What makes it different from others?

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Masterful Movie

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

First off, I'll just say that this show is absolutely hilarious. Going into the show, it helps to know that most of the dialogue is improvised, while helps you appreciate that a lot of the good material is thanks to the actors themselves, not just the writers. Each episode generally has a main plot broken up by several shorter sketches featuring funny crime scenes and interviews with the officers. The combination of uncanny deadpan comedy, great improv work, and very creative writing makes for a great show. It has great rewatchability as you notice new subtle expressions and hilarious remarks within the improv. I would highly recommend purchasing the DVD's since you can watch the episodes in order and the special features are very good, specifically the "uncut" versions of some scenes, which is basically 5 minutes of the characters improvising off each other, then using the best parts in the show.

Reno 911 is one of the best shows on television. It doesn't take itself too seriously, yet maintains a level of professionalism. The characters are cliches, but they are funny without going into that factor. The relationships are key in this show and shine when they are interviewed together. The show cares for the characters, but not so much as to guard them from harm. The perps are also very funny. Michael Ian Black was awesome as the sex offender and the Truckee Strangler was terrifically deadpan. The prostitution man is a delight and Terry can Xanadu it any time. Dangle is the strongest character, but I wish that the others were given a bigger chunk of screentime.

Members from the original MTV comedy show The State that went on to star in the very forgettable series on Comedy Central called Viva Variety return to once again try to make the audience laugh with Reno 911. At times, the series in funny as it manages to hold itself up with one line jokes and rude and at sometime crude humor with crap and fart jokes. Still, when there is nothing else better to watch, Comedy Central always comes through with series like Reno 911 to make you smile. I hope for the series to get better as oppose to it getting worse and disappearing without any hopes of coming back or going to DVD. Most of the cast are funny stand up or stage comedians. While the script falls short on many occasions, the cast remains strong.

This quickly became one of my favorite shows. The similarity to "Cops" is humorous. The realistic actions and reactions to situations is so far from what you'd expect that all you can do is laugh as they make a farse of law enforcement. Watch this show, again and again. It's too funny not to. Don't listen to those who watched it for 15 minutes and gave up.