Just good fun, I'll buy that for a dollar!

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).

score 10/10

cnote1969 14 July 2006

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