TV series

Common Law

2012 · 1 season

A breezy buddy-cop comedy where bickering partners trade quips between cases, with therapy sessions adding wry relationship humour.

Tagline: It's like marriage. Only with bullets.
Overview: Travis Marks and Wes Mitchell are two partners who – apart from their polarity and odd couple behavior – have a seven-year track record as the Los Angeles Police Department's best detectives in the Robbery-Homicide Division. Since their constant bickering is interfering with work, their new-age captain – who found counseling changed his life – sends them to couples' therapy.
How it feels: Light, satirical, warm and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, crime, work, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
crime
work
identity
loyalty
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild