Steven Seagal: Lawman

2009

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5.9| 0h30m| TV-14| en| More Info
Released: 02 December 2009 Ended
Producted By: Steamroller Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.aetv.com/steven-seagal-lawman/
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Steven Seagal: Lawman is an American reality television series on the A&E Network which stars actor and martial artist Steven Seagal performing his duties as a reserve deputy sheriff in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. It premiered on December 2, 2009. "I've been working as an officer in Jefferson Parish for two decades under most people's radar", said Seagal in the premiere episode, "The Way of the Gun". "I've decided to work with A&E on this series now, because I believe it's important to show the nation all the positive work being accomplished here in Louisiana—to see the passion and commitment that comes from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office in this post-Katrina environment." Seagal's current rank of Reserve Deputy Chief is largely ceremonial.

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JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
Beanbioca As Good As It Gets
CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.
O2D I have to start off by saying that I knew almost nothing about Steven Seagal before I saw this show.The only fact I knew about him was that he played guitar and had released CDs, but much like his movies, I was never exposed to them.I just believed what I had heard about him on TV, that he was a fat idiot who made terrible movies.I still haven't seen any of his movies but I did watch every episode of this show.I know it's been over for years but I'm just getting to it now, deal with it.After watching this show I have nothing but respect for Seagal.While his standing in the law enforcement community may be questionable, he's a very talented man.He's an expert marksman who trains other police officers in firearms,he's also a master of Aikido and also trains people in that form of martial arts.To top it all off, he's an awesome guitarist with a great band.I learned all that from this show and I still have no interest in seeing any of his movies.I see that many of the reviews of this show are negative and I bet it's because those people saw his crappy movies.If you have the chance to see this show, watch it.You just might be surprised.
Samiam3 Most of Seagal's money goes to good causes; health care, fund raisers, and children's support. the rest goes to a lost cause; strait to video, cheesy productions, and while some of these were okay, I'm not sure how many people have actually bothered to watch them. Steven Seagal's Reality series Lawman is a step in the right direction. It presents something fresh, interesting and certainly worthwhile for whatever fan base Seagal has left Believe it or not, Mr. Seagal has been a deputy sheriff almost as long as he has been a movie star. This series follows him through the streets of Jefferson county, Louisiana. Even though he is still pretty large and cumbersome, he is not as useless as he looks in his movies. The guy is perfectly capable of speaking normally it seems (wereas in his latter works, he could barely open his mouth). He can move fast enough to hop fences or catch runners on the streets. But here, we also get to see Seagal as a human being, not just a body. He helps out his neighbours, he visits hospitals, lectures kids, and even introduces his team to traditional Chinese medicine. We also get to see him in concert (briefly), and while his music ain't bad, his stage show needs some work. If I am gonna make a complaint about the series, it would be regarding a slight lack of tension and believability. The programme may not be fake, but it is assembled in a kind of stagy/schematic form. Every episode contains three or four arrests, and each takes up a mere thirty to forty seconds (a couple last longer). The editing is a bit tight, and it's obvious that lots of material is cut out. The camera is able to get pretty close, and if I was being arrested on the street one night, and noticed a camera in my face, I might be tempted to start cursing and fighting back. Actually I wouldn't do that, but I'm pretty sure many of the people here did. What is even more interesting is that half of those who get arrested are surprised when they notice Steven Seagal. After twenty years, you'd think rumour would've gotten around the criminal undergrowth that Seagal is a cop in the community. One other thing worth mentioning is the photography. A lot of the miscellaneous footage (much of which is landscape imagery) are actually nice compositions, and the intense saturation of the picture is also nice touch. In fact it does in a way contribute to the quality of the series. For example, quite frequently the combined light from three or four police cars on a crime scene illuminates everything in a dramatic coat of purple. (blue + red, right)As a whole, Steven Seagal's Lawman is imperfect, but entertaining nonetheless. The occasional hints of artificiality are not enough to harm the show, which is definitely Seagal's best entertainment investment so far this century.
daonlychef As a long time fan of Seagal, living in a house where we quote Under Siege all the time and watch his other movies whenever they come on I felt I had to leave a honest review. If anything, hopefully Seagal will read this and make some much needed changes to the show. I loved the idea of the show, and they sure promoted it well, but the execution/editing was just plain terrible.After watching the first four episodes, all I can say is for me they were barely watchable. The police "chases" and "stops" if you can even call them that are barely believable and almost seem staged. In one of the episodes they pull up to a group of black kids just hangin out and completely racially profile them. Seagal talked like they were possibly "selling drugs" when in fact at the end of the scene the only thing they found was one of the kids had some outstanding traffic violations or something...it was completely ridiculous. Most of the other interactions with "suspects" pretty much go the same way, and in the one episode before the commercial last night they make it seem like they are about to go into a car chase and really the guy just finished the right turn he already had started and pulled right over. Turns out the guy was not drunk, or anything, but did have some warrant out for not paying child support. To top it off out of the couple stops/checks whatever these guys are doing in four episodes I think only 2 real arrests were made...but to make those arrests they had to call in the real cops to finish the job. LAME.To make it worse Seagal tries to add some Full House storybook ending to each street scene in hopes he's helping these people when really he is just embarrassing them and himself on national TV. Most of the time at the end of these scenes the people around who were not suspects are joking about it being Seagal and getting autographs (I don't think any of them actually wanted or got one though). My other gripe with the show, and some police in general, is that the whole crew he works with look like they sit around drinking beer all day and eating donuts (pun intended).I mean, if you are about to be on TV for any show, especially one like this, why not hit the gym for a few months? Sorry Ryback but you look tired man, and very out of shape. I am sure you could still hold your own in a real fight, but it is not surprising you have 2 guard dogs for your house. If you want to improve this show and give it any chance of not getting cut very soon, I say get away from the hardly believable street scenes (just watch COPs, those are what people want to see) and stick to the training/information stuff. Also cut out the music/editing that makes the flow of the show go more like a Real World episode then what you are trying to promote it as (which I thought was going to be a bada$$ cop show with Seagal kickin some teeth in once in a while).The best hopes I have for this show right now is to create some sort of drinking game out of it, but after giving it a fair chance I doubt it will last very long on TV unless they make some major changes fast. At the end of each episode so far all I could think was "what kind of babbling bull$hit is this???".
gnxfan Lawman could very well be Segal's way back into a big movie instead of the straight to DVD drivel that he's been dumping out since early 2000.Steven is believable as a cop even if I don't buy the claim that he's been working the Jefferson Parish sheriff's office for 3 months out of the year since 1989 (why do so many of the citizens that wind up on camera act so surprised to see Segal if he's been doing that for 20 years?). He mentors younger officers in self-defense and is a solid marksman. The entire 1/2 hour leaves you smiling if you are a Segal fan. It will leave you entertained if you enjoy any of the Cop/Prison shows that are out there today.

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