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Don't Bother Waking Up for "On Call" | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

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Story by Nandini Balial
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A father-son duo's lackluster attempt at reviving the Wolf family's procedural dynasty fails to impress as 'On Call' recycles tired tropes with little flair.
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  • Creator Elliot Wolf, son of 'Law & Order' titan Dick Wolf, is executive producing the series, which the review describes as an uninspired take on the police procedural genre.
  • The show's stars, Brandon Larracuente and Troian Bellisario, are said to have limited material to work with, as their characters traffic in clichéd tropes that even Michael Bay 'would balk at.'
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Elliot Wolf, Dick Wolf, Brandon Larracuente, Troian Bellisario, Eriq LaSalle, Lori Loughlin, Wolf Entertainment, Law & Order: SVU, On Call
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