TV Series: Renegade (Season 1)

Once upon a time, as a very small child, I used to watch an action serie called ''Renegade''. Now in 2013 I could only recall that it was about a bounty hunter riding a Harley Davidson and that I was crazy about it. So it was time for me to relive those childhood memories and start watching some Renegade. 

After crooked cop Lieutenant "Dutch" Dixon kills his girlfriend and frames him for murder, Reno Raines escapes from jail and goes on the run. Teaming up with Bobby Sixkiller and Cheyenne Phillips, Reno works as a bounty hunter while searching for the only man who can clear his name.

Reno Raines is played by Lorenzo Lamas, a B-grade actor who made more shitty movies than Eric Roberts and with the five season running Renegade has his ''acting-prime''. Lamas might have starred in some shitty movies and also might not be the best actor alive on this planet but he suits the role of Reno Raines pretty well. He has the body and the skills for the many fighting sequences and more than once, if the script isn't poorly written, delivers his one liners quite well. As soon as it gets to emotional or dramatic though Lamas is clearly out of his element and so I cheer every time they skip the dramatic shit and hand him a shotgun instead.

The supporting cast is certainly worth mentioning. Reno's partner is ''Bobby SixKiller'' played by the always enthusiastic Branscombe Richmond. Richmond clearly has more flair and charisma than Lamas has and is a nice character to have around. They form a good team of what you can call ''The muscle and the brains''. Another one of Reno Raines' sidekicks is Cheyenne Phillips played by Kathleen Kinmont. Kinmont's character wasn't necessarily necessary for me but the fans of the TV show seem to like her and quite frankly I don't really care if she does or doesn't feature in the show. Other notable actors that feature in episodes of season 1 are Charles Napier (First Blood: Part 2), Jackie Earle Haley (Shutter Island), Miguel Sandoval (Jurassic Park), Martin Kove (First Blood: Part 2) and more. 

About 80% of the 22 episodes of season 1 are about Reno Raines riding through the desert and randombly stumbling upon some redneck gang members. Usually these are the most entertaining and action packed though. The few episodes that do actually develop the main plot line never really have much impact as this serie just isn't made for much plot. It's about a bad-ass biker fighting for the weak and destroying the evil. That's what we want to see and luckily that's what we get to see most of the time as well. 

The first season of Renegade is a successful one in my opinion. Most of the episodes are decent at the very least, 1 or 2 are absolutely great. Overall the serie manages to keep a very steady line in terms of quality and it seems like the less serious and dramatic the script, the better the episode gets. It's a bummer though that the two-part season finale is quite a disappointment. The storyline is cool but for a season finale I would have suspected a bit more action towards the end.

Complete list of episodes and my grades for them:
Ep1. Renegade - 7,0
Ep2. Hunting Accident - 7,0
Ep3. Final Judgement - 8,0
Ep4. La Mala Sombra - 7,0
Ep5. Mother Courage - 6,0
Ep6. Second Chance - 5,0
Ep7. Eye of the Storm - 7,0
Ep8. Payback - 7,0
Ep9. The Talisman - 5,0
Ep10. Partners - 6,0
Ep11. Lyon's Roar - 8,0
Ep12. Val's Song - 5,0
Ep13. Give and Take - 7,0
Ep14. Samurai - 4,0
Ep15. The Two Renos - 8,0
Ep16. Billy - 4,0
Ep17. Headcase - 7,0
Ep18. The Hot Tip - 9,0
Ep19. Moody River - 7,0
Ep20. Vanished - 6,0
Ep21. Fighting Cage: Part 1 - 6,0
Ep22. Fighting Cage: Part 2 - 7,0