The Rookie

The Ride Along

What is a patrol officer's least favorite assignment? I wanted Lopez to explain why hers was guarding a dead body because other than being boring, I don't see the issue, or maybe boring was her issue. Canvassing in the rain just made Bradford sound whiny.  Bishop's sounded the most believable. I have no doubt that driving the drunk wagon must get really nasty.  But is the VIP ride-along really so bad?  Well, if your VIP was movie dire... more

The Hawke

It's hard to watch your idols fall. And Officer Jeremy Hawke fell hard on The Rookie Season 1 Episode 6 and he could have taken Nolan down with him.  It was a little difficult to determine why Nolan was so enamored by "The Hawke." Nolan certainly isn't a testosterone junkie, so was it just that Jeremy saw potential in him at the Academy when no one else did? Perhaps it was that Nolan was starting a new life, was probably lonely, and Hawke was one of his firs... more

The Roundup

What's the worst thing about breaking up with someone you work with?  Having to continue to see them at work and act like everything is fine. Nothing felt fine for John Nolan and Lucy Chen on The Rookie Season 1 Episode 5. I love John and Lucy. I want to hug both of them because they're hurting and yet I wonder if they really need to be. Did this breakup happen because of Bishop's meddling or because the timing wasn't right for them as a couple? more

Nathan Fillion's Rookie Cop Is Faced With Ageism in ABC Series Sneak Peek

Being 40 years old, The Rookie represents a dangerous potential influx of “middle-aged losers” to the LAPD, John Nolan learns in this exclusive sneak peek from the new ABC drama. Premiering Tuesday, Oct, 16 at 10/9c, The Rookie stars Castle vet Nathan Fillion as the aforementioned small-town guy who, in the wake of a life-altering incident, pursues his dream of being an LAPD officer. But as the police force’s oldest rookie, he is met with skepticism from some higher-ups — namely, Sergeant Wade Grey (pla... more

'The Rookie' Boss on Dramatizing 'How We Think Cops Should Act'

“The Rookie” creator Alexi Hawley says that his upcoming police drama will take an aspirational approach to police work. “We try to approach it from how we think cops should act in these situations,” he said at the Paley Fall TV Preview panel Saturday. Acknowledging that it is more common to “see a story about a mentally ill person that’s been shot by a cop because they don’t have the training to deal with mental health issues,” Hawley cited a scene f... more