'Unusuals' star Amber Tamblyn dons a badge

Amber Tamblyn is playing a detective in ABC's new series "The Unusuals" -- a role that came about after she insisted she'd never do a cop show.

Neither ABC's "The Unusuals" nor NBC's "Southland" is going to reinvent the cop-show genre, and neither one is likely to be a game-changer for their respective networks. But both shows are well-produced and -acted, and they're both decent enough ways to spend an hour.