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The Rookie: Watchable, Charming, but Delusional In Its Depiction of Police Work

Joshua M. Patton

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The newest Nathan Fillion vehicle on the ABC network is not that far from his last turn on the network as the writer-turned-amateur-cop Richard Castle. The eponymous series was a great vehicle for the charismatic star because it allowed him to solve crimes but remain a kind of goofball character that worked with audiences. In The Rookie, Fillion plays the…

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Joshua M. Patton

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