"Martial Law" was a throwback to the days of cop shows that put action above studies of the tortured hero's homelife, all grit and gristle. Twenty years ago "NYPD Blue" would have been cancelled after two years and this one would have run and run, rather than the other way around. But hey, Burger King can be as satisfying as a seventeen-course banquet.
Devoted credit watchers might have seen all the signs of a series in trouble (all those producer and cast changes in the first season - although for the most part the cast changes worked; Terrell is far less irritating than Dana), and the second series hasn't worked as well as the first, but it's still entertaining, and even has some surprisingly effective moments of drama (such as Grace's reason for not wanting to face the villains in "Friendly Skies," also Kelly Hu's best work so far).
As far as silly cop shows go, this is far better than most. (And unlike most series that change themes, Joel Goldsmith's propulsive music is as good as (while entirely different to) Mike Post's first-season one.)
Devoted credit watchers might have seen all the signs of a series in trouble (all those producer and cast changes in the first season - although for the most part the cast changes worked; Terrell is far less irritating than Dana), and the second series hasn't worked as well as the first, but it's still entertaining, and even has some surprisingly effective moments of drama (such as Grace's reason for not wanting to face the villains in "Friendly Skies," also Kelly Hu's best work so far).
As far as silly cop shows go, this is far better than most. (And unlike most series that change themes, Joel Goldsmith's propulsive music is as good as (while entirely different to) Mike Post's first-season one.)