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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:The Best Detective Team in New York.]] |
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4 | ''Ironside'' (2013) is an investigation crime drama about a wheelchair-using detective and his team of specialists. It is a remake of [[Series/{{Ironside 1967}} the 1967-75 series of the same name]], with both series having aired on Creator/{{NBC}} and produced by Creator/{{Universal}} (which were now under the same corporate umbrella). |
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6 | Unlike the original series, which was set in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, this version takes place in and around UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. In addition, the main and titular character has [[RaceLift changed races]] from white to black (now played by Creator/BlairUnderwood), and is the only character from the original series to appear in the remake. |
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8 | It appeared on Video on Demand in September 2013, premiered officially that October... and was cancelled later that October. The original series lasted 8 seasons; the remake only made it to episode 4. |
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11 | !!Tropes featured include: |
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13 | * ActionGirl: Holly, the sole female member of Ironside's team is as smart and as athletic and capable of the men. |
14 | * BigApplesauce: The series takes place in New York City. |
15 | * CanonForeigner: Aside from Ironside himself, not a single character from the original series appears here. |
16 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: The pilot episode has one such. |
17 | * DaChief: Played with. Ironside's boss is put upon, and you can tell he wants to yell and scream. But he keeps his tone just slightly above conversational. Also, he is Asian. |
18 | * DrivenToSuicide: The first case Ironside and team must solve, though Bobby plays it like a homicide so he can bring in those who drove the victim to take her own life. |
19 | * TheExoticDetective: Ironside himself. |
20 | * {{Flashback}}: The pilot episode reveals how Robert Ironside received the spinal injury that placed him in the wheelchair. |
21 | * FriendOrFoe: Ironside's old partner accidentally shot him during a shootout which put Ironside in the wheelchair. |
22 | * GeniusCripple: On more levels than one. Ironside displays emotional intelligence, rare for a male character. |
23 | * HandicappedBadass: Being in a wheelchair does not hinder Ironside's keen mind. And it doesn't stop him from being a hard ass. |
24 | * HyperAwareness: In the episode "Action!" Ironside is able to profile four poker players simply by their drinks and the way they stack their chips. |
25 | * InNameOnly: The setting's different, the supporting characters are different, the incident that led to Ironside's wheelchair is different...the only similarity is that both series have a wheelchair-using detective named Ironside. |
26 | * RaceLift: In the original series, Ironside was portrayed by white actor Raymond Burr. In the new series, black actor Blair Underwood plays the title character. |
27 | * SherlockScan |
28 | * ShootTheHostage: Bobby advises his team member to do this to reveal the hostage taker never really meant to hurt the hostage. |
29 | * SurvivorGuilt: Bobby's former partner. He [[spoiler: accidentally shot Ironside in the back and caused a spinal injury, leaving him in a wheelchair]] and has some DeathSeeker tendencies starting; Bobby supports him but in a ToughLove manner. |
30 | * TruncatedThemeTune: The new series has the most recognizable riff from the original series, and that's it. |
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