Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Ward, Chakadra (TTh) Rookie Blue 100

I want to talk about Rookie Blue for my presentation. Rookie Blue is a Canadian police drama television series about 5 rookie cops; it shows how their lives have changed during their first years on the job. Each rookie is assigned a training officer, and they all have to deal with life on and off the job. There are 5 complete seasons, and they are currently airing the sixth one in the US on ABC. I watched all 5 seasons in 4 days. I was completely blown away by each episode. It is one of my favorite shows because it has a little bit of everything: drama, romance, comedy, action, and suspense. It is not your normal "cop" television show. It is one of the best. It was created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner, and Ellen Vanstone. It stars Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Ben Bass, Matt Gordon, and many other phenomenal actors and actresses. They have covered so much of real life events on the show that are actually happening today. For example, in one episode one of the rookies shot a kid at a convenience store in self defense. No one believed it was self defense, and he was very close to being charged with murder. I've heard about cases similar to this one, and it was hard to imagine what police officers have to go through on a daily basis until I watched that particular episode. It is a show that will definitely open the viewer's eyes.

Season 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI44Mhp02Ps
Season 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfA3T39p9sM
Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tajvFwQvenE