Duck ‘N Cover in the Bunker

You’ve seen “good cop, bad cop.”

You’ve seen “bad cop, bad cop.”

If you haven’t seen Duck ‘N Cover, however, you’re missing out on what a season one guest character appropriately dubbed, “good cop, retarded cop.” The thing about detectives Miller and McKenna is, you’re not sure which is which.

McKenna (left, Brent) and Miller (Holmes) on a stakeout

At first glance, you’ll probably take it as a matter of course that Matthew Brent’s McKenna is “retarded cop,” but just wait until you know the guys better. While McKenna is obviously a total mess, all it takes is a few words from Michael Holmes’ Miller to show that he’s not playing with a full deck either, and therein lies the thing that sets this little webseries apart from all the other buddy-cop shows out there. Every time I watch Psych, I think that Timothy Omundson must take inspiration from Holmes when he takes on his role as the socially awkward and emotionally stunted Carlton Lassiter.

When Miller and McKenna argue, it’s not so much about procedure, as their job doesn’t actually seem to matter that much to them. It’s just the means for these two, who would never have anything to do with one another voluntarily, to debate issues that no one else could possibly care about. Whether it’s feng shui or a phantom fart, these two have me giggling in spite of my knowledge that some things just should not be that funny to a well-adjusted adult.

With great rapport between actors Brent and Holmes, and the off-camera writing and directing by Brian Lerner and Sergio Pinheiro, this show is the kind of thing that makes people ask, “how have I not been watching this all along?”

As with most things, there’s a certain period of adjustment in the first season, while kinks are worked out until it really hits its stride. The creative team tries some new things, with mixed results, but each effort has its own merits. Now, as we near the close of its second and final season, we know more about Miller and McKenna than we ever possibly needed to, but in a good way. We have sat in on their therapy sessions, been with them at crime scenes, seen them deal with ghosts from their childhood, and been in the car with them for many a stakeout in which they’re forced to entertain themselves.

My advice to you is that since you’re taking shelter from the pop culture apocalypse anyway, you might as well Duck N Cover while you still can, too. Head over to http://www.duckncovershow.com. Check out the archive for season one, and get caught up on season two before the next episode drops.

If you like what you see and are as sad as I am that soon it will be finished, fear not. If nothing else in this world is certain, you can rest easy knowing that this is not the last you’ll hear of this crew. Director Sergio Pinheiro and our good friend Michael Holmes are on Twitter, so be sure to follow them to see what they’ll be up to next.

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