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A series that’s just flat-out fun, albeit flawed.
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Deputy may overstep the bounds of reality with how far the show lets Hollister push his new powerful position, but I admire its commitment.
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Deputy is a melange of Western and cop show cliches in a novel-enough package, thanks to creators Will Beall, who writes, and David Ayer, who directs the pilot.
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All three entries [episodes] are as predictable as they are fine with being predictable. “Deputy” doesn’t give off so much as a whiff that it wants to be more than a by-the-book, case-of-the-week cop drama. ... That being said, all that formula makes for a solid foundation.
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The script very occasionally crackles when not making a fool of itself with lines like, “Badge or no badge, I’ll always come after scum like you.” Most of the better lines go to Bishop when confronting Hollister about his overall comportment. Deputy otherwise is never too far from an action scene replete with automatic weapons fire.
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Putting aside Deputy's peculiar politics and red-meat aesthetic, though, it has undeniable appeal. The intricately staged shootouts and car chases are gleefully frequent, the dialogue crackling.
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A show with some muddled politics and thin characterizations. Dorff is at the center keeping it entertaining, and the ridiculousness in some of the plotting to start the series is almost admirable, but this is an inconsistent show in every way.
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In between firefights and car crashes, the clichés pile up quicker than dead bodies.
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It's silly, occasionally action-packed, rarely makes any sense at all and it's a little bit less reactionary than I feared.
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Surely there has been a show more reliant on cliché than “Deputy,” Fox’s new cop drama. But none springs to mind. ... In short, “Deputy’s” politics may come from a past decade, but its writing seems to come from another century.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 22
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Mixed: 2 out of 22
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Negative: 12 out of 22
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Jan 3, 2020
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Jan 8, 2020Enjoyable acting, interesting premise - I'm looking forward to to seeing how it pans out.
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Mar 27, 2020Excellent show, great cast..The first couple of episodes were so/so, but it is really good and i hope they renew for another year..