ABC | 32 episodes | Drama
WHO'S IN IT? Matt Beck, Matt Craven, Cole Hauser, David Keith, Louis
Mustillo, et. al.
SYNOPSIS: High Incident, created by Steven Spielberg and apparently set within the same fictional universe and neighbourhood as
"E.T." (Spielberg's 1982 blockbuster), takes a gritty look at life for the officers of the El Camino Police
Department where the war on crime is being fought, one criminal at a time,
and the casualties are mounting up.
The show returned for a 2nd season, but for some reason it went out at 8pm
on Thursday nights - this was opposite Friends, which was already in its
third season, so High Incident didn't stand a chance.
VERDICT: Typical routine police fare, but done well. I can see why it didn't
experience success, though - this type of show isn't really suited for an
8pm time slot. A lot of the action takes place in the police cars - radio chatter in
the background, officers engaged in conversation - the scene then
quickly jumps to a high action incident; chasing a suspect across the
road, pulling up to an all-out brawl between residents of an apartment building, or attending to a routine traffic
stop that ends with the the fatal shooting of one of their own
officers.
CANCELLED BEFORE ITS TIME? Yes, I would watch more episodes (and it has a great theme
tune).
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