The Mysteries of Laura "Pilot" review

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Laura Diamond is not your typical NYPD Detective. She loves to catch criminals and solve mysteries but also has to deal with a stressful family with a soon-to-be ex-husband and devilish twin boys who would want to make you glad you’re working. This is the concept of the new NBC series “The Mysteries of Laura.”

Based on the same show in Spain, the series centers around Laura Diamond, played by Debra Messing, who is not your typical detective or mother, but she’ll do whatever it takes to get the job done no matter what or how she does it. She’s a bit like Columbo meets Jessica Fletcher, but without writing a novel, add the attitude and an oversized eating habit.

The series is a dramedy, meaning there’s an equal amount of comedy and drama. And for an actress like Messing, she can balance both of those genres.

The pilot aired on NBC. Wednesday night after America’s Got Talent finale and re-aired again on Thursday. The storyline of the pilot is of Laurthatis called to investigate a threat to a high businessman who then turns out to be murdered and the stress of finding her twin sons in preschool after being kicked out.

There were scenes in the hilarious pilot. One was when Laura was heading to investigate the threat, and on her way there, she was singing “The Warrior” by Patty Smyth in the car. 

Another was where she was and was going to rent out a swimsuit, but it cost way too much—and made a come meant that she could get the same dress at Target for less than it cost. As was done, she took it off while wearing a button shirt from the suspect and told the lady that she kept the tag on the suit so she didn't have to pay the total price.

A scene showed her soft side after the interview about getting her boys into another school, and the boys didn't behave too well. So, the interview was done, but her husband stuck his neck out for the first time. WWE Seesaw told her she was the best mother, which didn't make a difference.

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Later, we see Laura putting the kids to bed and hear them tell her they think she’s a great mom and love her. Then the music “All of Me” by John Legend played, making the scene happy but sad.

“The Mysteries of Laura” is a well-balanced mystery crime dramedy with a good, from Josh Lucas to Janina Gavankar to even the twin boys. It has some of that classic The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes to Murder She Wrote if you like to watch mystery crime shows.

Messing’s character, Laura, is similar to her well-known character from Will & Grace of Grace Adler. She can’t sing (but who can? We love to sing in the car), and the foot fetish is another. But it doesn't seem to be a big problem for this series. 

You can catch new episodes of “The Mysteries of Laura” on Wednesdays, starting September 23^rd, at 10/9 central, on NBC. The show is in the lineup of other cop dramas before “Law & Order: SVU” and “Chicago P.D.” which the network is calling that night “Women Crush Wednesday for its strong female characters on each show.