Buddy Faro
Seen it?1998 | 1 seasons | 60 min | Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a short run with a modest audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans. If you loved Agatha Christie's Poirot or A Man on the Inside, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 13 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
Buddy Faro was the best private detective in the business, until he disappeared in 1978 after a case went bad. Twenty years later, he's brought back to Los Angeles by private detective Bob Jones and they reopen Buddy Faro Investigations.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Mark Frost
- Allison SmithJulie Barber
- Frank WhaleyBob Jones
- Dennis FarinaBuddy Faro
- Charles RobinsonEl Jefe