October 13, 2009
On the evidence of 'Alaska State Troopers' ... the 49th state as a whole is extremely 10-56 (police code for publicly intoxicated)," write the Times TV critic of the series debuting Wednesday on the National Geographic Channel. But he points out that our troopers seem to be less belligerent than officers in other reality shows, and the northern climate makes for less public nudity among featured "miscreants." Illegal shooting is a big part of trooper life: "A trooper matter-of-factly notes that most of the civilians the officers encounter will be armed, which makes law enforcement a trickier proposition."
