T.J. Hooker 2.12 The Fast Lane (1982, Police Action Drama) – 7/10 TV review

Cast / crew William Shatner: T.J. Hooker Adrian Zmed: [Officer Vince Romano] Heather Locklear: [Officer Stacy Sheridan] Richard Herd: Captain Sheridan Rosemary Forsyth: Irene King Ike Eisenmann: Matt King Stefan Arngrim: Luke Dana Kimmell: Susan Folsen Supervising Producer: Rick Husky Producer: Jeffrey Hayes Writer (Series’ Creator): Rick Husky Writer: Jeffrey Hayes Director: Don Chaffey Executive Producer: Aaron Spelling Executive Producer: Leonard Goldberg

T.J. Hooker 2.12 Fast Lane, The (1982) Hooker goes up against the evils of teenage alcoholism but it comes closer to Romano than they would expect. 7/10 This episode touches a convincing nerve as a parent has no idea that her teenage son has been fired from his job, is an alcoholic and is partaking in criminal activity from selling booze to minors to armed robbery. You often see people blaming the parents for this, that and the other but the truth is it is common for them to be the last to know. The remainder of the episode contains the elements you come to expect with convenient plotting, cheesy dialogue and unconvincing camaraderie but there’s a great moment when Romano stops Hooker shooting at a crim (Shatner’s furious reaction face is awesome), the climactic stunt is good (it’s a combination stunt where Hooker jumps off a truck before it overturns, all in one shot) and, as highlighted before, the stories’ core resonates strongly. This T.J. Hooker episode contains unpleasant scenes, violence. Classified PG by BBFC. Parental Guidance. Links Previous episode: The Connection Next episode: Too Late for Love

Posted by Mister Slimm on November 19, 2010

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