"The only puzzle he hasn't solved is how to grow up," said a colleague of Andy Samberg's man-child detective, Jake Peralta, in the affable new US sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
As any fan of Saturday Night Live will attest, Samberg's frat-boy shtick is unashamedly over-the-top, appealing to the teenager in all of us.
But if you thought this show was just a Samberg vehicle, think again: creators Daniel Goor and Michael Schur have designed an ensemble workplace comedy, playing like a cross between The Office and the 1970s US police squad sitcom Barney Miller , with dialogue that zips along nicely. It won the award for Best Comedy at this year's Golden Globes, edging out critical darling s Girls , Modern Family and Parks and Recreation.
It has a simple setup: we follow the members of the 99th precinct of the New York Police Department in Brooklyn as they react to the arrival of a by-the-book chief, Captain Ray Holt (Andre Braugher).
Samberg plays Peralta, a brilliant, smart-alec detective who doesn't take too kindly to authority; his clashes with Holt drive the plot. Indeed, Braugher is the show's heart and soul, hovering confidently between impeccable deadpan and unexpected pathos.
It's good, easy viewing.
- 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' is on M-Net Series Showcase on Thursdays at 4.30pm
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