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Netflix or Amazon Prime please pick this up for a comeback. Good first season and not sure why it was cancelled by FOX. Fun and entertaining to watch with decent acting and defo not cheesy as some other tv series.

Fantastic first episode.

It was exciting, futuristic, and not too over the top. If you are wanting a story like Minority Report this might not be it. The show bases its fiction on what could be technology in the not so far future. The show is basically what would Elon Musk do if he decided to privatize the police for the good of a city. I am excited to see more for sure.

I've looked at some of the other reviews and fail to see the negative point they were wanting to make. The show is fantasy, it isn't supposed to be a commentary on modern crime. I don't believe its going out of its way to mar public policy either. Instead it focuses on an actual problem "the under-funding and under-manning of police forces in the US" and solves it with a bit of science fiction. Its the same policies, the same over arching organization, just funded better. That being said the one thing I did find true in those reviews is if you are not looking for a science fiction show the A.P.B is definitely not for you.

It is regrettable that this show has been canceled. It took me a little while to get into it but the wait was worth it. It is just too bad that we don't get to see the stories wrapped up but now that will probably not happen since everyone has already probably scattered to the four corners.

I have noted posting of resentment about a rich guy takes on the mission with the Chicago City Council's permission. We continually hear complaints that the rich do not pay "their share". Now here a rich guy who is stepping up and putting his money where his mouth is. Give the man his due respect. Of course, when he starts getting results, the corrupt government starts throwing roadblocks in his way. Like most politicians, they don't like being shown up and seeing problems SOLVED instead of kicking it down the road again to ensure their precious reelection if they even have any serious opposition.

Best wishing to all involved. Nice try.

APB had me hooked by the end of the 2nd episode.. it has fast paced action..drama and suspense.. add to that the science and engineering facets .. great cast of seasoned actors...(not to mention the fact that it reminds us that law enforcement in the real world is poorly funded whilst those in power spend billions upon billions to wage wars in the middle east all based on lies and fund their salary increases) and you have a great all TV series!! There should be more shows like APB .. ACTUALLY ENTERTAINING AND THOUGHT PROVOKING.. instead of so many reality shows!!!

Well done all involved in creating this show!

I love this show, not because its good, has complex story lines and super realistic, cause its not. In fact I find it predictable some times, and cringe at others. But here is why I love this show, its SciFi, not Syfy, SciFi doesn't need to dark and gritty Battle Starish all the time. This show is just fun, similar to Star Trek TOS, and those shows are lost in this day in time.

Realistic or not, I like to see a show try and build a universe around tech that doesn't exist. The best way I can describe this show is Tony Stark Meets House, It has your typical problem of the week, you have your featured A story and B story, and then your over arcing story.

The A story typically has the Main Characters working on it coming up with solutions after having an Idea looking at something simple.

The B story is your side characters who solve a different issue but without the whole super genius ideas.

and the Arc story spans several episodes. They seem a bit timid to actually start any real long arcs, I'm guessing because they don't know how fan reaction would be or if it would be on TV for long.

Either way its good SciFi, and if Fox doesn't want it, I hope Netflix or Amazon look at picking it up.

Justin Kirk has done a really good job playing Gideon Reeves, his acting is believable although he can brush up the character better. The idea of the app APB is amazing, can technology really make the police department that effective? The technology brought in is amazing, I loved how they did have false alarms, and things did go wrong, that is what makes this show better than others, its authentic. Natalie Martinez plays Amelia Murphy, she is cute, bad-ass and perfect for the role.

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I have to admit, the premise of A.P.B. got me wet. I'm a tech and gadget freak, and I just love watching movies and TV shows which feature cutting edge technology. And I'm also a fan of Justin Kirk. Well I liked him in Weeds and Modern Family anyway. So tech+gadgets+Justin Kirk (should) = HIT. Right? The first episode showed a lot of promise, with drones (I own 2) featuring heavily in the plot. So we got a privatised police force, futuristic,souped up cars and motorbikes. New hi-tech weapons. And when an officer Murphy was introduced I just thought, "Robocop". But don't get me wrong, I love Robocop (the original). And that this looked like a series paying homage to it, I really enjoyed it. In fact, I would've given it an 8/10.

But since then, the show has continued to slip. Drones are featured heavily in EVERY episode. Its like, is there anything drones CAN'T do? Well not according to this there isn't. And therein lies the problem. Yes, the show does feature some great gadgetry and hi-tech. But its reliance on drones to save the day in each and every episode makes it look ridiculous at times.

Then there are the characters. The grizzled Captain who grudgingly accepts his precinct being taken over by a billionaire. The cops who accept almost without question, privatisation and who take to the new tech like ducks to water. And each and every one of them are straight as a die. No roughing up suspects. No shooting anyone with real guns and bullets (they just use stun guns for chrissakes!). They even hold pow-wows with local gang heads to try and sort out violence without violence. Oh, and take in teenage kids to live with them despite not even having known them for 5 minutes.

And central to it all is this genius billionaire. It is he who saves the day and brings the bad guys to justice every time. With drones. If I were a cop, I would be highly offended at this.

But did I mention the drones?

Laughable and cheesy, didn't honestly think it'd be as bad as it actually is 😂. How people are giving this a 10 is beyond me.

Tech tycoon Gideon Reeves (Justin Kirk) loses his best friend Sully who gets killed while rescuing him during a botched store robbery. Theresa Murphy (Natalie Martinez) investigates the hopeless case. She is a single mom divorced from ADA Scott Murphy. Gideon is shocked by the inadequate state of the precinct under constant budget cuts. He bullies mayor Michael Salgado (Nestor Serrano) to turn over Chicago's troubled 13th district to him. Ned Conrad (Ernie Hudson) is the sergeant. Nicholas Brandt, Tasha Goss, and Geoff Cobb are some of the beat cops. Gideon brings on tech guy Pete McCann and hacker Ada Hamilton to upgrade their equipment.

