Shatner = Action!



Officer Pimp

 In college there was only one class I was never late for, T.J. Hooker 101. For some reason, every weekday morning at 11am, a Richmond, VA television station decided to air reruns of T.J. Hooker. My roommates and I managed to drag ourselves out of bed at the crack-of-eleven to catch the Hooker action. I'm a huge fan of William Shatner. I've watched almost everything he's been in, even Rescue 911. It's all amazing, but there's something about Hooker. It's a cheesy show, but it's also the perfect 1980's cop show. It has car chases, foot chases, jumps from ledges, hanging on cars, fistfights, gunfights, you name it, it's in there. T.J. Hooker doesn't take itself as seriously as Miami Vice or Hill Street Blues. The producers and Shatner seemed to realize that it was going to be cartoony, but people would still enjoy it because of Shatner's charisma. The guy is an amazing carny. He barely acts, he just plays himself. Captain Kirk, T.J. Hooker, Rescue 911 guy, and Denny Crane from Boston Legal are all just William Shatner. T.J. Hooker had some great guest stars. Jim Brown and Jerry Lee Lewis were featured in some great episodes and Charles in Charge and Baywatch hottie Nicole Eggert played Hooker's daughter. Of course, Shatner couldn't fight all that crime by himself. Adrian Zmed played his brash, hot headed rookie partner Vince Romano. Romano was ridiculous and the producers found amazing ways to feature his embarassing dancing. T.J. Hooker also gave Heather Locklear her start as the hot chick on the force. The action was always faced paced and in your face. Hooker was hanging on the hood of a car during the credits for fuck's sake! I recently rediscovered T.J. Hooker on the Universal HD channel. The show looks as good as ever in High Definition. And it's great to see Shatner's eighties hair. If you have Universal HD, look for T.J. Hooker and have some fun. Just watch the opening and tell me it's not Awesome!

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