Made in Detroit. “Detroit 1-8-7” is a police drama set in Detroit. The story of six detectives and a lieutenant from the homicide department who monitor the implementation of the law and solve countless crimes every day.
The presentation of the series is such that the viewer is an external observer who becomes a witness to the work of police officers from the outside. The viewer watches from the far corner of the office, then from the window of the car, then through the surveillance cameras, or from behind the shoulders of the actors. This interesting find was fatal for the series. Despite the original "operatorial work", sharp transitions from one character to another cause constant confusion and make you lose the thread of the narrative. And with the narrative, Detroit 1-8-7 is bad. The cases investigated are template, and the killer, like a blueprint, turns out to be an alleged witness, who is shown already in the first ten minutes of the series. The investigation procedure is also not gleaming with meticulousness, and all the results of their inventions we hear from the lips of the heroes.
The main characters are only six, but their characteristics are conventional and simple. At the same time, they are given a minimum of time to disclose. And what is given to the viewer is a couple of three short dialogues that take place either at the police station or at the crime scene. Interest is only Detroit’s best cop Louis Feech, who can make you feel his family problems and longtime enemies, but also at the expense of Michael Imperiolia, whose charisma adds a juicy highlight to his meager character.
The series was good, but superficial in all directions. If the writers spent more time on the personalities of the main characters, added drama and heat in the relationship, then this would surely get a good audience rating and a chance to create a second season.
5 out of 10