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- From the mind of Steve and Nancy Carell, Angie Tribeca is a spoof of crime shows like CSI and Law & Order -- though it's less satirical and more just a platform for one-liners.
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Angie Tribeca is an American television sitcom created by Steve and Nancy Carell, which aired on TBS. A parody of the police procedural genre, it stars Rashida Jones as the titular character, with Hayes MacArthur, Jere Burns, Deon Cole and Andrée Vermeulen in supporting roles.
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Jan 17, 2016 · ‘Angie Tribeca’ Review: Rashida Jones Cop-Show Parody Is Wonderfully Dopey. Steve Carell-produced series sends up everything from “CSI: Miami” to “The Shawshank Redemption” TBS. Tim...
- TBS spoofs CSI and Law & Order in new crime show parody.
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By Max Nicholson
Updated: Jan 22, 2016 10:08 pm
Posted: Jan 16, 2016 6:00 pm
Note: TBS is marathoning all 10 episodes of Angie Tribeca this Sunday at 9pm through Monday at 10pm ET/PT, as well as through the network's VOD, digital and mobile platforms. This is our spoiler-free review of the entire first season.
In order to enjoy TBS's new cop comedy Angie Tribeca, you absolutely must have an appreciation for bad puns and cheesy sight gags, because that's pretty much all the show is. Characters and story take a backseat to celebrity cameos and deadpan wordplay, but if double entendres are your thing, then you've hit the jackpot. Highbrow humor fans need not apply.
From the mind of Steve and Nancy Carell, Angie Tribeca is a spoof of crime shows like CSI and Law & Order -- though it's less satirical and more just a platform for one-liners. Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation) stars as the title character, a lone-wolf detective who plays by her own rules. Right off the bat, we get the gist of her character -- and the series' farcical tone -- as Tribeca whales on a punching bag, then a lamp and chair, then her refrigerator... then pretty much every other piece of furniture in her apartment.
Angie Tribeca isn't particularly scathing when it comes to subverting crime procedural tropes, but to be fair that's not what it's going for. Rather, it's trying to mimic the absurd stylings of parodies like Airplane!, Monty Python and Wet Hot American Summer. Alas, Angie Tribeca never quite reaches the genius heights of those films, but it's still...
- Max Nicholson
Jan 13, 2016 · And now we have Rashida Jones as Angie Tribeca, the tough-as-nails LAPD cop at the center of the new Steve and Nancy Carell–helmed TBS comedy of the same name.
- Julia Felsenthal
Jan 14, 2016 · Where The Naked Gun poked fun at the police procedurals and films of the 1970s and 1980s, Angie Tribeca pokes fun at shows like CSI and Rizzoli & Isles and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit....
- Brian Grubb
Jan 17, 2016 · From the brilliant minds of Steve and Nancy Carell, Angie Tribeca, is a Cop-show parody that has already been picked up for a second season, despite it just getting around to airing its first season (in its entirety, I might add).
This is a psychical comedy in heart, mocking the cop shows in an unapologetic fashion. Honestly, it's rather expected that a parody of CSI and the likes would appear. Angie Tribeca has some good moments, it's nice to see this kind of brash humor once in a while.
