This tv series surely must have looked much-better on paper than it does on the actual tv screen. The problem is that the overall premise of the series just isn't very plausable or likely.
Here we have a freshly-retired NYC cop that is downright worn-out-tired,cynical,and disgusted. He needs, and certainly deserves a pleasant,peaceful and enjoyable retirement, maybe in the country someplace. So what does the guy do? We are asked to believe that instead,this guy Fish decides to adopt 5 ! (Five!) rotten kids of various ages from the juvenile detention center and agrees be responsible for them 24/7. All 5 of these kids,their school attendance,every aspect of their behavior,their health,all of this is going to be the responsibility of Fish and his wife from now on. None of this is even remotely believable. So,how about the kids? The kids are some cringeworthy creeps that are obviously going to be nothing but major headaches and trouble for the Fish family. None of the kids are at all likeable except for maybe the young Todd Bridges.
The 2 older boys appear to be nearly 20 years old. The girl characters are given practically nothing to work with,at times they could almost be mistaken for mannequins. The show appears to have had some good intentions but overall it was pretty bad. 2/10 BAD.
Here we have a freshly-retired NYC cop that is downright worn-out-tired,cynical,and disgusted. He needs, and certainly deserves a pleasant,peaceful and enjoyable retirement, maybe in the country someplace. So what does the guy do? We are asked to believe that instead,this guy Fish decides to adopt 5 ! (Five!) rotten kids of various ages from the juvenile detention center and agrees be responsible for them 24/7. All 5 of these kids,their school attendance,every aspect of their behavior,their health,all of this is going to be the responsibility of Fish and his wife from now on. None of this is even remotely believable. So,how about the kids? The kids are some cringeworthy creeps that are obviously going to be nothing but major headaches and trouble for the Fish family. None of the kids are at all likeable except for maybe the young Todd Bridges.
The 2 older boys appear to be nearly 20 years old. The girl characters are given practically nothing to work with,at times they could almost be mistaken for mannequins. The show appears to have had some good intentions but overall it was pretty bad. 2/10 BAD.