"Dragnet" (2003) TV series 2003-2004

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Creators:

Jack Webb
Dick Wolf

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

2 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The badge is back.

Plot:

An updated edition of the classic police drama, featuring Ed O'Neill as the 2000 version of Joe Friday.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Detective | Remake | Criminal Investigation | Detective

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ed O'Neill	...	Lt. Joe Friday (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
Ethan Embry	...	Det. Frank Smith (12 episodes, 2003)
Christina Chang	...	ADA Sandy Chang (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Desmond Harrington	...	Det. Jimmy McCarron / ... (10 episodes, 2003-2004)
Eva Longoria Parker	...	Det. Gloria Duran (10 episodes, 2003-2004)
Evan Parke	...	Det. Raymond Cooper / ... (10 episodes, 2003-2004)
Erick Avari	...	Sanjay Ramachandran (9 episodes, 2003)

Also Known As:

"L.A. Dragnet" (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials) (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Hungary:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Wolf Films

Trivia:

Danny Huston was originally cast in the lead role of Joe Friday but was replaced by Ed O'Neill after completing the first episode, entitled "Three Blondes", and his scenes were re-shot.

Quotes:

Det. Joe Friday: [narration] They come out in force, the press. A celebrity gets murdered, the world goes crazy with curiosity. In a way we're like the ancient Greeks, we need our gods to be human. We need to know bad things happen to them too. Just like the rest of us.

Movie Connections:

Follows "Dragnet 1967" (1967)

Soundtrack:

Danger Ahead

Shows promise

I've only seen a couple episodes of this new Dragnet, but so far it looks like the show does have promise. I'm particularly impressed with the job Ed O'Neil is doing as Joe Friday. The Friday character is the exact opposite of the Al Bundy character that O'Neil previously played on Married..,With Children, but he manages to give an convincing performance as Friday. It takes a real good actor to play an idiot, then turn around and give a serious performance. This is especially true given the fact that O'Neil has Jack Webb's shoes to fill.