cnote1969
This recently started showing again in my area, and strangely it was shortly after I had a bout of nostalgia about the show and started looking for it on the TiVo. Was not to be found, until DTV added Sleuth to their lineup. Oh; wait, I had a point here... the show is as good as I recall, in some ways better. As a teen in the 80's I enjoyed the show, but so much of what you enjoyed as a younger version of yourself turns out to be complete mindless garbage as an adult. Great television for 13 yrs old, but not good for 36 yrs old. I was very happy to find this was not true with the show. I have watched 20 episodes in the last month or so; and I find it highly watchable; very entertaining, and most of all believable. Of course you will find some "cheese" it was the 80's after all, but isn't there something good in that wink, wink...nod, nod?? Wasn't that once the whole point? I am far from a rated G guy, in fact quite opposite. But I do think sometimes in today's television shows; it's too far and too much *IN YOUR FACE* because being an intelligent being means sooner or later you want to scream, "Yeah I get it already!" This show is worthy of your time if you have never seen, or it's been many years since you have visited the Simon brothers. The acting is stellar in most cases, good story lines, and it doesn't take itself too seriously; nor should the viewer. This is one show that stands the test of time, and should get better recognition for being more than "just that show after Magnum".Nice quote (I'm doing from memory, but it's close to this): Guy with gun: "can't you read?" AJ: "why, you want me to read something for you?" Guy with gun: "don't be a wise guy" Rick: "Sign said no trespassing, didn't say nothing about not being wise guys" Guy with gun is not amused...so the brothers make tracks. So, stop reading this and go watch the show, dare you not to crack a smile when they fire up the theme song (second season and on one, first one is slower).
Jim Hannaford (sp27343)
I remember liking this show alot for the first few seasons. After that it got a little tired. The first season was the best when they filmed entirely (and brilliantly showcased) in and around San Diego. Starting with the second season, the pressure to cut costs forced the filming to be in Los Angeles, with Marina Del Rey stepping in for Pacific Beach/Mission Bay. The humour of the brothers being almost constantly broke really drove them to work, and you wonder how they made ends meet. The addition of Tim Reid to the cast gave the show a new breath, and carried it for a few more years, but by 1987 the show had run out of gas.
edkipp
This series took a staple element of the detective genre - mismatched partners, and added the twist that they were brothers. Instead of setting it in a classic location for a detective series (NY, LA, Chicago), they took the 90 minute drive down the coast to the beautiful city of San Diego. What they found was a gold mine. Instead of the tired cliche locations, they banked on the little seen but widely known attractions of San Diego (the Zoo, Sea World, the Beaches, and the close proximity to Baja California). The pilot was set in Florida, but the series was wisely moved to the West Coast; Rick Simon, the older of the brothers, was a former marine that was the braun, while buttoned down preppy AJ (the embodiment of preppies in the 80's) was the cultured, refined brother. With Tim Reid as a supporting character (Downtown Brown) and Mary Carver as their mother Cecilia, this series produced many memorable episodes that not only entertained, but taught about the viewer history (WW2, John Dillinger, etc.). Catch it in syndication if you can.
gazzo-2
This was a really good series, great partner for Magnum which it followed for some years. Good action, good humor, decent chemistry between the two leads....this show has a lot going for it. And having Venus Flytrap be your pal can't hurt either! I hadn't seen the show for some years 'til A and E began rerunning it of late; and still enjoy it, about as much as I had back in the '80s. It is a little repetitive and etc. as most series are, but still....see it if you can.