The producers brought in Penny Marshall ("Laverne DeFazio"), probably as an appeal to her fan base. It's been some 15 years since Laverne and Shirley went off the air, but the name recognition should draw in a lot of viewers.
Unfortunately, Marshall's role as Police Woman Iris Heller doesn't go over well. (Wasn't Angie Dickinson available to be the Police Woman?) As a Reviewer on another website pointed out, seeing a recognizable character from a situation comedy acting as a serious Police Detective, gun and all, isn't believable. You keep waiting for "Shirley" to step out of the shadows. But of course that doesn't happen.
Instead, we get some childish rivalry between Marshall and Cheech (Inspector Jose Dominguez). It gets tiring for Nash Bridges, but it gets even more tiring for those of us watching this episode.
We also have a silly sexual escapade involving Evan Cortez, and an even sillier arrest of Nash's father Nick and his consort Lynette. All of this filler drags down an otherwise pretty good story.
As to the main plot, a Stalker is coming after a woman.
You know early on "Who done it?" The question is, why does it take Nash Bridges and his Team so long to figure it out?
I'm dinging it a couple of stars for poor casting (Marshall as a serious NYC Police Detective), and for the aforementioned silly side stories.
* * * * * * * * 8 Stars for "Skin Deep" * * * * * * * *
Florida Fred.
Unfortunately, Marshall's role as Police Woman Iris Heller doesn't go over well. (Wasn't Angie Dickinson available to be the Police Woman?) As a Reviewer on another website pointed out, seeing a recognizable character from a situation comedy acting as a serious Police Detective, gun and all, isn't believable. You keep waiting for "Shirley" to step out of the shadows. But of course that doesn't happen.
Instead, we get some childish rivalry between Marshall and Cheech (Inspector Jose Dominguez). It gets tiring for Nash Bridges, but it gets even more tiring for those of us watching this episode.
We also have a silly sexual escapade involving Evan Cortez, and an even sillier arrest of Nash's father Nick and his consort Lynette. All of this filler drags down an otherwise pretty good story.
As to the main plot, a Stalker is coming after a woman.
You know early on "Who done it?" The question is, why does it take Nash Bridges and his Team so long to figure it out?
I'm dinging it a couple of stars for poor casting (Marshall as a serious NYC Police Detective), and for the aforementioned silly side stories.
* * * * * * * * 8 Stars for "Skin Deep" * * * * * * * *
Florida Fred.