Comedian Christopher Titus, best known for his envelope-pushing, self-titled sitcom on Fox a few years back, is back with a new show for Comedy Central. Called “Special Unit,” the sitcom stars Titus as a “rebel cop whose on-the-job offenses land him in charge of a squad of physically and mentally handicapped officers,” according to Variety (sorry, non-subscribers must view ad to read linked article for free).
Titus describes the show as “’The Shield’ with handicapped people,” and that may very well be. You’ll forgive us, though, if certain other combinations come to mind. “Police Academy” meets “The Ringer,” for instance, or “Renegade” meets “Life Goes On”…or even “Booker” meets “Riding the Bus with My Sister.”
We certainly hope it’s more like the former than any of the latter…but we’ll tune in to check out the midget sharpshooter and the autistic martial arts specialist either way.
