Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Interesteg What makes it different from others?

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Goodluck Internetstalkers All you have to do is watch the pilot. Fantastic acting from all of the actors with a few mistakes in the pilot (which was the only episode not shot in Detroit). But... unless you live in Michigan, no one give a crap about Detroit so the show was cancelled after one season. I don't care about what the NYPD shows think they have, because Detroit 1-8-7 has humor, drama, action, a little bit of romance, and just about everything you look for in a show/movie. With a season finale you want an episode that gives you closure in case the show doesn't air again, but also leaves the show open for another season. I watched the show on Netflix and it will never leave the instant queue. Watch Detroit 1-8-7 and you will find out that it's our city, our rules in Detroit.

big_O_Other This is one of the best of the cop shows out there; almost, but not quite, in the NYPD Blue league for its grittiness and for its hiring good actors both in main roles and as extras. I never thought I could be convinced by Michael Imperioli as a policeman rather than a Mafioso, but he is really very good. The story lines are also complex enough to be occasionally quite intriguing rather than predictable. James McDaniels is as good as he was on NYPD Blue, with the same dignified style and obvious intelligence. The Detroit that also is a 'star' of the show is very well presented: realistically, but without obvious prejudice. For the life of me I cannot see why ABC gave the very silly show Body of Proof a second season and not this one!Will someone pick up the series and continue it?

davidwave4 Detroit 1-8-7 is the best show on TV. Although the Killing and Luther come close, Detroit 1-8-7 wins in terms of both grit and overall quality. Detroit 1-8-7, unlike Luther and The Killing, has a sense of home, a sense of self whereas the other two try to replicate Shelock Holmes and Columbo. Detroit 1-8-7 features complex 3d characters whereas the only 3D characters in The Killing and Luther are Sarah Linden and John Luther, respectively. I hope to god that this show is renewed because it is just so good. If it is canceled, ABC will be canceling the most brilliant show it's had in a long time. Detroit 1-8-7 is a call to arms for the city of Detroit to take back their city from crime and corruption. To fix up the bad neighborhoods and reinvest in the home of the Auto industry and the home of America's most soulful music. Without overdoing it in soap-boxy messages and political commentary like Harry's Law, Detroit 1-8-7 delivers its message while also providing for some excellent drama. It has grit and it has mystery. It has you on the edge of your seat until the case it over. Then, in a shocking twist, they come in with a twist at the end that will make you thirst for more.

Robert W. Anderson Well, it is filmed it Detroit. At least so far. I wouldn't be surprised if that changed at some time in the future; and they went to filming somewhere else with canned Detroit footage. Detroit's one of those places it nice to be from. A long way from. Detroit is probably near the top 10 of the top fifty cities in the United States. As someone who moved away 15 years ago I know of what I speak. That being said, there are other problems; for instance a murder is not a 187 in Detroit. They probably got to far into the project before they figured that out. Someone was trying to build a show in the pattern of other shows where the city was the star like NYPD Blue and most especially Homicide: Life on the Streets and The Wire. Sadly they did a direct rip off a concept from Homicide. The great Yaphet Kotto played Lt. Al Giardello the interesting black cop who was cultured and spoke Italian. So apparently that seemed like a good idea because they have a black higher ranking detective who speaks Italian and is worldly. It's really sad to see such blatant stealing of a concept. I worked in an emergency room in Detroit for several years and there lots of stories there. The producers and writers of this show just didn't bother to go to the trouble to look for those stories. And lastly Detroit has lost most of what gave it personality. Detroit is mostly abandoned homes, offices, factories, even skyscrapers. It has to be challenge for the director to find shots of the city don't look like a war zone. Baltimore has serious problems, but nothing like Detroit. I remember about 15 or 20 years ago a common bumper sticker was "Will the last person to leave Detroit please turn out the lights" I even saw a review of this show that said this is realistic. It's far from realistic 80% of homicides in Detroit are drug related, 5% random violence, 15% family killings. And 90% are black on black crime; because the city is 90% black. And this show contains the usual assortment of skinny attractive people playing cops. Not that the murder cops in Detroit are ugly; but most don't look like this bunch. They would be better served by actually looking at Detroit's crime stats there are plenty of interesting stories there. I wasn't even a cop and I've seen several incidents that would make better stories then they've come up with so far. I imagine the mayor's office makes sure no one sees the real Detroit. Detroit was once the largest bedroom community in the world. Most of those neighborhoods are now filled with vacant and burned out husks of homes, with tens of thousands of vacant lots. To sum up. While this isn't a bad show; it doesn't hold a candle to NYPD Blue, Homicide, or The Wire. I hate to think that people will watch this show and think Detroit looks like a fun place to go to---it's not, there's very little night life that's safe to take part of.