Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 1

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is my happy place now. It's so unusual - always always funny, but never mean. It's a show with so much kindness and genuine friendship. It makes me feel as happy as Great British Baking Show. It has a lot of the great character development and friendship of Bones, without all the gore and violence that's hard to watch these days. Yes they're NYPD detectives, but it's light on the details. The writers genuinely see them all as human beings, in the fullness and complexity of what that means - they have strengths and flaws and feel real. I appreciate the way gender roles are portrayed - the men are kind and comfortable with emotions (I especially love the Boyle-Peralta interactions), and the women are tough and competent without being cartoons or stock Wonder Woman tropes. It is so refreshing to be able to watch a show without tripping over gender stereotypes - every show should handle it this deftly. The show also touches, in a gentle way, on some tough topics. Racism in policing, when Sgt Terry gets hassled when in plainclothes and has to decide what to do. Prison conditions, when Jake and Rosa are framed. Bisexuality when Rosa's parents aren't supportive at first when she comes out. I appreciate the light touch, as they deal with real issues, without being too fraught - we've all got enough on our plates right now, we need some escape, but also can't just pretend everything is fine. It's a really fine balance and I'm amazed at how well the writers navigate it. Thanks, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, for keeping us sane during a hard time. I mean that very sincerely.

Pretty sure at this point that I'll watch anything that Michael Schur has had anything to do with. The man knows comedy. The Office and Parks and Recreation are two of the funniest shows to ever grace my television screen and when I came across the first season of Brooklyn 99 on sale for 10 bucks only to find that Schur. was a co-creator, I had to try it out. Besides, I'm a long-time fan of Andy Samberg, Joe Lo Truglio and Terry Crews. $10 bucks is nothing to lose for an entire season of a sitcom. And luckily, I was NOT disappointed. It was a bit slow to start, but the characters really fill out and develop over the course of the first season. It's not the obscene, in your face comedy that you'd find on some shows. It's more subtle and dead pan, Schur's usual style. I like any comedy except the super dark variety, so I'm all in. It's actually a pretty witty, comedically sophisticated show, if you can believe it. When I originally found out about the show two years ago, I thought, Andy Samberg playing a detective? Naaaaaah. But surprisingly, it works. I'll definitely be continuing on with the second season. I know the third season is currently headed to a close, so I don't know if I'll wait for its release or buy each episode on iTunes digitally. I do know know this though. I hope the show is nowhere close to being cancelled! It's a fun watch. : )

Often we hear a friend or colleague going on about how such and such a show is "underrated." It's a must see! they say. And you know, sometimes the show measures up to the hype. But not that, well, often. Brooklyn Nine-Nine is indeed a very underrated show, and it's fantastic. And sure, Samberg (playing Jake Paralta) is a scream, but it's the supporting cast that elevates this sitcom (is that term still in use?) to its highest hights. Quirky. Loveable. Sad. Fuh uh knee! Andre Brauer (Capt. Holt) is a top notch straight man (though the character he plays is an openly gay officer). Delivers his lines with seamless nuance, eliciting some of the biggest laughs offered up by the show. Charles' sycophantic support of his buddy Jake, along with his self deprocating humor are subtly and quietly hilarious. The writing for B-99 is genius, with echos of Sinefeldian level shenanigans rounding out the entire experience nicely. Do yourself a favor and catch up on the first two seasons. You'll die laughing.

The jokes on this show range from "so stupid you have to laugh" to genuinely quite clever. The ensemble cast works really well here - everyone is perfect for their roles, and they each bring something unique and likable to the table. I also love the diversity, it makes the characters easier for me to relate to, and more engaging.The show is reliably very fun and largely without having to rely on being mean. I really like humor that doesn't punch down, it makes it way easier for me to turn my brain off and just enjoy the media I'm consuming. Altogether, a fantastic new show with a great cast and a ton of potential. Highly recommended.

My husband was feeling under the weather and so we decided to watch this. It was hilarious and addictive. The cast did an amazing job and for a long time we had trouble picking favorite characters. (J.N. is Team Gina, BTW & Tom is Team Holt or Terry). We are currently about to start Season 6 and as a couple who can lose interest in shows fairly quickly, it is impressive that we are still going. The earlier seasons are best but it is still pretty funny and entertaining in the later seasons.

This pilot is a good start to an excellent comedy series. To save $1.00 I ordered it in regular resolution instead of HD, and it was noticeably less crisp than the episodes we had watched during the regular airing of the show. In terms of content, I like how the different characters are introduced in the pilot and you get a sense of what they're going to be like. However, I do find later episodes of this show funnier than the pilot. We didn't start watching the first season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine until it was nearly finished and have enjoyed all the ones we've seen so far. Anyway, I'm basically "sold" on this show's silliness and oddball characters. Time to invest in a DVD of the first season - this one seems like a keeper.

