**** - Captain Reynolds plays a roguish mystery novelist who is contracted by the NYPD to shadow a detective team and help them solve murders in the 10-episode first season of this rather light-hearted procedural/mystery/drama show. That summary may sound a bit contrived, and while I would probably agree with that assessment, I think it works well enough as the season proceeds that it can be forgiven. Fillion is always good for a few laughs and the female lead is appealing enough (wink, wink), but I don’t necessarily buy her as an NYC detective, seeing as she is mega-beautiful and often wearing tight jeans and heeled shoes, which I can’t imagine is standard NYPD procedure. The more peripheral characters are a bit hit and miss as far as their effectiveness, with the other detectives being mostly hits, but Fillion’s family (daughter, mother, ex-wife) being mostly misses. Story-wise, I don’t think you’ll find more engrossing 42-minute mystery plots anywhere on TV. And while I’ve always felt an hour long (minus commercials) show isn’t really long enough to make a fully fleshed out mystery that works, most of the episodes of this series are making me rethink that stance somewhat. Overall, it is an interesting and humorous addition to the brand of shows that include L&O, CSI, NCIS and other series with goofy acronyms.
Castle: The Complete 1st Season
**** - Captain Reynolds plays a roguish mystery novelist who is contracted by the NYPD to shadow a detective team and help them solve murders in the 10-episode first season of this rather light-hearted procedural/mystery/drama show. That summary may sound a bit contrived, and while I would probably agree with that assessment, I think it works well enough as the season proceeds that it can be forgiven. Fillion is always good for a few laughs and the female lead is appealing enough (wink, wink), but I don’t necessarily buy her as an NYC detective, seeing as she is mega-beautiful and often wearing tight jeans and heeled shoes, which I can’t imagine is standard NYPD procedure. The more peripheral characters are a bit hit and miss as far as their effectiveness, with the other detectives being mostly hits, but Fillion’s family (daughter, mother, ex-wife) being mostly misses. Story-wise, I don’t think you’ll find more engrossing 42-minute mystery plots anywhere on TV. And while I’ve always felt an hour long (minus commercials) show isn’t really long enough to make a fully fleshed out mystery that works, most of the episodes of this series are making me rethink that stance somewhat. Overall, it is an interesting and humorous addition to the brand of shows that include L&O, CSI, NCIS and other series with goofy acronyms.
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