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Scott Speedman is a familiar face to television viewers having starred or recurred in multiple TV shows, going all the way back to the syndicated Nancy Drew and Felicity series. More recently, he’s been a series regular and recurring player on Grey’s Anatomy and now, he’s back on ABC in his own show. Will it be a ratings hit? Will RJ Decker be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
A crime drama series, the RJ Decker TV show was created by Rob Doherty, based on the Double Whammy novel by Carl Hiaasen. The program stars Scott Speedman, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Kevin Rankin, Adelaide Clemens, and Bevin Bru. In the story, RJ Decker (Speedman) is a former newspaper photographer and ex-con who starts over as a private investigator in the colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida. He tackles cases that range from slightly odd to outright bizarre with the help of his journalist ex-wife, Catherine Delacroix (Clemens), her police detective wife, Melody “Mel” Abreu (Bru), and a shadowy new benefactor, Emilia “Emi” Ochoa (Ortiz), a well-connected lawyer from his past who could be his greatest ally (or his one-way ticket back to prison). Aloysius “Wish” Aiken (Rankin) is RJ’s criminally mischievous best friend and former cellmate.
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What do you think? Do you like the RJ Decker TV series on ABC? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Soft porn? How the heck did you get that from this fairly benign episode? I really like the show so far and am already a fan. I love the rough and tumble feel of this P.I. show. It fits the location and the atmosphere of the typical private investigator—no smooth operator, more like a human mosquito who won’t stop asking questions and sticking his nose in the dirt. Love Scott Speedman — a real guy for the times. Like his crooked smile and slightly dirty white boy exterior. Finally no squeaky clean LA actor! Keep it going!!
I was giving this first season and first episode a chance, and now I will not be watching this show. Why? Within the first 7 minutes or less…the show went into soft porn in a car. I shut the show off right then and deleted it. Why do TV shows have their ‘star’ go into that kind of behavior? Pick up a stranger and so forth. Not a message to give to kids today. ABC can cancel this type of show. However, the TV show called ‘High Potential’ is the Best show so far.