Started well enough with stories based on the original British version, but went downhill quickly. The writers couldn't decide how Tyler's hallucinations should manifest, so they chose whatever prop was convenient, which diminished his fear and made him almost look forward to them. They also made it a device to move the plot forward once too often, like 'Medium', instead of keeping it mysterious and leaving us to wonder if Tyler was really in a coma or just mad.
Another big difference with the original series is the power dynamic between Sam Tyler and his boss, Lieutenant Gene Hunt. In the original series, Tyler was second-in-command, so Hunt had to tolerate him and the other detectives had to at least follow his orders. In this series, Tyler is just another detective, so why doesn't tough-guy Hunt just side-line or transfer him?
Other problem: Harvey Keitel, a great actor, is badly miscast Gene Hunt; he's simply too old to be running around bashing heads in.
2 out of 5 stars.
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