Reasons To Tune In & Watch The Mysteries of Laura

One of the best new series this season is The Mysteries of Laura, the hit new NBC Police Procedure comedy-drama (or as we know it to be dramedy). It's part of Woman Crush Wednesday on NBC in the lineup of Law & Order: SVU and Chicago PD.

If you haven't seen it, it follows the life of Laura Diamond, an NYPD homicide detective, who has to balance her life between work and being a divorced mother to twin boys. The show stars Debra Messing (Will & Grace and Smash) as the brilliant detective Diamond. 

She works with her partner Detective Billy Soto (Laz Alonso) along with Detective Meredith Bose (Janna Gavankar), Max Carnegie (Max Jenkins), Captain Jake Brodrick (Josh Lucas), Laura's former husband, and not to mention Detective Frankie Pulaski (Meg Steddle). Each episode has that crime of the week and the classic feel of the "Ripped From The Headlines" story format. 

 Here are some reasons to tune in to the show:

1. Great Ensemble Cast

This is such a great ensemble cast. The chemistry is unbelievable with this group of actors. I am watching from Alonso and Messing to Alonso and Gavankar, from Jenkins and Gavankar to Messing and Lucas. And I don't want to forget that Steddle's character came in after episode 15; with her addition to the show, there's a good chemistry between her character, Frankie, and Gavankar's character, Meredith. I love this group of actors and their characters. There's just so much fun and laughter in this dramedy.

2. It's Such a Relaxing Show

When I say relaxing, I don't mean taking a nap during the show. No, it's a lovely, laid-back series that you can follow along, try to figure out who did it, get the humor, and at the end feel so good. That's what I think when I watch the show. It's like that movie mystery of the week type of thing that used to be on Sundays or any day during the 80's and 90's. 

3. The Diamond in the Rough

Debra Messing, playing Laura Diamond, is probably one of her best characters since playing Grace on Will & Grace. She's got the combination of intelligence and attitude of Columbo meets Jordan Cavanaugh meets Det. Benson. Please don't mess with Diamond, or she'll contact you. 

4. The Working Mom

The series is an excellent appeal to working moms. There's an author, Lina Gardiner, who talks about how they show some appreciation and appeal to working moms and romance lovers. You can check the page out from USA Today. It betrays what a working mom has to juggle: working outside of work and raising twin boys. I see how my mother is with working at a nursing home and trying to take care of my brothers and me.

5. Great Guest Stars

The one thing that's good about this show is the great guest stars that come on the show. From Peter Jackson to Brenda Song, Kelly Rutherford to Anastasia Griffith, and not to mention Eric McCormack as Laura's ex-fiance and the fabulous Robert Klein as Laura's father, Leo. Later on, Melissa Joan Hart is the guest star, so she might not want to miss that.



You see, The Mysteries of Laura isn't like the rest of the other cop dramas that are on today. It's a show that appeals to a typical viewer. It may not be like SVU or Blue Bloods, but it's an excellent show to watch with the family. There's humor, there's drama, there's romance, there's mysteries, a great ensemble cast, great guest stars, it has everything that you would want in a show.

This week's episode of Laura deals with the court, but it's not the court you would think it is. Laura and the gang investigate on the basketball court.

You can catch The Mysteries of Laura available on Amazon Prime.