Touches You

One of my all time favorites.

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

This is one of the first TV crime dramas that I have watched, starring William Shatner as Sgt. T.J. Hooker - a veteran policeman dedicated to be out on the streets battling crime and putting the low-lives where they belong.Partnering with T.J. Hooker is rookie partner Vince Romano (Adrian Zmed) the beautiful Stacy Sheridan (Heather Locklear). The trio is the team to be reckon with, exhibiting much justice and generating lots of good guy vs. bad guy action. Plenty of adventures, great acting, suspense and humor, as well.One of the greatest shows to ever come out of the 1980s, definitely remind you of the good old days of awesome TV! Grade A

Show was OK for what it was, nothing special. I see that Bill Shatner reviewed his own show. Describing himself with adjectives such as, " Superb " I don't think we can count on an impartial review. Now Heather Locklear, she was Superb! An enjoyable way to pass the time when nothing better was on. About on the level of Adam-12 for acting, close, but not as good as Hawaii 5-0 regarding the action level. Shatner has a lot in common with Jack Lord as regards acting style. Overly dramatic but entertaining. James Darren actually did a fine job considering what he had to work with. He was the most believable character on the show. As for the other cast members, who could possibly imagine any police department with people that look or act like that?

This series was shown on Sunday evenings in the UK in the early eighties. Being a fan of the original Star Trek and William Shatner in general (we'll forget Horror at 37000 feet !!) and a lover of cop shows I sat down relaxed with my cup of coffee looking forward to being entertained. How wrong could I have been ? The acting was wooden not helped by the scripts and there was this really oily feel good feeling that the production team were trying impress on the audience. In common with all sorts of cop shows no one ever seems to get promoted however many cases they crack. As for William Shatner ...... I got divorced because the job is more important. What sort of an attitude is that ? And as for that wig he wore ..... his hair looked like it had been professionally coiffured each week and all on a sergeants salary. James Darren, Helen Lockyer - you are worth more than this rubbish.

TJ Hooker is/was one of the all time great cop shows. Adam 12 was boring in the extreme as was Dragnet. Hooker is a cop who refuses a promotion so he can continue to do the job that he is best suited for. A street cop who cares. Reed & Malloy and Friday & whoever looked like they could not wait for their shift to end each week. Sure it had the "super hero" feel to it, but you must remember that this was the TV cop format at the time. And the show has a great cast as well. Not like today, who really needs to see Dennis Franz's naked butt, not I that is for sure.