I fell asleep during the first episode but stayed up to watch the second episode. It has a lot of twists and turns, including some dubious plots, that are not always funny. The writing could show some improvement, particularly with local Michigan knowledge. At one point, the actors were upset that the department was too cheap to provide rain gear "even though it rains every other day in Michigan" but are later seen driving in a Cadillac SUV. Michigan is a great place to live -- especially if you enjoy fashion: one day it can be hot, the next day freezing, the next day sunny and warm, then go back to freezing, sleeting or raining, sometimes we even get hail. It was negative 5 this weekend and today it was 45 degrees. It definitely is great if you have a wide variety of clothes. Battlecreek is known for a lot of things including its cereal makers, the trains, the college, the festival of lights, world's longest breakfast table, hosts many state sport championships and lots of other stuff including the cold case murder of Maggie Hume. There is great diversity in the neighborhoods and local hot spots. Hopefully, the writers and show will bring some of this background into the series.
Review of Battle Creek
