Crime Show Reviews

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Kirsten Pierce, Writer

“S.W.A.T.” – 3/5

“S.W.A.T.” takes after the show “S.W.A.T.” which came out in 1975. It has a S.W.A.T. team that takes on high-risk crimes. It stars Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Stephanie Sigman as Jessica Cortez, Alex Russell as James “Jim” Street, and Lina Esco as Christina “Chris” Alonso. I enjoyed watching this show, it had a lot of interesting and suspenseful scenes. However, as you get out of season 1 and 2, the episodes get predictable and kind of get out of talking about crime. The content rating for this is TV-14. You can watch this on Hulu, Amazon, and Paramount+. You can also buy it on Google Play, Vudu, and Redbox.

 

“Criminal Minds” – 5/5

This show is a collection of crimes where a team of FBI agents must travel around and solve. The stars in this show are Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia, Mandy Patinkin as Jason Gideon, Thomas Gibson as Aaron Hotchner, Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan, Matthew Gray Gubler as Spencer Reid, A.J. Cook as Jennifer Jareau, and Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss. I love this show, the characters and story line are good. The content rating is TV-14. While they do talk about some gruesome crimes, they don’t show anything too graphic. You can watch it on Hulu and Amazon. You can buy it on Vudu, Google Play, and Apple iTunes.

 

“Chicago P.D.” – 4/5

This show takes place in Chicago, the police department there is split into two groups. The uniformed cops which take on street crimes and the intelligence unit that take on major crimes. The main cast is Jason Beghe as Hank Voight, Jesse Lee Soffer as Jay Halstead, Patrick John Flueger as Adam Ruzek, Marina Squerciati as Kim Burgess, and LaRoyce Hawkins as Kevin Atwater. This was an enjoyable watch; I think the characters and story line are interesting. You can watch this on Peacock Premium, DIRECTV, fuboTV, NBC, and USA Network.

 

Speed Review

“Under The Banner of Heaven” – 5/5

Starring Andrew Garfield, this show is filled with exciting and nerve-wracking scenes.

“NCIS” – 4/5

Starring David McCallum, in this show you follow a group in Washington DC. They go through many major crimes throughout the show.