The Unusuals

Name: The Unusuals
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense
Released: April 8, 2009
Rating: 61
Cast: Adam Goldberg, Harold Perrineau Jr., Terry Kinney, Amber Tamblyn, Monique Gabriela Curnen

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ABC | Release Date: April 8, 2009

Starring: Adam Goldberg, Harold Perrineau Jr., Terry Kinney, Amber Tamblyn, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Jeremy Renner, Kai Lennox, Joshua Close

Summary: The Unusuals is described as a crime procedural dramedy set in modern-day New York City. Sometimes life takes an unexpected turn, as in the morning Casey Shraeger, a vice detective, is assigned to work undercover as a hooker by the Lincoln Tunnel and later finds herself a part of the homicide squad. As Casey gets to know her new co-workers,The Unusuals is described as a crime procedural dramedy set in modern-day New York City. Sometimes life takes an unexpected turn, as in the morning Casey Shraeger, a vice detective, is assigned to work undercover as a hooker by the Lincoln Tunnel and later finds herself a part of the homicide squad. As Casey gets to know her new co-workers, she discovers that each one has their own quirks, not to mention, their own secrets.

Det. Walsh is a loyal and brilliant officer whose partner was just gunned down. Det. Delahoy has a brain tumor along with a death wish while his partner Det. Banks, who wears a bullet-proof vest to sleep, fears he won't make it past 42 years old. Det. Cole is very religious but seems to have a shady past, and his partner Det. Beaumont is a tough female cop amongst the male-dominated precinct. Det. Alvarez talks about himself in the third person and is often the object of his colleagues' pranks.

Casey herself has her own secrets as she was born into one of the richest families in New York City and doesn't want anyone to know about it. The Unusuals, described by some as "a modern-day M*A*S*H", was created by Noah Hawley and is produced by Denis Leary, Peter Tolan, and Jim Serpico, executive producer of FX's Rescue Me. ABC has picked up The Unusuals for mid-season 2008/2009 with an initial season order of 10 episodes. Due to not-so-great ratings, ABC opted not to renew the series for a second season.… Expand

Creator: Noah Hawley

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense

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S1:E10. E.I.D.
Air Date: June 17, 2009
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S1:E9. The Apology Line
Air Date: June 10, 2009
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S1:E8. The Dentist
Air Date: June 3, 2009

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Mary Houlihan

Season 1 Review: A refreshing dramedy that captures the hard-boiled world of New York City homicide investigators and their twisted sense of humor Read full review

Heather Havrilesky

Season 1 Review: Look a little closer, though, and what you'll find is a truly strange cop dramedy with lots of sharp dialogue, jocular banter and offbeat scenarios. Read full review

Randee Dawn

Season 1 Review: That's a lot of eccentricity, but creator/writer Noah Hawley meshes humor and pathos with deft plotting and dialogue. Read full review

Robert Bianco

Season 1 Review: Clearly the show is trying to contrast humor with murder, lightening the mood with cat kidnappers and plushie hot dogs. But like too many ABC shows, it pushes the quirkiness too hard. Read full review

Cynthia Fuchs

Season 1 Review: It’s not new or challenging or even very strange. It is, however, plenty quirky. Read full review

Season 1 Review: It's the kind of setting that befits a cop show more focused on characters than cases, and The Unusuals delivers there. The problem is the policing; after one episode, it doesn't really grab me as a cop show yet--partly, perhaps, because the show is so whimsical its stakes don't yet feel real. Read full review

Tim Goodman

Season 1 Review: The series is flat-out tone deaf; a limp drama and a grating, messy misfire as a comedy. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 8, 2009
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  S1:E10. E.I.D.
  Air Date: June 17, 2009
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  S1:E9. The Apology Line
  Air Date: June 10, 2009
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  S1:E8. The Dentist
  Air Date: June 3, 2009
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  S1:E7. The Tape Delay
  Air Date: May 27, 2009
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  S1:E6. The Circle Line
  Air Date: May 6, 2009
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  S1:E5. 42
  Air Date: April 29, 2009
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  S1:E4. Crime Slut
  Air Date: April 22, 2009
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  S1:E3. One Man Band
  Air Date: April 21, 2009
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  S1:E2. Boorland Day
  Air Date: April 15, 2009
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: April 8, 2009