Did anyone watch The Rookie?

I did! I liked it, but it was a pretty standard procedural. I was hoping for more.

I fell asleep watching The Rookie. Twice. I liked what I saw well enough, but obviously it didn't keep my attention. (To be fair, both attempts to watch happened too late at night).

I was hoping for more, too. I have a feeling this is just going to be a "Sure he's old, but look at that devilish charm" series.

I also don't know exactly how old NF. My apologies if he is 40 +/- a couple of years, but I'm not buying him as 40. On screen, he reads as late 40s/early 50s.

Did you watch it, Tom? What did you think?

He's 47 according to IMDB. His romantic lead is 30 also according to IMDB.

Do they treat his age (or his character's) realistically, or did the show just borrow some of those old Ryan Caulfield: Year One scripts from when Sean Maher got his start and throw in a few old age jokes while having NF chase down crooks like he's twentysomething?

Thanks, sj.

Matt, I remember him huffing and puffing after chasing a perp and grimacing when his training instructor told him they still had to put in eight more hours.

My take is that his character will also be better than some rookies, because of his life experience, but that will also lead him to assume his way is the right way, which could be a drawback. That's from probably 2/3rds of the pilot (and whatever press materials I absorbed while working).

I like that they're not doing the rakish charm thing and that there are three rookies, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Ditto for the training officers. And they are playing the physicality true to his age. He can't run as fast or jump a fence gracefully as the others and he doesn't magically make up for it by outsmarting everyone, but he'll try.

I went into it with low expectations so I was pleasantly surprised to find it interesting enough that I'll give it a few more eps to see if it sticks.

I've been watching Hinterland on Netflix, and now I'm working on my pitch for the American version. It would be called MCU: Melodramatic Crime Unit. This show is just so ridiculous and awesome. I wish Netflix has the Welsh version of the show, as that has to be even more awesome.

I watched the whole run of Hinterland (Y Gwyll) about a year ago or so. Yes on the melodramatic, but it is a fascinating series to watch. And even the English version has a whole lotta Welsh in it. One thing that will get me to watch a mystery series is a good sense of place. Y Gwyll has that.

I also watched (and recommend) Hinterland but more for the view of the people and countryside than for the police procedural part. They really let the Welsh countryside become a character in a way that American television just doesn't do. I would love to see an American version set in someplace rural that pays as much attention to the setting. Won't happen of course - we have to have car chases and gun battles.

I did read an article that said that much of their funding came from the EU so Brexit will probably mean no 4th season.