Bronx SIU

This is a great show. It's a lot grittier than I thought. It's on the line of Law & Order SVU and Chicago PD. Great show I'm all in.

It's no Law & Order (or others similar) but it's watchable, just!

Low budget definitely, so it's expected that it wouldn't be great.

3 or 4 actors carried this. Hidekun Hah, Brian White, Leticia Jimenez & Keeland Ellis.

With a bigger budget, this could have been great, but the story was all over the place, especially in season one. Camera work was dreadful too. It had a lot missing from the plot, it's like full episodes were missing, and they tried going back & forth in time, to try fill gaps, but often failed.

Shame.

I get what they tried to do here, but I'm going straight down the middle with this.

This series is obviously extremely low budget...I've only seen two of the actors elsewhere. They obviously didn't use professional equipment to film it, but it's not that bad. The writing seems like the actors were just winging it. It's watchable, but far from a great series. If you make it through season 1, season 2 is thankfully only 6 episodes.

You know, if you aren't hooked up with a BIG studio or have REALLY deep pockets, it's next to impossible to produce the kind of shows most people are used to on TV these days. That kind of budget- and the time it buys to work on something- just can't be replicated, no matter the passion put forth.

Good.

Because despite some audio glitches or the random curious edit, what I enjoyed most about the first season of Bronx SIU is that I WATCHED the whole first season.

Maybe that isn't such an accomplishment for someone with more time on their hands, or someone whose hobby is trolling folks who are actually creating something, but it is to someone who is a little more discerning about their time. There are SO MANY options out there for what to watch... and the fact that I found myself interested enough in these characters/actors and their struggles to stick with them to the end says something.

Kudos to storytelling that succeeds- at whatever level- without the biggest bankroll behind it. Good for you guys!

And kudos to those of you who can watch something with a positive eye rather than a crappy attitude. You'll find a lot to enjoy. Good for you, too.

And if you haven't watched yet, yes, do check it out. Bronx SIU is easily compared to the Law & Order genre, sure, but I found it to less normal TV procedural, and more "Law & Order Meets Black Box Theater". True, that may be a forced perspective because of the status of their budget OR it may be a stylistic choice... but, whichever one it is, BSIU comes off more raw and intimate then it's prime time big brothers.

Give it a shot. I'm off to check out Season 2.

I was hoping for at least a good palate cleanser, but this was unbearable. bad characters, poorly staged. i won't waste my energy typing anymore.