Blind Justice (TV series)

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Blind Justice was an American television series about a blind New York City police detective, created by Steven Bochco. It was introduced mid-season in March 2005 to fill the time slot left by Bochco's highly successful NYPD Blue, which had just aired its final episode after a twelve year run.

Despite heavy promotion from ABC, Blind Justice failed to capture that series' audience. It was cancelled in June after only thirteen episodes. Many criticized and mocked the show for the unrealistic portrayal of a blind police officer carrying a gun. In fact, the show's concept had been initially introduced as a joke by Bochco in his novel Death By Hollywood. During Eldard's guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, fellow guest Adam Carolla showed a fake clip from his new "show", in which Carolla portrayed a blind firefighter.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast (credited) 3 Crew 4 Episodes 5 Broadcasters 6 External links

[edit] Plot

A New York City police detective named Jim Dunbar and his partner are ambushed by a gunman with an AK-47. Three other officers are out of ammunition, and Dunbar's partner is frozen in fear. Dunbar takes action but also takes a bullet leaving him blind. He sues the police force and is allowed to keep his job despite his blindness. He is partnered with Detective Karen Bettencourt who doubts his ability to effectively do his job. He also must deal with his wife Christie's doubts and his own through a psychiatrist.

[edit] Cast (credited)

• Ron Eldard as Detective Jim Dunbar
• Marisol Nichols as Detective Karen Bettancourt
• Rena Sofer as Christie Dunbar
• Reno Wilson as Detective Tom Selway
• Frank Grillo as Detective Marty Russo
• Michael Gaston as Lt. Gary Fisk
• Saul Rubinek as Dr. Alan Galloway

[edit] Crew

• John Badham ... Executive Producer
• Steven Bochco ... Executive Producer
• Bill Clark ... Executive Producer
• Nicholas Wootton ... Executive Producer
• Matt Olmstead ... Executive Producer

[edit] Episodes

1. "Pilot"
2. "Four Feet Under"
3. "Rub a Tub Tub"
4. "Up on the Roof"
5. "Marlon's Brando"
6. "Soul Man"
7. "Leap of Faith"
8. "Past Imperfect"
9. "In Your Face"
10. "Doggone"
11. "Dance with Me"
12. "Under the Gun"
13. "Fancy Footwork"

[edit] Broadcasters

• South Africa:SABC3
• Korea:KBS (hangul:블라인드 저스티스)
• United States:American Broadcasting Company
• Australia:Network Ten
• Brazil:AXN
• Turkey:DiziMax
• Ireland:Channel 6 2006
• Romania:Prima TV
• Hungary:TV2
• France:M6
• United Kingdom:FX
• Italy: Rai Tre, Fox Crime (Italian's Sky Bouquet)
• Sweden: SVT2

[edit] External links

• The Bochco Beat - Forum dedicated to this and other Bochco shows

in USA & Canada

• Save Blind Justice A letter writing campaign to get ABC to air Blind Justice a second season.
• Blind Justice at the Internet Movie Database
• ABC.com -- Blind Justice
• TV.com -- Blind Justice

in Korea

• KBS Blind Justice Homepage
• Daum Cafe Blind Justice Homepage