The story of The Glades is one of consistency, as the show was consistent to a fault. From the series premiere to it's finale, across four seasons, nothing ever changed. When the show went into re-runs, the only way you knew what season you were watching, was by seeing how big Uriah Shelton was, it had become that ridiculous. What could they have done with an episonic police drama that hadn't been done before, not much, but something would have better than nothing, as like most, near the end, I just completely lost interest.Jim Longworth (Matt Passmore) is a homicide detective from Chicago, who doesn't like to play by the rules. He has his own way of doing things and it earned him a ticket out of town. He relocated to the Florida Everglades, expecting quiet days at work and weekends of golf in the sun, but murder happens everywhere. Each week Longworth finds unique homicides and ends up doing battle with everyone from deranged soccer moms to international drug smugglers, as he tries to keep the people of Florida safe.One of the main focuses of the show is Jim's feelings for a nurse/medical student Callie (Kiele Sanchez), who often gets involved in his cases. Jim has become a mentor to her young son, Jeff (Uriah Shelton) and would love to be with Callie, but she can never seem to finalize her divorce or balance her life. It is a recurring theme throughout the series that never seems to get resolved and becomes unbelievably frustrating after 50 episodes of the same thing.The show always starts with a crime, Jim investigates, jokes with the medical examiner and geeky forensic guy, and then works the case at the same time doing his back and fourth with Callie and Jeff, and that's it! There were never any recurring storylines, never any changes, nothing to keep people interested from season to season! How about a cliffhanger or a ballbuster of a new boss? Maybe someone should have gotten shot and their future left up in the air? Ever heard of a serial killer? There was never anything but the current case. The comedy was always there and at first the back and fourth with Jim and Callie was great, but when you're doing the same thing four years later, who cares already?The bottom line, this was a show that had potential, I liked the characters, the setting was fairly unique, and there were a couple of really talented new faces associated with this show. However, The Glades was happy with the status quo and didn't take any risks of any kind. It quickly grew stale, the ratings dropped, and now it's just another failed forgotten cop show streaming on Netflix.

I'm done with A&E. 'The Glades' is the last series I will EVER watch again on that despicable network. How many times does a network have to display contempt for their viewers by canceling a great show, with good ratings, and leaving the end of the story so raw and awful before people stop watching them? Oh well, the show was heading downhill anyway. In season 5 the plots began to get weaker and more formulaic and strayed into the stupid and supernatural. Main character, Jim Longworth, ended up appearing smarmy, juvenile and totally void of human compassion. Perhaps Callie is better off with him getting shot just minutes before their oh- so-long-awaited wedding. A&E - bite me!

This is the kind of series I really enjoy. They have a standard format, but have taken the time to develop the characters so you feel vested in them. The writing is light and humorous which I appreciate. The sub-plot for it is also woven through it well. Even though they deal with murders, they don't over do the gore factor. To me that makes it easier to watch. I am not wondering at every turn if they're going to gross me out. Lead characters have a natural flow to their humor. When they do deal with the stress in their lives, it's believable. Overall a great way to kick back from reality and be entertained. Hope to see it continue for years, am playing catch-up with Netflix.

I love crime shows, and swallow them raw.This one is OK, nice plots, good characters. But as is often the case, it gets bogged down by the sub-plots. They take over.The main character is funny, but abrasive, can be a bit too much. When the romance angle takes over, he stops being funny and is just a pain.Beautiful setting, the glades makes for a nice backdrop, and the NY cop in the beautiful setting works for me.He is an unconventional character, you would figure a hard boiled, hard hitting inner city type, this one is the emotional, intuitive type. Nice twist in character.As for the plots, the eps, they barely avoid the cookie cutter. Better than average, but not by much.Main complaint would be how the romance takes over, and the plots fade.Watch the first two seasons, they are quite good, but then leave it.