Failed pilot where the dog doesn't show up until halfway in and he's a real fuckin' nerd. Wonder why it didn't get picked up... 🤔

The guy who wrote this must never have seen a dog outside of cartoons. The movie goes out of its way to explain that the scientists took out all of the "dog parts" of the dog's brain and later the dog sees a fire hydrant and starts talking about some wild, inexplicable urges it's having, like it wants to fuck the hydrant or something.

A hardened cop (I know this because he drinks his dinner and has a sink full of dishes) ends up the unlikely second component of a science experiment that links him with a dog. Together, along with a scientist who's as sexy as she is smart (I know this because she has an accent), they must keep the research out of the hands of a terrorist. It's clumsy, a bit dumb and poorly acted. The dog doesn't even show up until the second half, but when he does, it's easy to see it's potential. No matter how crummy the talking dog buddy cop movie is, I'm going to have a good time...and I did.

"When Superman came out, they said you will believe a man will fly. Well, you will believe a dog will talk when you see this show, and you will really believe it"-Steven E. de Souza, writer

I'm just saying, marketing your show with your talking dog character, then having him first show up nearly fifty minutes in is disappointing, to say the least.

Luckily, once Niner actually shows up, K-9000 gets a whole lot better. Eddie and Niner's relationship is functional: bare-bones, obviously meant to be fleshed out more if it was picked up, but entertaining.

Judged by the low standard of failed TV pilots, this is decent. It's not as terrible;e as something like Heil Honey I'm Home!, but it doesn't exactly cry out for a green light either.

Light 3/5 stars

The dog took 40 minutes to show up and he’s a feckin nerd.

Woovember 2 Woo Harder: Celebrate the thirtieth anniversary by watching a movie written by Steven E. de Souza

Ya know... after watching this and realizing that he also wrote COMMANDO, HUDSON HAWK, JUDGE DREDD, DOUBLE TEAM, KNOCK OFF, and STREET FIGHTER, I’m willing to bet De Souza is a guy with weird and silly tastes...

Dreary made-for-TV action movie that doesn't live up to the expectations set by its plot - which includes a dog that can communicate with its cop "partner" via microchip.

The dog isn't introduced until 40+ minutes into the movie, and the action is nothing to write home about (aside from a laugh or two) while also being unevenly paced (the cuts to non-existent commercials don't help.)

Not surprising that it wasn't picked up as a series.

A buddy cop film. With a bionic talking dog.

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No less tonally or thematically consistent than Lynch's other works, but I understand why he decided to go another direction for Twin Peaks season 2.

This movie is so bad, it's better than Turner & Hooch, Cop Dog, Top Dog, and K-9 all put together.

Chris Mulkey of Twin Peaks' fame ironically plays a cop. However he is not important, what is: the talking dog featured in the second act of the film.

"When Superman came out, they said you will believe a man will fly. Well, you will believe a dog will talk when you see this show, and you will really believe it"-Steven E. de Souza, writer

I'm just saying, marketing your show with your talking dog character, then having him first show up nearly fifty minutes in is disappointing, to say the least.

Luckily, once Niner actually shows up, K-9000 gets a whole lot better. Eddie and Niner's relationship is functional: bare-bones, obviously meant to be fleshed out more if it was picked up, but entertaining.

Judged by the low standard of failed TV pilots, this is decent. It's not as terrible;e as something like Heil Honey I'm Home!, but it doesn't exactly cry out for a green light either.

Light 3/5 stars

This movie is so bad, it's better than Turner & Hooch, Cop Dog, Top Dog, and K-9 all put together.

No less tonally or thematically consistent than Lynch's other works, but I understand why he decided to go another direction for Twin Peaks season 2.

The guy who wrote this must never have seen a dog outside of cartoons. The movie goes out of its way to explain that the scientists took out all of the "dog parts" of the dog's brain and later the dog sees a fire hydrant and starts talking about some wild, inexplicable urges it's having, like it wants to fuck the hydrant or something.

This definitely deserved to be a failed pilot, as it only has few moments of fun in it, but most of the movie is pretty boring.

The dog took 40 minutes to show up and he’s a feckin nerd.

Mullets 7
Ponytails 3

Woovember 2 Woo Harder: Celebrate the thirtieth anniversary by watching a movie written by Steven E. de Souza

Ya know... after watching this and realizing that he also wrote COMMANDO, HUDSON HAWK, JUDGE DREDD, DOUBLE TEAM, KNOCK OFF, and STREET FIGHTER, I’m willing to bet De Souza is a guy with weird and silly tastes...

A hardened cop (I know this because he drinks his dinner and has a sink full of dishes) ends up the unlikely second component of a science experiment that links him with a dog. Together, along with a scientist who's as sexy as she is smart (I know this because she has an accent), they must keep the research out of the hands of a terrorist. It's clumsy, a bit dumb and poorly acted. The dog doesn't even show up until the second half, but when he does, it's easy to see it's potential. No matter how crummy the talking dog buddy cop movie is, I'm going to have a good time...and I did.

Failed pilot where the dog doesn't show up until halfway in and he's a real fuckin' nerd. Wonder why it didn't get picked up... 🤔

Dreary made-for-TV action movie that doesn't live up to the expectations set by its plot - which includes a dog that can communicate with its cop "partner" via microchip.

The dog isn't introduced until 40+ minutes into the movie, and the action is nothing to write home about (aside from a laugh or two) while also being unevenly paced (the cuts to non-existent commercials don't help.)

Not surprising that it wasn't picked up as a series.

Chris Mulkey of Twin Peaks' fame ironically plays a cop. However he is not important, what is: the talking dog featured in the second act of the film.