This television series sizzles, rocks and rolls! I cannot believe the action they cram into an hour episode. Wolf Larsen is a little over the top, but the show is so well written and so funny I don't care what anybody says. It must cost a fortune with all those car chase scenes and major explosions and shoot out scenes. The only time I see stuff like that is in some 100 million dollar action movie. Having lived in L.A. most of my life, I got to say it's a perfect parody almost of L.A. lifestyle, but still has edge and grit and tragedy that makes good drama. I can't believe it didn't get more exposure than on TNT and the writers should have gotten an Emmy for their talents. Some episodes are just an all out hoot and fun to watch. This is the type of series that could air twenty years from now and still be great to watch. It's not all stuck on itself like most prime time dramas and needs more credit than it gets. You can buy the first season on DVD and it's worth every penny!
... View MoreAmong all those who try to imitate the high-octane action andhumor of the "Lethal Weapon" films, by far the afternoon-TV copdrama "L.A. Heat" is the most successful. This show is almost acarbon copy of the hit movies that starred Mel Gibson and DannyGlover, because "L.A. Heat" is practically using the samecharacteristc format. You have two cops, black and white,ridding the city of Los Angeles of crime. The white cop is wackyand cool, while his African-American partner is more laid-backand careful in their jobs. Even though this show can be terribly cliched, "L.A. Heat"stands out as a really good show thanks to the rapid-fire actionand the excellent chemistry between the two leads, played byWolf Larson and Steven Williams. This show has so muchexplosions, car chases, and shoot-outs, it almost gives "LethalWeapon" a run for its money, almost as if the original has beenundone by the carbon copy. A discriminating viewer mightconsider "L.A. Heat" to be a bit hokey because of the manyoutrageous action sequences (cars flying up to 30ft in the airafter a collision, a whole building blowing up to smithereens).Reality basically has no call in this show, compared to othercop dramas like "NYPD Blue" or "Homicide," where outrageousoccurences barely happen in those shows! So, if you're in themood for good, mindless fun regarding a couple of cool cops,"L.A. He
... View MoreThis show combines ever action movie stereotype and compacts it into one hour segments every afternoon, and it's the funniest show on afternoon tv because of it. Every episode is guaranteed to have a car chase and shootout. Witty one liners abound. While it is undeniably low brow entertainment, what else do you want, really? The show will amuse you, unless you are utterly humorless.
... View MoreTV cop dramas don't get cooler or wackier than this. "L.A. Heat" makes a great carbon copy for "Lethal Weapon" and "Miami Vice". They got all the trimmings for a typical cop show: two cops, black and white, a funny chemistry between them, great action sequences, a bossy, loudmouth captain (Kenneth Tigar) and the cops' hot lovers (Dawn Radenbaugh and Renee Tenison). Wolf Larson makes a cool cross between Sonny Crockett and Martin Riggs as Chase McDonald, being crazy and stylish at the same time, while Steven Williams is August Brooks, the calm, methodical partner; a more of a smooth Rodger Murtaugh!! Together, they clean up the usual trash that lurks in the fine streets of L.A., chasing down drug dealers, serial killers, mobsters, punks; you name it, Chase and August had busted them down!
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