kingfriday-641-715115 This is one of the finest TV series EVER to run! I watched it a couple of years ago on Netflix, and I'm currently watching it again...and loving it all over again. The acting is superb and the story lines are both believable and complex; this is about six steps up from everything on TV now, and head and shoulders above all of the "made-for-pay" series running everywhere. This is a cop show, but also an excellent entertainment vehicle. I still can't figure out why it lasted just one short season, but I guess Fox TV figured it didn't fit their profile...and it doesn't, thank you very much! If you ever get a chance to see this, do yourself a favor and DO IT! Just don't be upset when you finish watching the series and are hungry for more, because you will have had a fulfilling experience, worth every minute.

Tss5078 The creators of The Shield introduced an even better show to Fox in the Spring of 2011, The Chicago Code. You probably never heard of it though, because in their infinite wisdom, Fox only gave the show three months. The rating weren't spectacular, but they weren't bad either. In June, The Chicago Code became part of Fox's mass cancellation, which saw Dollhouse, Lie To Me, Human Target, and Alcatraz gone in the blink of eye. It begs the question, did the Fox executives ever bother to watch these shows? The Chicago Code was well written, fast-paced, and featured a tremendous cast of new and established talent. If it had been on cable, I have no doubt that this show would still be on the air and at the top of the ratings.The Chicago Code features Jennifer Beals as Superintendent, Teresa Colvin, hired by the Chicago Mayor to help clean up the police force. Colvin has greater ambitions though, as she plans on cleaning up local government and taking on the Irish mob as well. To do this, Colvin covertly puts together a team, that has the power to choose it's own cases and make a case against their prime target, Alderman Ronin Gibbons (Delroy Lindo). Gibbons has been on the city counsel for half a century and thanks to his mob connections, he is considered to be the most powerful politician in Chicago. Everyone knows he's dirty, but the hard part is proving that in a court of law.Colvin's team is led by Detective Jarek Wysocki (Jason Clarke), who has a scarred past, that has led him to his own unique and chaotic way of doing things. Wysocki is paired with a young, ambitious, clean cut college boy, Caleb Evers (Matt Lauria), who tries to keep Wysocki in check, while putting everyone else to shame with his incredible good looks. The third member of the team is an undercover officer, who has infiltrated the mob and is trying to work his way up to the politicians.Every episode contains different stories that follow the shady dealings, some case the pair is working on, the fallout for the Superintendent, and of course the undercover who has an in with the wrong crowd. The stories are edgy, intelligent, and really entertaining. A lot of shows get cancelled every year, but for the life of me, I can't figure out why this show wasn't given more of a chance. The chemistry the cast has, along with the terrific writing, and edge of your seat police drama made The Chicago Code one of the best shows to come out that year.Two years after it's cancellation, the show is still on my mind and in fact, I just recently watched it again, as it's streaming on Netflix. The story of The Chicago Code teaches us one very important thing about network television, it's all about the money! You can have an original idea, a great cast, and the most entertaining show to come along in years, but if it doesn't make more money than it costs, it's as good as gone.

Dtest Maier God-awful acting on some parts, with the superintendent "Teresa Colvin" being by far the worst one. Not far behind is the undercover cop "Liam Hennessey". After the first few episodes I always cringed when they came up, sadly they are some of the main characters. To a lesser extent the other female cop "Vonda Wysocki" also performed weak. From the cop duo "Caleb Evers" is the better one.I did however "enjoy" Delroy Lindo as corrupt city official and Patrick St. Esprit in one of his typical Irish mob roles.But its main flaw persists; the acting feels flat, uninspired and artificial.The main selling points are the positive tone of the series, warm colors, and no tragic/graphic incidents, which makes for a kind/nice and relaxing TV experience.

John T. Ryan BEING TOO CLOSE to a particular subject matter may tend to render one's attitude towards any impartial review as being, if not spoiled, it would be at least somewhat jaded. In order to measure the value of a dramatic piece, one must first do his best to compartmentalize one's personal knowledge from the artistic value of the drama.WITH REGARD TO today's specimen in question, THE CHICAGO CODE (blah-blah, 2011)the very short lived Police Drama on the Fox Network last year, we do confess that we did have some difficulty in doing so. The fact that this writer had been a Chicago Copper for close to 35 years did weigh in heavily in this regard.WE DID FIND many aspects of just what popular fiction does portray as realism in bringing the world of the big city Police to the screen. In all fairness, this is not limited to this series and, indeed, there are many other, many much more glaring exaggerations in many more cop & robber series over the years.AS FAR AS the settings, the art direction and the overall look of the series, the production team gets the highest marks available. The choice of the external sights; blank-blank ans well as the Fox Television Network, both receive the highest marks available. Our fair, old town has a wealth of sections & communities; which all have their distinctive looks. These various degrees of photogenic urban landscapes were exploited to the highest by the filming crews.CONSIDERING THE CAST and the incremental character and plot developments that were unfolding, we have to admit (somewhat begrudgingly) that there was some outstanding things happening in THE CHICAGO CODE. Could it be that it had won me over into the great clan of its admirers? Well, it could be! NOW PLEASE ALLOW us to finish up with one last, rhetorical question. Just what could have prompted the Fox Network to pull the plug on this series after only 13 episodes? Had it not taken other long running, now classic series some time to catch on? Ever hear of I SPY or HILL STREET BLUES? They didn't catch on right away; but both proved to be all time great entries into TV's rich and ever growing history. OKAY, SO WE hear that the world of television entertainment is much more competitive now. Still, we can only wonder and close out this essay with those four small, yet mighty words......"WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN!"