61st Street

Usually, when a new show gets released, I try the pilot just to be sure I wanna see more. Did that with this show and wasted no time getting the second. So far, just two episodes have been released and after taking a chance on them, I found myself wholly engrossed. Pretty addictive if you ask me. Acting is good, story (so far) is good. Literally can't wait to see the rest of it.

I think the people who low-balled the rating, never lived in Chicago or, if they did, never went near Englewood, Garfield Park, or Roseland. Their 'trip through the hood' was speeding down the Dan Ryan Expressway on the way to Olympia Fields. This show, like Englewood, is real...and it has been for too many years. I write this as a middle-aged white woman, who was born-and-raised on the South Side. I worked at 26th & Cal (Cook County Court) for years, and unfortunately this show is as realistic as it gets. It's dirty, gritty and hard to watch. BUT DO NOT TURN IT OFF. I've seen cops, clerks and judges take payoffs practically in the open. Their are good and fair public servants; but there are a lot of good and honest people. This show follows it all and hopefully can initiate change.

It's too bad we can't rate with 0.5 points because I would have given this a 7.5 but after looking at the numbers and other reviews I decided on an 8. This is a typical example of politized scoring and reviewing. This series shows and discusses the institutional racism that is present everywhere in the world and unfortunately everywhere in the police force(s). I'm Dutch, I live in Spain and lived in Italy, England, Austria and I've seen it everywhere. We can deny or ignore it, but deep down we all know it exists. But a part of the ppl get offended by this, not because it's not true, but they choose not to see it.

These series is way better than it's get credited for by the users. It's not great but aboslutely not a 6.2 the score it had when I (re)viewed it.

The people writing negative reviews didn't grow up in the areas or conditions the series is documenting. If you're from the hood then you know all of this is true and happens far too often. Giving something a bad review when you have no real clue about the content is ridiculous. If you think cops are so good then ask yourself why do police officers call each other "rats". I know many police officers and real life and this story is portraying what actually goes on behind the piercing walls. Bad guys do bad things and other officers either participate or turn a blind eye. If you're that blind to police corruption just go do some research and find out how rampant it is. Just like politicians it's going on in every major city no question.

I noticed another reviewer described this as, ' a Hollywood documentary trying to convince us that cops are corrupt and evil.'

Sorry. This is a show which explains just how corrupt and evil cops really are.

I live in NYC. I've seen cops pull the routines described in this show time and time again for decades. This show is nailing it when it comes to illustrating the truth. There's a great cast here doing stellar work. And as always, Courtney B. Vance is absolutely terrific.