows. In the second season, they raised the bar a bet, challenging their own selves, giving us some action gems indeed. One of them, concerning "Larson" getting down a building by a robe speedily, still reruns in my head for more than 10 years now!
While having awesome action and gruesome comedy, it is way better than (Nash Bridges) which is another buddy cop show that started in the same year of 1996. Although (Nash..) lasted for 6 years, but the action there, along with the comedy, both FAILED. Makes me a little sad for the 2 year old (L.A. Heat)!
The cast had an irony I hated. (Wolf Larson), strangely the first name in the opening credits, was just a blond guy with colorful shirts, while (Steven Williams), best known as the mysterious Mr. X in (The X Files), was the only important actor around. That's a problem, since it's a buddy show, where the 2 leads have to have a sort of balance. So forget the star value or the productive chemistry. The production wasn't big. And it had a taste in bad comedy!
Speaking of which, Oh My God, this show did the worst comic moments I have ever seen in TV. Sometimes it was embarrassing to follow a relief moment, between one hot scene and another, being acted very blandly. At times, the actors were curbing their laughs in no laughing situations (the very definition of SILLY!). However, when it comes to action, this show wasn't good only; it was exceptional.
It runs pretty usual, except whenever there is an action sequence. There were obvious efforts behind every chase, fight, or explosion. Clearly they saved the money for these parts. The stunts were perfect. And I didn't watch a choreography of that thoroughbred kind in many action shows. In the second season, they raised the bar a bet, challenging their own selves, giving us some action gems indeed. One of them, concerning "Larson" getting down a building by a robe speedily, still reruns in my head for more than 10 years now!
While having awesome action and gruesome comedy, it is way better than (Nash Bridges) which is another buddy cop show that started in the same year of 1996. Although (Nash..) lasted for 6 years, but the action there, along with the comedy, both FAILED. Makes me a little sad for the 2 year old (L.A. Heat)!