Post by Prime etc. on Feb 8, 2021 3:51:40 GMT
Created by Carroll O'Connor, starring Jack Palance. The pilot movie feels more contemplative than the average and with Palance as the lead, it's more nuanced acting than you normally would get with these things. The plot is kind of standard for the era but it feels more like a feature film--Richard Donner is director.
Bronk has a lot of problems--as usual for the era, he is not married because his wife was killed in a car accident-his daughter is severely brain damaged and he is devoted to helping her recover despite it appearing hopeless. His pint-sized superior calls him a piece of garbage and he has to take it-as well the condemnation of the police department for getting his partner killed in a drug bust he should not have been handling.
The highlight of the pilot is where Bronk returns home to find his house in shambles from a mob visit and he starts howling about his cat until he finds him safe in the closet, and despite him being allergic to cats.
Henry Beckman is his friend who runs a pet store! I look forward to the next episode.
I read the finale episode focuses not on Palance but Vic Morrow as a private detective.
