TBS Tries Angie Tribeca

Angie Tribeca premieres tonight on TBS with Rashida Jones in the starring role. Yes, she had to find something to do since her pals from Parks and Recreation have already moved on, with Amy Poehler producing comedies, Aziz Ansari starring in own comedy on Netflix (aka Master of None), Rob Lowe busy with another new series The Grinder, and Chris Pratt as both a super hero and dinosaur trainer.  

Produced by Steve and Nancy Carell, Angie Tribeca is a spoof of the cop shows still out there trying to catch our attention.  This is the simple summary of the show from TBS:

Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a rash of baker suicides.

Dead bakers?  Donuts?  We definitely need a cop on this case and fast.  And I see Jere Burns is part of the cast.  He was always great at the bad guy in Justified, so I look forward to seeing what he is doing these days. 

Critic Terry Terrones in The Gazette in Colorado Springs had this to say:

"Angie Tribeca” is one heck of a silly show. Full of sight gags, word play, goofy characters, celebrity guest stars and ridiculous scenarios, I found myself laughing out loud during every episode I watched (I had access to all 10). The series takes jabs at traditional cop show story lines and pokes fun at their usual tropes. If you’re familiar with the three “Naked Gun” films starring Leslie Nielsen you’ll understand exactly the type of humor you’ll experience in “Angie Tribeca.”

By the way, all 10 episodes are available for everyone (not just critics) over the next three days on the TBS website if you are so inclined.  So what do you have to lose?  

Update: After watching the first few episodes, I think I prefer Brooklyn Nine-Nine as a police procedural with a high dose of comedy. While Angie Tribeca can work in small does, I could not get hooked long term on the repetitive plot nor have any feeling for characters who have less depth than one of those human body cutouts  used for target practice. CSI and the other ridiculous cop shows deserve a good spoof, so three cheers for Angie, but I have other shows to watch.