Dead Boy Detectives review: a Sandman spinoff that stands on its own
“While Dead Boy Detectives isn’t as serious as The Sandman, it’s just as addictive, and is bolstered by a charismatic cast and fantastic visuals.”
Pros
- A fantastic cast
- Great world-building
- Striking visuals
- Moody atmosphere
Cons
- A terrible pilot
- Some sketchy visual effects
Television has always loved the buddy cop whodunit subgenre. From Joe Friday and Frank Smith in Dragnet to Cagney and Lacey in Cagney & Lacey to Mulder and Scully in The X-Files, these duos investigated all sorts of crimes, from the abnormal to the paranormal, and millions of viewers tuned in each week to see what next mystery they would inevitably solve by each episode’s end.
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