Why are there no YouTube clips of Rene yelling about the doilies?

Pilot review: Terriers

So first of all, I have no idea why this show is called Terriers. It's about a former alcoholic former cop named Hank and some dipshit named Britt that he's friend's with and they're maybe unlicensed P.I.s. Or something. It wasn't super clear but I'm just grateful there was no voice over narration laying it out for me. Anyway, Hank has an ex wife he's still in love with, Britt has a girlfriend who wants to have a baby, and they just made themselves enemies of some powerful real estate mogul guy in their little California seaside town. And that's the set up for the season.

What it has going for it:

• Donal Logue. I've always really liked him. This is no exception. I used to think of him as a comedic actor, but it turns out he's just a damned good actor. He had me on the verge of tears with just a look. Plus he's playing a good guy that you want to root for.
• Michael Raymond-Jones. He's Rene! Unfortunately he doesn't have the crazy Cajun accent in this show. He is, however, very likable. And he and Donal Logue are fun together.

What it has going against it:

• It's very serious. Hank and Britt make little cracks and snarky comments every once in a while, but basically it's a drama. Their lives kind of suck. I stress out for them. It's tiring for me.
  
• The story arc. I guess this thing with Lindus, the real estate guy, is going to go on for a while. It's unclear if he's really a bad guy, it's unclear what shady thing he's trying to hide, and I kind of just don't really care about the situation.
• It's a crime show. The husband and I just started watching Burn Notice and are enjoying it. We kind of forgot about Justified but we may get back to it. I still watch Bones. Basically, if I want to watch people solve crimes, I have other places I'd rather go. Honestly, I'd probably rather go back and watch the first two seasons of Veronica Mars before any of these options. So this isn't anything new and exciting.

The "this season on" thing looked like the whole Lindus thing was going to be turned on it's head a bit and Hank was going to get caught up in a tangled web of whatever's going on. So it could be interesting in the future. The problem, for me at least, is that what it really has going for it is the characters and while they're good, I didn't love them enough that I'm desperate to keep watching them. I'm pretty sure that's my final verdict on this one.

As far as common elements go, this is an FX show so it doesn't follow quite the same rules as a big 5 network show. There was no voice over narration, no one was riding a bike, there were no au courant pop songs. Maybe the dog is a thing. Maybe a lot of shows this year will have dogs...or ex wives. Mention the shitty real estate market? Who knows.