Reality television has been oft maligned. I'm not a fan, but I can kind of see how people can get hooked on those types of shows, especially when they air in like eight hour blocks. While the genre doesn't appeal to me, I get it. Every once in awhile, an idea comes through that qualifies as a veritable gem. One such gem is the new Steven Seagal Lawman.
It premiered December 2. The idea is that a camera crew follows around action movie star Steven Seagal as he works as a bona fide police officer. Now, I read that Seagal has actually been operating as a reserve officer for years, which admittedly takes some of the fun out of it, but still, Steven Seagal will operate as a cop and help train new recruits.
That is one of those ideas that's so stupid it's brilliant. It actually manages to be both at the same time and you don't see things like that come around very often.
I mean come on, Steven Seagal as a cop. It's such a ridiculous concept that you almost have to watch it. Again, I have to say that I'm a little disappointed that he's been serving on the force for years. I think it would've been far funnier to put a badge on him right after he got out of Hollywood and just filmed the results. Wackiness would've ensued, I'm sure. Sadly, being on the force for over 20 years, he'll probably be pretty competent which doesn't make for as many lolz as this concept should deliver.
I didn't watch the premier, but I have seen previews for the show and, as one would expect, people recognize him. One suspect as he's being cuffed looks up and says "Hey! You're Steven Seagal!"
Now, I know you're thinking that I can't really judge this show having never seen it, and it does seem odd for me to declare something awesome when it falls into something that I have no interest in ie. reality television, but all of that just adds to the overall awesomeness of it.
It's so awesome that I don't need to watch it to tell you how great it is. It just is, the concept alone gets you excited to watch it.
How surreal do you think it's going to be to show up after being recruited and then being told that Steven Seagal is going to teach you how to fight? I guarantee you that every recruit is going to hear that, nod their head and say to themselves "Oh hell yeah!" Not to mention the fact that we'll get to see local police officers utilizing Kung-Fu skills when apprehending suspects. That's funny.
Reality television doesn't appeal to everyone, but I'm fairly certain that there isn't a human alive who wouldn't want to check this show out at least once. It transcends the genre and gives you something that is so goofy and yet so perfect that you'll want to tune in to see how it all turns out.
Check your local listings.
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