The premise is a little bit out there for a standard police procedural. I do like Kirk a lot and that carries the day for me. Mostly, it's a forgettable week to week procedural until they produce a crazy hacker villain. That helps with the tension. At least, it's more than just another cop show.

APB is yet another "by the numbers" show out of the US that fails to impress.

It would seem US networks have one track minds producing round after mind numbing round of dull as ditch dirt, cop shows. "Hey but what if we bolted a high tech concept on the end?" Well no, its still just a cops and robbers show with a little more eye candy. There are super duper sort of futuristic cars, motorbikes, drones, lets not forget the drones and uniforms, that look like seconds from the original Battlestar Galactica.

Add to this a cheesy billionaire type out to make the world a better place. When was the last time ultra rich people made the world better? Can someone remind me? Anyway, you get the idea.

Simply put this is boring, uninspiring, tedious, predictable nonsense that runs on exposition. Four out of ten from me.

The show has got a chance;

1. You need to switch off your "science fact check", 2. If you don't expect to see a "real life" police work, 3. If you change Murphy with a different actress or change the script.

Seriously Murphy is a bitch! She's always grumpy, bossy and doesn't appreciate any of the tech or Gideon, who is always positive and friendly BTW, ever! I could have accepted all these behavior if she was a well educated genius! But she's ignorant and stupid, probably with a 95 IQ at most. So NO!

I have nothing against the actress Natalie Martinez, even though she's a bit pushy herself. But the character Murphy is a bitch and a down side for the show.

My 2 cents, Mert

Interesting premise, about a privately run Police service in Chicago, with unlimited financial resources and bleeding edge tech.

Downside, it doesn't examine the moral implications of the scenario and fails to probe the legality of the technology.

Justin Kirk, carries his role with some success, but in the long run, as a result of the script, Gideon Reeves ends up as a knock off Tony Stark.

That said, the show is good for a bit of escapism.

I have just watched the first 2 episodes and found it such fun to watch. It was corny but great action with some humorous moments (Bike Spikes).

The sexual tension between Gideon Reeves & Theresa Murphy is a bit much at times but I got past that.

The inventions were cool & fun to watch.

Nothing like a Billionaire with money to burn!

I watched the first show and thought it was okay. I had an issue with the police searching for the murder suspect and when they knocked on his door, all the cops were at the front. Everybody knows you cover the front and back. The second episode, they used two different Red Dodge Chargers in the chase. Wonder what that was about? I have a Charger, so it was pretty darn obvious. I'll watch another episode before I actually decide if thumbs up or down.

Very enjoyable first episode. Big Tony Stark vibe initially, wise-cracking billionaire seeking justice using technology. The Clash replaces AC/DC.

Then the cops arrive. One of them is called Murphy and the technology helps them fight crime. Very cool cars and weapons. Hoping for more of the same for the rest of the series.

Ep 6: Multiple drones need to be controlled with multiple 'joysticks' :) And the character is supposed to be a brilliant "engineer" - by which I'm guessing he's a mechatronics engineer. But hey, if Sandra Bullock can be a medical doctor and go to space to fix satellites.... Seriously, these shows and films should hire people with STEM degrees for the tech stuff. The liberal arts guys can write all the emotional and identity politics crap.

In purely performative terms, this show does not bring anything new, innovative or memorable to the American police series landscape. I have found it elementary and ridiculously flat, lacking in good performances, skilled characterization, credible plot lines or intelligent script-writing, portraying one-dimensional roles who are meant to look smart but instead feel and act dumb.

However, the worst of all is the ideology the show perspires and the values it promotes, without any complexity or respect to the realities of crime and criminology in our world. In this regard, it is a very ignorant approach of the world it intends to recreate.

The whole thing is a glorification of mega-weapons, armaments industry, surveillance technologies and destructive power over citizens, on the premise that criminality will be solved by increasing the private corporate investment (and involvement) in drones, tasers, racing cars and Batman-like shields to police precincts, with the corresponding transference of control, championing a virtual "privatization" of urban law-enforcement forces.

The plot line infers that public policies and social approaches are useless, a waste of "citizen's money", and treats the problem of crime in terms of a video game match, where approaches and consequences are solved by increasing lethal power or inserting a new coin into the slot.

More than 10 years ago, two geniuses with real knowledge of police work, true writing talent, and a deep outlook of crime complexity wrote a jewel titled "The Wire". APB is to The Wire as an internet meme is to Da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

Unless you are a fan of all the above and truly believe this is the way to battle criminality or the way to produce a TV show, my suggestion is to spend your watching time in better efforts and avoid this clumsy, forgettable show.

There is a lot of fantasy in this show, but i found it very entertaining.

Len Wisemen continues with his signature stylistic action with easy to like characters. It's like Robocop made into TV Series without Robot Cop. Light weight story-line, good action scenes, great CGI, and entertaining.

It's not for serious police drama, but certainly likable for those who wants entertaining police actions. It's a no brainer for entertaining TV Series.

These people are highly talented actors. We've seen them in LOTS of other things. And yet here they are wooden. Justin Kirk's lines are delivered with a sameness.

The pacing is odd. Everything is somehow at a remove. As if it's all happening over there somewhere. It fails to draw one in. I WANT (very much) to like it.

The concept is fabulous and intriguing to explore since the possibility of this actual future hangs in the air (like one of those drones) over our reality.

But the tedium in the delivery is just too much.

Poor directing. Poor writing.

Photography is excellent. CGI as well. It's a shame because this show has SO much going for it.

And it's been squandered.

It coulda been great. It coulda been something.