Are you a dog-lover? Or maybe you love pranks? If you are into one or the other, let us
introduce you to Brooklyn Nine-Nine. A light-hearted family comedy, with a right mix of
drama and romance, this is an American police procedural parody. A well-trained Corgi trots
about the precinct as an unofficial part of the annual Halloween Heists. (Let’s see if you can
guess who the best detective/human is!)
The show touches up on social issues like racial biasing, police brutality, the fight against
patriarchy, the #MeToo movement, and the homophobia and suppression faced by the
LGBTQ community.
The show explores the character’s personal lives and their interpersonal relations with the
squad as they navigate through hilarious situations.
Let us introduce you to the Squad:
1. Captain Raymond Holt, played by Andre Braugher, is the first black and openly gay
Police Captain in New York City. He is a stoic character, stickler for the rules.
2. Sargent Terry Jeffords, played by Terry Crews, is a huge, gentle, family-man. Terry
loves love and yogurt. Terry, being black, facing racial discrimination and police
brutality despite being a cop which shakes him and motivates him to rise through
the ranks to make a change.
3. Detective Rosa Diaz, played by Stephanie Beatriz, is a Latina, bi-sexual detective,
famous for being crazy, bad-ass and tough guy. She values her privacy so much that
no one is really sure if her name actually is Rosa Diaz.
4. Detective Amy Santiago, played by Melissa Fumero, is hellbent on always going by the book, nerdy but she's a lovable detective. She loves new binders and the way they smell.
5. Detectives Michael Hitchcock, played by Dirk Blocker, and Norman Scully, played by
Joel McKinnon Miller, are seemingly incompetent, insatiably hungry and lazy
detectives who have solved the most cases out of the entire squad only because
they’ve been on the force longest (like, since forever!).
6. Detective Charles Boyle, played by Joe Lo Truglio, is a hard-working, shy (but without
a filter) and loyal to a fault best friend to Jake Peralta.
7. The precinct also includes sarcastic and dominating civilian Gina Linetti, played by
Chelsea Peretti, assistant to Captain Holt, who dislikes her job, plans her life around
social media and focuses on dancing as a life goal. (because Gina knows best!)
8. *BIAS ALERT* *Our Favoruite Alert* Detective Jacob “Jake” Peralta, played by Andy Samberg, is a childish grown man, with daddy issues who looks up to Captain Holt as a father-figure. (cool cool cool cool)
Let us introduce you to three special additions that make the squad of 8 turn into a squad of
11 titled “Suicide Squad”, affectionately by Jake –
1. Kieth “The Vulture” Pembroke, played by Dean Winters, is an obnoxious,
condescending, sexist, arrogant, lazy character who treats everyone with complete
disrespect and incredible pomposity and generally acts like a jerk. (You gotta watch
the show to find out why he is called “The Vulture”)
2. Commissioner Madeline Wunch ,played by Kyra Sedgwick, is an intelligent, cunning
woman, known for her quips, and the weird psycho-sexual relationship between
Wunch and Holt.
3. Captain Jason “CJ” Stently, played by Ken Marino, is a laid-back, clumsy man who is
grossly under-qualified for his job, but lands it through a series of happy accidents.
Some more interesting characters you may like:
1. Doug Judy, played by Craig Robinson, shares one half of the infamous frenemy
relationship with Jake.
2. Adrian Pimento, played by Jason Mantzoukas, is a tough, mentally unstable alpha-
personality with a dark past.
3. Teddy Wells, played by Kyle Bornheimer, is perpetually in love with Amy Santiago
even though she considers him the “Most Boring Man in America”.
Michael Schur has made a name for himself in the television landscape over the past couple
of years with thoughtful, progressive, and upbeat projects — and Brooklyn Nine-Nine is no
exception, making it's eventual survival even sweeter.
Tell us whyyy, have we not convinced you to forget everything and watch Brooklyn 99 yet?
Can you spot all the hidden pop culture references in this show? Let’s hear you say Nine-
Nine!
Guest Authors - Simran Sharma & Preksha Mishra
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"I'm Sorry, I'm Uncomfortable With Emotions" - Jake Peralta
I echo Jake, but, I do see your kind gesture to contribute this guest post, and raise you the honour to feature on this helluva amazing blog. You're both welcome!
Simran Sharma is a computer science engineer settled in Gurugram. While pursuing her degree, she discovered and unleashed her passion for writing. She is a content writer, blogger and specializes in SEO. She can be reached at simran.sharma3005@gmail.com
Preksha Mishra is an avid reader and when you don't find her nose-deep in a book or a journal, you can find her watching Brooklyn 99. A student of Journalism in Delhi, she has written blogs and articles on political and contemporary issues, as well as other movies and TV series.