This show had the potential to be pretty decent. The acting is passable; however, I am not sure if this is about the actors or the horrible scripts they have to work with.
Ally Walker is just not suited for this kind of show either. If her character was tamed down and actually acted like a woman of her age it would probably work better. I am not suggesting she needs to act like an old woman. But for a woman of her characters years I would think she would act a bit more maturely and not so air-headed. Although, I also don't think if this is her character that she can pull it off.
I haven't seen Chyler Leigh in any of her previous work. But her attempt at sarcasm seems lost to her or maybe it is the bad script. I think though it might be a bit of both.
Jacky Ido is also new to me. He seems to be the only actor there that is comfortable in his role and he does it well despite the writing. His fear of being in small spaces seems to be hit and miss at times. And for someone with this fear I would think being in a taxi for most of the day would be difficult as well.
Bill Heck doesn't seem to be used in enough scenes. If the show had paired him with Jacky Ido as the two leads I feel the show would have come off better. His character at times does have the more rigidness of a special agent but then he goes too lax in some scenes. I would much rather watch him being an asshole than wishy washy.
The police work on this show is not really the important part. Showing how the characters all blend together I think has been their focus. Trying to add some sarcasm is not a bad idea; however, it needs to be done well. The writers and the actors have to mesh to hit this to gain a laugh here and there.
If the show comes back for a 2nd season I hope they have fired the writers and tweaked some of the characters. Taxi Brooklyn does have the potential to be a more enjoyable show.
Ally Walker is just not suited for this kind of show either. If her character was tamed down and actually acted like a woman of her age it would probably work better. I am not suggesting she needs to act like an old woman. But for a woman of her characters years I would think she would act a bit more maturely and not so air-headed. Although, I also don't think if this is her character that she can pull it off.
I haven't seen Chyler Leigh in any of her previous work. But her attempt at sarcasm seems lost to her or maybe it is the bad script. I think though it might be a bit of both.
Jacky Ido is also new to me. He seems to be the only actor there that is comfortable in his role and he does it well despite the writing. His fear of being in small spaces seems to be hit and miss at times. And for someone with this fear I would think being in a taxi for most of the day would be difficult as well.
Bill Heck doesn't seem to be used in enough scenes. If the show had paired him with Jacky Ido as the two leads I feel the show would have come off better. His character at times does have the more rigidness of a special agent but then he goes too lax in some scenes. I would much rather watch him being an asshole than wishy washy.
The police work on this show is not really the important part. Showing how the characters all blend together I think has been their focus. Trying to add some sarcasm is not a bad idea; however, it needs to be done well. The writers and the actors have to mesh to hit this to gain a laugh here and there.
If the show comes back for a 2nd season I hope they have fired the writers and tweaked some of the characters. Taxi Brooklyn does have the potential to be a more enjoyable show.