Summary
The premiere episode of NASH BRIDGES plops the viewers in the middle of everything - literally. In the very first scene, we are deposited in the middle of an undercover deal going bad. Nash's partner, Rick Bettina, has found out and it is up to Nash to bail him out. This is our voyeuristic introduction into the life and times of Nash Bridges and the Special Investigations Unit of the SFPD.
The main story line centers around bad guys selling computer chips. Why, you may ask, are they trying to sell these chips and who to? Well,somewhere amoungst all the bantering dialogue you get the answers to those questions, but honestly the answers aren't that interesting. What is interesting are all the hints you are given about the characters.
For example, you find out about Nash's love life, or lack there of. At the present he is working on ironing out the details of divorce number two while simultaneously trying to keep a civil relationship with ex - wife number one, who just happens to be the mother of his 6 year-old daughter. Did you get all of that? Trust me you will.
We also learn about the group of intriguing misfits who make up this SIU crew. There's Harvey Leek, a Deadhead who has been on the force almost as long as Nash, with the small difference that Harvey seems like he still trying to get over some mushroom he took back in '72. Then there is Evan Cortez. Evan is the young, Nash wannabe who is way wet-behind-the-ears, but is trying really hard to pull his weight. Being from Chicago he obviously has a lot to get used to in good ole San Francisco - earthquakes for instance. There is some estrogen floating around the SIU. Of course, Bryn (whose last name you won't hear until the second season when Mary Mara becomes a regular) is seen so sporadically that her presence is mainly for show.
Thrown in for good measure are the dueling partners, Bettina and Joe Dominguez. Old versus new you could call it. Nash's old partner Dominguez is now a PI who is always willing to help out his old friend. On the other hand, Bettina is the new bumbling, thorn in the side that Nash spends more time keeping away from than working with. And at last, but not least, there is Lt. A.J. Shimomura who is supposed to be running things around the SIU, but it certainly seems like Nash has been running things for a while now. (Could that be coincidental considering Don Johnson is running the production of NASH BRIDGES off camera as Executive Producer. I think not!)
Well, to make a rather long story short, I know too late, there are a lot of good pieces that can be expected to continuously occur in NASH BRIDGES land. First, Nash always gets the bad guy in the end. It may not be by the book or without hassle, but the good guy always wins here. Second, Nash always gets his woman, whether he can keep her or not is another story. Third, the banter of the cast members sounds like these people have been buds for years. All of these things are the making of a great show and as long as the flash and banter continue this show should be a hit. Especially considering all the MIAMI VICE fans out there. [written by nashb]
Starring
Don Johnson, Jaime Gomez, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Jeff Perry, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Serena Scott Thomas,and Annette O'Toole.
Guest Stars
Daniel Roebuck, Xander Berkeley, Mark Pellegrino, Arnold Vosloo, Mary Mara, Lucy Liu and Cheech Marin as Joe Dominguez.
Quote
Nash walks by Harvey, who is talking on the telephone, and snaps his armband in memory of the late-great Jerry Garcia. harvey grumbles, "Hey man, don't bother me. I'm having phone sex." [nashb]
Copyright 1997/1998 Keegan Inc.
Get
your own Free Home
Page