Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Despite being the blandest of Mike Schur's shows, B99 is funny, handles social issues well, and has good chemistry among its cast. I do feel that, like Parks & Rec, its later seasons get a bit boring and long in the tooth even as their quality stays relatively high. The difference between the two is that this never hits the highs like Parks seems to do in the middle of its run.

Yes it's a time-waster. Yes it's a quote machine with a fantastic cast. But it's just so god damn enjoyable. My friends and I have a "game" where we figure out which characters we are. Apparently I'm 75% Peralta and 25% Holt. Makes sense, I love fruit rollups. I got my mom to watch it and she fell in love with Pimento. I'll count that as a win!

A solid sitcom, with comedy derived from the cast of colourful characters and the relationships between them. The Leftist in me wants to dislike this show more for being copaganda, but I have to admit that I had too much fun watching this not to still recommend it.

Not only is the first season an absolute joyride of hilarity, what sets B99 apart from _so_ many of its peers, is that the quality of writing doesn't decline in the following seasons. Only other series I've known to be able to pull that off is Frasier. Nowhere does the series start to feel jaded, repetitive or boring. It only kicks up in RPM as this vehicle of laughter rides further. Edited 4 years later: Oh no.:( Writers opted for woke pandering in the last season. A shame. Rating adjusted.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine's strength lies with its cast and their chemistry. The jokes consistently land, and it is thankfully not bound by our reality, occasionally throwing in some social commentary but mainly focussing on the whimsy.

Think NewsRadio but with concessions to the 21st century -- no laugh track, faster jokes, and more emphasis on the female characters. The difference is that this doesn't really feel of its own time and is more like a throwback to something it has to go out of its way to be. There's some terrific stuff from Terry Crews, as you might expect, and both Melissa Fumero and Stephanie Beatriz are very nice to look at. Great guest stars too.

Almost the perfect comfort show for me. Funny, warm, easy to watch and full of characters I enjoy spending time with. Later seasons and the increasingly ridiculous Halloween Heists were weaker.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

The show is a bit hard to rate. Up until last 1-2 seaons it was amazing, humorous with great pacing. Not something you would watch as a sideshow. Sadly the end got very political in a specific direction and it left a sour aftertaste.

Amazing, have watched it probably over 30 times all the way through