{"id":18156,"date":"2017-10-21T00:01:44","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T06:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=18156"},"modified":"2017-10-21T21:25:10","modified_gmt":"2017-10-22T03:25:10","slug":"audio-drama-review-black-jack-justice-season-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/audio-drama-review-black-jack-justice-season-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio Drama Review: Black Jack Justice Season 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Black Jack Justice<\/em> was produced by Decoder Ring Theatre in Canada. Like the Red Panda, it’s a period series. Black Jack Justice is set after World War II and is a detective series in the style of hard-boiled detective shows like Philip Marlowe and That Hammer Guy.<\/p>\n

Unlike most narrated private eye series, Black Jack Justice<\/em> features two detectives and each takes turns narrating the story. The series stars Christopher Mott as Jack Justice and Andrea Lyons as Trixie Dixon: Girl Detective, his partner. Writer Gregg Taylor plays their recurring police foil Lieutenant Sabien.<\/p>\n

The format of the series works well. Both characters are hard boiled, but their styles vary. Justice’s narration tends to be a bit more world-weary and sarcastic, while Dixon is lighter and more smart alecky in her approach. It makes for interesting narration and also good banter between the characters.<\/p>\n

There’s definition friction between them, and lots of sniping back and forth. Still, there’s a great amount of professional respect as well as a shared sense of right and wrong.<\/p>\n

The first season features twelve episodes, unlike future seasons which would included only six. The episode titles in this first season employed many puns on Justice’s name, such as, “Justice Served Cold,” “Justice Delayed,” “Justice be Done,” and “Hammer of Justice.”<\/p>\n

Almost every episode has a good mystery plot. The stories are intellectually engaging and often offer surprising solutions. Most have a tone and style that would fit into the golden age of radio. On some issues, particularly the role of women and domestic violence, it feels a bit more modern, but it doesn’t go overboard.<\/p>\n

The music is great, particularly what’s used during the narration. It establishes the mood well.<\/p>\n

The only episode that left me a bit cold was the series finale, “Justice and the Happy Ending.” The mystery was not challenging and the plot ultimately came down to how Justice would handle a temptation. However, it was somewhat predictable the way it played out.<\/p>\n

Still, the season is overall quite strong. If you love golden age detective shows, it’s definitely worth a listen.<\/p>\n

Rating: 4.5 out of 5<\/p>\n

Season 1 of Black Jack Justice is available on the Decoder Ring Theatre website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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