Let me be brutally frank, the only attraction of this series is its nostalgic attributes, specifically the old cars and the young actors and actresses just starting out in their careers. I wholeheartedly disagree with all the glowing reviews made by people who are dazzled by the nostalgic value without paying attention to the bad acting and completely unbelievable plots.
Broderick Crawford is terrible actor and proves it with his wooden bland performance. His demeanor is unchanging from one episode to the next.
Dan Matthews is supposedly the chief of the highway patrol, yet he has a small desk in a dinky office in a small storefront office. He also rides around in patrol cars and investigates the most insignificant crimes. Someone is mugged on the street, Chief Matthews is on it, mobilizing the entire highway patrol. It goes on like this episode after episode, trivial crimes being investigated by no less than the chief of the entire highway patrol.
Then there is the ridiculous manner in which Dan barks an order to notify everyone in a city or rural area to be on the lookout for some suspicious person or vehicle. Of course everyone gets the information and within moments someone phones in a tip!
This not the worst TV police show ever broadcast, but it very near the bottom of the list. Its ONLY redeeming qualities are the great old cars and the young actors and actresses at the dawns of their careers.
Broderick Crawford is terrible actor and proves it with his wooden bland performance. His demeanor is unchanging from one episode to the next.
Dan Matthews is supposedly the chief of the highway patrol, yet he has a small desk in a dinky office in a small storefront office. He also rides around in patrol cars and investigates the most insignificant crimes. Someone is mugged on the street, Chief Matthews is on it, mobilizing the entire highway patrol. It goes on like this episode after episode, trivial crimes being investigated by no less than the chief of the entire highway patrol.
Then there is the ridiculous manner in which Dan barks an order to notify everyone in a city or rural area to be on the lookout for some suspicious person or vehicle. Of course everyone gets the information and within moments someone phones in a tip!
This not the worst TV police show ever broadcast, but it very near the bottom of the list. Its ONLY redeeming qualities are the great old cars and the young actors and actresses at the dawns of their careers.