This show is refreshing because the writing is actually SMART and FUNNY. Andy Samberg plays an immature but astute detective who is in competition with another detective to see who can solve the most cases. At times Andy seems like a moron but, he's really a great detective, but doesn't like the status quo. The cast is diverse in that not everyone is famous. Andre Braugher is an amazing actor and, I'd watch just about anything that he is in. Besides, he's great to look at and his smile is gorgeous! This show is one that I would actually PAY to watch, which I did. Ordered the Pilot episode, watched it, then immediately ordered the next episode. DEFINITELY worth the watch! Enjoy!!

Comedy cop show, that is. The characters are all rich and well developed, they all add to the laughs - no cop left behind. Andre Braugher's character does loosen up a bit in later seasons, but his stoic facial expressions are a riot in context. Andy Samberg's Jake Peralta is the right amount of stupid (Enough to make you laugh, but not so much the fact that he is a detective breaks the immersion).

Fun!

With a memorable cast & award winning producers you can't go wrong with this series, the opening scene sets the tone for what is a fantastic TV show, full of witty 1 liners & tongue in cheek moments, some of the jokes are cliché & predictable, but this is an American TV show & the way humour/jokes are scripted is different from the 'British' comedy, that aside, you shouldn't let that stop you from taking the plunge with this series. With 22 episodes & deleted scenes, there's plenty to keep the most avid comedy fan happy.

This is a great crew and a great cast. The first season was excellent and I really like Any Samberg in this role. I usually only watch serious cop shows but I love this comedic take better. Some people compare this show to the office but I find it is funny and more original.

J' ai découvert cette série par hasard et le hasard fait très bien les choses. Je m' attendais à une petite série bien mais sans plus. Erreur: une série comique et policière ou on accroche des le premier épisode. Dans un commissariat ou le " bordel " à une place importante mais ou le travail est bien fait, un nouveau capitaine stricte arrive et remet ( essaye ) les choses en places. Série comique car il faut bien le dire l' humour est la base de cette série: les personnages caricaturaux mais sans exagérer font le show. Entre les paris stupides, les scènes de la vie quotidiennes et la manière dont les enquêtes sont résolus on rigole de bout en bout. Série policière car on suit quand mêmes des flics: mais attention pas de crime monstrueux comme dans les experts ou autre série. Point de sang ( ou très peu ), point de fusillade et d' explosions mais des enquêtes " normal " ( un vol de jambon par ex ). Une série qui n' invente rien mais qui se regarde avec un grand plaisir et perso c 'est ce que je recherche. On regarde un épisode et à la fin on veut voir le suivant. Donc allez y les yeux fermés vous ne serez pas déçus.

So viele Rezensionen schreibe ich ja nicht. Aber die Unbekanntheit dieser Serie verlangt es halt doch mal! Seit einiger Zeit gibt es das Format der Mocumentary. Dieser Stil zeichnet sich durch etwas wackligere Kamera und Schwenks aus, die eben scheinbar ungeplant sind. Manchmal werden dann noch (geschauspielerte) Interviews zwischengeschnitten. Das kann sehr lustig sein. Bestes Beispiel ist die Serie "The Office", die ich hier auch jedem ans Herz legen möchte. (Stromberg ist die deutsche Variante davon, nichts jedoch geht über die amerikanische Fassung! Ahhh... haben Sie das Rumpeln gehört? Da haben sich grad alle Ricky Gervais - Fans einmal im Grab umgedreht!). Nett ist auch "Parks and Recreation" vom Team, die auch "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" gemacht haben. So viel zur Einleitung, jetzt zum Thema. Inhaltlich geht es um eine Polizeistation in Brooklyn (es ist die vom Revier 99!!!!!). Ein neuer Chef ist gekommen, der erstmal nach außen als absolute Spaßbremse auftritt. Vor allem mit Jake Peralta - der Hauptperson - gerät er aneinander, weil Jake zwar ein ausgezeichneter Detective ist, aber nichts von Disziplin, Zurückhaltung, Hierarchie oder Paperwork hält. Dazu kommen noch einige sehr nette Typen, die im Revier arbeiten. Was man im Staffeltrailer nicht so erkennen kann: Die Serie ist hoch amüsant! Dabei fällt vor allem Andy Samberg als Jake auf, der ein wunderbares komisches Timing hat. Dazu kommt, dass er so unglaublich gut gelaunt auf den Ernst des neuen Captains reagiert. Dadurch braucht dieser nie sein Pokerface aufgeben. Der Humor entsteht niemals wegen einer Herabwürdigung des einen oder anderen, sondern einfach durch den großen Unterschied zwischen den beiden. Wichtig bei Jake ist, dass er ohne Respekt alles durch den Kakao zieht. Besonders zart besaitete Personen sollten vielleicht also doch Abstand nehmen. Letztlich empfinde ich es jedoch immer so, dass durch diesen Ton Vorurteile, Rassismus, Homophobie oder Fundamentalismus viel schöner verdeutlicht werden als durch weglassen. Lachen darf auch mal im Hals stecken bleiben. Dazu kommen die anderen Castmitglieder. Ich zähle die jetzt nicht alles noch auf, aber auch die sind in ihrer Verschiedenheit alle sehr lustig. Ich kann diese Serie wirklich jedem ans Herz legen.