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The Good Guys is a quirky action-comedy cop show that features Jack, an earnest, serious by-the-book young policeman paired up with Dan, a seasoned former detective, washed up alcoholic cop, underscored by a retro rock soundtrack. The show had a special premiere episode on Wednesday, May 19. Colin Hanks (Roswell) and Bradley Whitford (The West Wing) star in this new buddy cop series from Fox, which has a style all its own but still seems to be refining that style. The action-comedy had some laughs here and there in the show and is an interesting premise. Whitford’s Dan avoids rules when it comes to the law, seemingly stuck in the 70′s with his retro mustache and interest in muscle cars. The banter between the young cop/old cop characters and the writing are promising from the premiere episode. An exchange from Dan to Jack gives you a feel for the series: “There are no small crimes, there are only small cops. Put that in your computer circuit. Look, you wanna get rid of me? You wanna work on your career? Grow a pair! Crack some cases!” The series is one you should check out, my hunch is with time the show’s characters will mesh and the writers will provide crackling dialogue as the partners step outside the law to solve cases.

The Good Guys stars Bradley Whitford, Colin Hanks, Jenny Wade and Diana-Maria Riva. Watch The Good Guys series premiere Monday, June 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT during the summer season, and on Fridays in the fall at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on Fox. Check your local TV schedule for upcoming episodes of the series.