its a very good show, first he has a drinking problem (i know its pretty predictable, irish guy with a drinkin prob. but hey), then he quits, now he has a painkiller problem, his son dies, and theres plenty of hot women. also one of the selling points for me was its filmed entirely in queens. unlike nypd blue or csi ny where they show clips of nyc streets then pan up to a window and once there inside its a studio in freakin la kinda takes the realness outta the show in my opinion